The Jazz will head into Tuesday’s matchup with the Heat carrying a crowded injury report, and the biggest name on it is Keyonte George, who has been ruled out with a right ankle sprain.
Utah’s update also leaves Lauri Markkanen in question. He is listed as questionable with a right wrist sprain, giving the Jazz one major availability call still hanging over the game.
George’s status traces back to Sunday’s game against Minnesota, when Utah announced he would not return because of the ankle injury. Monday’s report makes the consequence clear: he will miss Miami.
The Jazz’s other confirmed absences are Jaren Jackson Jr. and Jusuf Nurkic. Jackson is out with a right knee MCL tear, while Nurkic is sidelined by a right foot second plantar plate tear.
Utah also listed three players as out for G League reasons: Trey Alexander, Kobe Bufkin and Harrison Ingram. Those designations should not be treated as injury losses.
Miami’s side of the report is much lighter. Giannis Antetokounmpo is the only Heat player listed, and he is probable with a right wrist sprain.
That makes Antetokounmpo the main injury question for Miami entering Tuesday. The probable tag points toward him playing, but the report does not say anything about a minutes limit or how the wrist will hold up once the game starts.
The league’s Monday evening injury report had Miami’s entry at 6:45 p.m. ET, while Utah’s team announcement came later. The NBA PDF still showed Utah’s submission as pending at the time, but the Jazz have since issued their own update.
The two names to keep an eye on before tipoff are Antetokounmpo and Markkanen. George is already out, and Utah’s confirmed absences are set. Miami, meanwhile, also has a separate rotation decision after starting Pelle Larsson over Andrew Wiggins against Sacramento, though that was a coaching choice and not an injury designation.
Monday’s report clarifies the injury picture, but it does not settle how either team will line up once the game begins.
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