MIAMI (AP) — Miami Heat reserve guard Dru Smith left Monday night’s game against the Brooklyn Nets because of a lower left leg injury and did not return.
As Smith dribbled during a possession early in the second quarter, he lost the ball on a turnover and immediately fell to the court grimacing in pain. Smith was escorted off the court to the locker room. There was no immediate word on the details of the injury.
The 26-year-old Smith has been waived and re-signed by the Heat four times in his three-year career. Smith’s playing time has increased recently, and he had logged 25 or more minutes in the last six games before Monday’s injury.
Miami also was without star forward Jimmy Butler on Monday. Butler missed his second consecutive game because of a stomach illness.
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