The Miami Heat are scheduled to host the Atlanta Hawks on Tuesday night, but they'll be doing so without the services of Goran Dragic, who will be missing his fifth consecutive game due to a knee injury.
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At first, it seemed Dragic's knee injury wasn't serious, but now he's starting to pile up DNPs. In fact, he has been out since Miami's 99-91 loss to the Indiana Pacers on Nov. 16. He had his knee drained days later.
In his 12 appearances with the Heat this season, Dragic, now 32 years of age, has racked up averages of 16.3 points on 41.6 percent shooting from the field (32.3 percent from beyond the arc), 4.7 assists and 3.3 rebounds in 30.8 minutes per outing.
As noted in their official injury update, the Heat will also be without Tyler Johnson and Dion Waiters for Tuesday night's game. Johnson, who's dealing with a right hamstring, will be missing his fourth consecutive game. Waiters (ankle) remains without a timetable for return after surgery in January. Dwyane Wade, who's playing his last season in the NBA, and Josh Richardson will likely carry most of the ballhandling burden until further notice.
“We want to establish ourselves at home against Atlanta,” Wade told ESPN. “We have to figure out a way to get wins, whichever way they come.”
Tuesday night's Heat-Hawks matchup is scheduled to tip inside AmericanAirlines Arena at 7:30 p.m. ET.
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