Injury notes: heat, Lillard, Vanvleet, Coulibaly, Yabusele

heat forward Andrew Wiggins I will miss his fourth game in a row on Thursday due to the right thigh tendinopathy, but another striker in Miami. Duncan RobinsonAccording to Anthony Chiang from Miami Herald, will return to Memphis.

Robinson has not played since March 23, after he had been failed due to a back problem for the club’s last five competitions. According to head coach, however, he feels “much better” Erik SpoelstraHe repeated that the injury is different from the one with which the veteran Sharpshooter was treated at the end of last season (Twitter link via Chiang).

In addition to Wiggins, the heat is still missing Kevin love (personal reasons) as well Terry Rozierwho is listed as an out because of an illness, but none of the players have regularly contributed to rotation since the All Star break.

Here are some other injury -related grades from the NBA:

• The Dollars make a decision against that Damian Lillard On her three-game roadrip, which begins in Philadelphia on Thursday, but head coach Doc Rivers is increasingly optimistic about the ability of the guard to return before the end of the season, like Eric Nehm from the Athletics Relays (Twitter link). Lillard was diagnosed with a blood clot in his calf last month. “He recently had a great report … the numbers are phenomenal”, ” Said rivers. “Why do this lie down? ‘Was our thing.
• Rocket Point Guard Fred Vanvleet I was not suitable for victory on Wednesday that Houston had achieved his first playoff spot since 2020 after he had been sitting for knee and knee cheek. Vanvleet had played in the previous 11 games of the Rockets and should be again in the line -up in a short time, but this ankle problem, which forced him to miss 16 games in February and March, will probably not be informed soon. “It will take some time”, “ Head coach Ime udoka said Pro Espn. “We have to deal with it for the rest of the season and give up the injury.”
• The wizard Did not officially exclude Bilal Coulibaly For the rest of the season, when they announced on March 13, he would miss about four to six weeks due to a right thigh tribes. However, head coach Brian Keefe Recognized on Thursday that the striker will be “probably not” back in the second year before the team completes his regular season plan, as Varun Shankar from Washington Post Twets.
• After a few games with a sprain of the right knee, Sixers Forward/middle Guerschon Yabusele will be activated for the matchup on Thursday with Milwaukee, tweets Keith Pompey from Philadelphia Inquirer.