The Miami Heat will be deprived of their point guard Gabe Vincent, victim of a sprained ankle, this Thursday evening (00:30 GMT) on the floor of the Boston Celtics during game 5 of the Eastern Conference final, announced the Florida franchise.
The Heat, which leads three victories to one, is only one success away from qualifying for the NBA championship final, against the Denver Nuggets who qualified in the west at the expense of the Los Angeles Lakers.
But he will have to do without Vincent, who averages 17.5 points in this series in the best of seven sets. However, his role is particularly important in the collective of the Heat after the injury to a hand of the rear-leading Tyler Herro, kept away from the floors since the first round.
Vincent, 26, sprained his left ankle in Tuesday’s 116-99 loss to Boston at Miami in Game 4.
