A nagging left hamstring injury has limited Kyle Lowry’s role and effectiveness in the 2022 playoffs.
Miami Heat point guard Kyle Lowry will not play in Game 5 against the Philadelphia 76ers on Tuesday (7:30 ET, TNT) because of a hamstring injury.
The veteran guard reinjured his left hamstring in the first half of Game 4 on Sunday, which the Heat lost 116-108. He had missed four straight playoff games before Game 3 of the series vs. Philadelphia with a strained left hamstring. The series is tied 2-2.
#PHIvsMIA INJURY UPDATE: Kyle Lowry (hamstring) has been ruled out of tonight’s Game 5 vs the Sixers.
— Miami HEAT (@MiamiHEAT) May 10, 2022
Lowry has struggled in the playoffs overall, averaging 6.2 points, 3.6 rebounds and 5.2 assists per game — down from his regular-season average of 13.4 points, 4.5 rebounds and 7.5 assists.
With him out, the Heat must figure out whether to return to their same rotation from earlier in the playoffs when they were without him or if it’s time to put Duncan Robinson in the lineup. Robinson has been out of the rotation in this series.
Information from The Associated Press was used in this report.