Terry Rozier misses Miami Heat in the first play-in duel

Injured, the point guard Terry Rozier will not be able to recover in time to enter the court during the first duel of the Miami Heat in the play-in NBA. According to the journalist Anthony Chiangfrom the “Miami Herald”, the player is out of the confrontation against Philadelphia 76ers, as he was being treated for an unspecified neck injury. Furthermore, Josh Richardson he will also not be able to play for the Florida franchise.

Rozier's physical problem is not new to the team's squad and coaching staff, as the defender has been feeling the injury since last week, missing the last four games of the regular season. Because of this, within the franchise, everyone was already expecting the absence of the starter in the playoff clash.

“I'm not a player who makes excuses, so I played against the Indiana Pacers. It was a mistake on my part because I shouldn't have played. I hurt the team while trying to be a warrior. And, at the same time, I made my problem worse.”, said Rozier, when revealing that he was injured on April 5th. The point guard didn't even travel to Philadelphia to intensify his treatment. The expectation is that he will have a better chance of taking the court in a possible second play-in game or in the postseason, against the Milwaukee Bucks (if the Heat beat the Sixers. If they lose, they will face the winner of Chicago Bulls It is Atlanta Hawks in one last hope of making the playoffs).