Miami Heat forward Andrew Wiggins (22) sits on the bench during the second half of an NBA game against the Memphis Grizzlies at Kaseya Center on April 3, 2025, in Miami. D.A. Varela [email protected]
Life without Andrew Wiggins continues for the Miami Heat, and Tyler Herro’s status is also now in question.
The Heat again ruled out Wiggins for Saturday’s matchup against the Milwaukee Bucks at Kaseya Center (8 p.m., FanDuel Sports Network Sun) because of what the team has labeled as “right hamstring tendinopathy.” It marks the fifth straight game that Wiggins has missed with a hamstring injury.
The Heat, which had its six-game winning streak snapped in a 110-108 home loss to the Memphis Grizzlies on Thursday night, will also again be without Nikola Jovic (broken right hand), Kevin Love (personal reasons) and Dru Smith (left Achilles surgery) against the Bucks.
In addition, Herro is listed as questionable for Saturday’s game against the Bucks because of a right thigh contusion after totaling 35 points, nine rebounds and four assists in 37 minutes during Thursday’s loss to the Grizzlies.
The Heat also listed Haywood Highsmith as questionable for Saturday’s contest because of left Achilles soreness. Highsmith was also questionable for Thursday’s game, but managed to play through his Achilles soreness against the Grizzlies.
The good news for the Heat on the injury front is that three-point shooting forward Duncan Robinson made his return in Thursday’s loss to the Grizzlies after missing the previous five games with a back issue that was labeled by the team as “left sacroiliac joint dysfunction.” Robinson recorded six points on 2-of-3 shooting from three-point range, three rebounds and one steal in 11 minutes off the Heat’s bench in his return.
But Wiggins’ health is the Heat’s biggest injury concern in the final days of the regular season.
Wiggins, 30, will miss his 13th game because of injury or illness on Saturday since being traded to the Heat on Feb. 6 as part of the Jimmy Butler trade. Wiggins missed one game due to a stomach illness, five games due to a sprained right ankle, two games due to a left lower leg contusion and now five straight games due to a hamstring issue.
There’s no clear timetable for Wiggins’ return, but the Heat hopes he’ll be able to come back before the end of the regular season. After Saturday’s matchup against the Bucks, the Heat has just four games left on its regular-season schedule before entering the NBA’s play-in tournament.
When Wiggins has been available since the February trade, he has been one of the Heat’s best players. He has averaged 19.9 points, 4.1 rebounds, 3.2 assists and 1.1 steals per game in his first 15 appearances (all starts) with the Heat.
In each of the first four games that Wiggins has missed because of his hamstring injury, the Heat has used a starting lineup of Herro, Alec Burks, Pelle Larsson, Kel’el Ware and Bam Adebayo. Miami is 3-1 in those games.
For the Bucks, they listed Giannis Antetokounmpo (left foot sprain) and AJ Green (right AC joint sprain) as probable for Saturday’s game in Miami. Milwaukee ruled out Damian Lillard (right calf deep vein thrombosis), Bobby Portis (league suspension) and Jericho Sims (right thumb UCL sprain).
JOVIC-DRAGIC CONVERSATION
Former Heat guard Goran Dragic and Jovic sat down for a discussion on a new episode of “Inside the Heat” that premieres Saturday night after the Heat’s game against the Bucks on FanDuel Sports Network Sun.
“In a podcast-style discussion, they talk about their paths from Central Europe to South Florida and how they have adapted to the Heat’s system,” according to a press release issued by FanDuel Sports Network Sun on Friday. “They also chat about their respective national team experiences, the European brotherhood in the league, and Jovic’s recent growth on the court.”
