<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/heat-news-miami-prevails-over-nets-despite-jimmy-butler-terry-rozier-absence');   ga('set', 'title', 'Heat prevails over Nets despite Jimmy Butler, Terry Rozier absence');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/3-Heat-takeaways-from-win-loss-vs-Nets.jpg"></figure><h1>Heat prevails over Nets despite Jimmy Butler, Terry Rozier absence</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-12-23T19:05:27-08:00">December 23rd, 7:05pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-12-23T19:05:27-08:00">December 23rd, 7:05pm</time><address><a>Zachary Weinberger</a>Zachary Weinberger joined ClutchPoints in October 2023 as a Miami Heat reporter as well as an Associate Editor. He graduated from Florida Atlantic University in 2022 after covering the school's athletic programs since his freshman year at the FAU University Press, where he was a Sports Editor and Editor-in-Chief. He then covered FAU Sports for The Palm Beach Post.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Miami Heat</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>MIAMI – After the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/heat-news-erik-spoelstras-blunt-reaction-to-historic-collapse-vs-magic">Heat collapsed against the Magic</a> last Saturday, they bounced back with a home win to the Brooklyn Nets on Monday night, 110-95. The team <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/heat-news-is-jimmy-butler-playing-vs-nets-latest-injury-update">came out without Heat star Jimmy Butler</a> and even Terry Rozier and handled business, snapping the three-game skid.</p><p>Bam Adebayo led the team with 23 points to go along with seven rebounds and seven assists as Tyler Hero and Duncan Robinson each had 17. Herro would have 12 rebounds and nine assists to go with the 17 points as even Nikola Jovic led the team off the bench with 18 points.</p><p>Here are three takeaways from the Heat’s win over the Nets:</p><h2><b>A tale of two quarters in first half for Heat, includes Dru Smith injury</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Dru-Smith-and-the-Heat-on-Dec.-23-2024.jpg"><figcaption>Sam Navarro-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>After the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/heat-news-miami-collapse-magic-ends-796-nba-streak">Heat broke down against the Magic</a> last Saturday, they wanted to get the dreadful taste out of their mouth by getting off to a fast start against the Nets. They did just that in the first quarter where Miami scored 39 points in the frame as they shot 12 of 20 from the field and nine of 14 from beyond the arc.</p><p>They got a huge boost from Nikola Jovic who came off the bench for Miami, scoring 10 points, shooting three of four from the field, and made both of his attempts from three-point range. Some huge buckets from Duncan Robinson and Jaime Jaquez Jr. would help as well, the latter who made the start with Butler missing his second straight game with a stomach illness.</p><p>However, it would turn around in the second quarter where the offense stalled as they only made five of their 20 attempts from the field, including two of 10 from deep. The period also <a href="https://x.com/ZachWeinberger/status/1871366902058193082" rel="noopener">had some unfortunate news</a> where Dru Smith suffered a lower leg injury, appearing to slip and staying down on the floor until he had to be helped off the floor and go straight to the locker room.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Video of when Dru Smith got hurt, non-contact. Video by <a href="https://twitter.com/Demar305?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Demar305</a>: <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/HeatNation?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#HeatNation</a> <a href="https://t.co/ygBJe87qcf">pic.twitter.com/ygBJe87qcf</a></p><p>— Zachary Weinberger (@ZachWeinberger) <a href="https://twitter.com/ZachWeinberger/status/1871366902058193082?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 24, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><br><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/heat-news-jimmy-butler-erik-spoelstra-shout-out-miamis-latest-diamond-in-the-rough">Smith had been getting consistent Heat minutes</a> as this would not be the first concerning injury as he was recovering from a torn ACL this past offseason. He seemed like a lead candidate in mind for a standard contract after the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/heat-news-thomas-bryant-trade-pacers">Heat traded Thomas Bryant to the Indiana Pacers,</a> but depending on the severity of the injury to Smith, which seems to be serious, that is in flux.</p></figure><p>Still, Miami has to clean up what was an ugly second period as they led by 14 points, but had a one-point lead at halftime.</p><h2><b>Tyler Herro, Bam Adebayo close out the Nets in second half</b></h2><p>The third quarter would be a little bit of a turnaround for Miami, though they still carried a five-point lead against a struggling Brooklyn team. With Butler out, the offensive workload was thought to be carried to Herro and Adebayo, but each would have a modest game, but the third period was a highlight for the big man.</p><p>Looking <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/exclusive-bam-adebayo-embracing-love-hate-relationship-with-heat-captain-title">at the Heat’s captain Adebayo</a>, he would have nine points to go along with four rebounds, each would lead both teams in the 12 minutes played. As a whole the team, shot seven of 16 from the field and just three of 10 from deep compared to the Nets who made nine of 25 from the field and three of eight from three.</p><p>In the final frame, Adebayo and Herro would close out the game behind some strong offensive performances when it mattered most as they had eight and seven respectively. They came at a time when Miami needed buckets to stall Brooklyn, which is exactly what they did, leading to the win.</p><h2><b>Road test ahead, Heat hope to have Jimmy Butler and Terry Rozier back </b></h2><p>With this game in the books, the team has a three-game road trip to look forward to with the health of some stars being the main focus for Miami. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/jimmy-butler-leaves-thunder-game-early-with-illness">Butler has been dealing with a stomach illness</a>, missing the last two games, including the win Monday against the Nets, but it didn’t stop there for the team.</p><p>Point guard Terry Rozier was a late add to the injury report Monday, though he was listed as “probable” with left knee inflammation. His status would not change as a Heat spokesperson told ClutchPoints before Erik Spoelstra’s pre-game press conference that Rozier was waiting for the arrival of doctors to see if he could go.</p><p>He would go from “probable” to “out” as the former Charlotte Hornets guard had been used as a key play-maker off the bench, coming off his best game, scoring 23 points (season-high) in the Heat’s collapse. The team will look to see any further updates regarding Butler, Rozier, and especially Smith after the concerning lower left leg injury as their next game is against the Magic on Dec. 26.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Heat prevails over Nets despite Jimmy Butler, Terry Rozier absence

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/heat-news-bam-adebayo-terry-rozier-nsfw-interaction-viral');   ga('set', 'title', 'Heat’s Bam Adebayo, Terry Rozier’s NSFW interaction goes viral');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Heat-news-Bam-Adebayo-Terry-Roziers-NSFW-interaction-goes-viral.jpg"></figure><h1>Heat’s Bam Adebayo, Terry Rozier’s NSFW interaction goes viral</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-12-09T12:40:20-08:00">December 9th, 12:40pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-12-09T16:00:37-08:00">December 9th, 4:00pm</time><address><a>Josue Pavon</a>Josue Pavon is an Associate Editor and the Oklahoma City Thunder beat writer for ClutchPoints. He started his career as a credentialed media member writing about the Boston Celtics for WEEI.com in Boston, where he grew into a local on-camera NBA reporter and podcast host for CLNS Media. Alongside the Celtics radio broadcaster and two-time NBA champion Cedric Maxwell, Josue is the co-host of the Cedric Maxwell podcast.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Miami Heat</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Bam Adebayo, Terry Rozier, and the Miami Heat beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 122-113 Sunday night, handing the Eastern Conference-leading Cavs only their fourth loss in 2024-25. Tyler <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/heat-news-bam-adebayo-tyler-herro-open-up-on-miamis-positive-momentum-after-win-vs-cavs">Herro and Adebayo opened up about the win</a> and its significance in such a momentous victory against the team with the best record in the NBA.</p><p>However, an exchange between Adebayo and Rozier went <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/nba/comments/1ha34f1/bamyou_keep_fking_up_my_boards_terryi_got_9/?utm_source=ifttt&amp;rdt=38562" rel="noopener">viral</a> online per NBA’s Reddit.</p><p>“You keep f****** up my boards,” Adebayo said, to which Rozier replied, “I got nine boards. You got your double-double. Let me get my s***.”</p><p>Herro’s team-high 34 points and seven assists led six Heat players who scored in double figures, including Duncan Robinson (23 points), Jimmy Butler (18 points), and Adebayo’s double-double (16 points, 13 rebounds). Terry Rozier added 14 points and nine rebounds, one board shy of a double-double.</p><h2><b>Bam Adebayo, Tyler Herro open up on Heat’s positive momentum</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Heat-center-Bam-Adebayo.jpg"><figcaption>Rhona Wise-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Heat center Bam Adebayo and Tyler Herro opened up about the team’s positive momentum following their win against the Cavs. Amid an up-and-down campaign hindered by injuries and inconsistent play, the Heat have found their groove amid their three-game winning streak. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/exclusive-jimmy-butler-makes-10-year-tyler-herro-heat-claim">Jimmy Butler commented encouragingly on Herro</a>, who scored 30+ in their last victory.</p><p>After the win, Adebayo addressed the Heat’s focus.</p><p>“I think it’s collectively, just playing great basketball,” Adebayo said. “Everybody’s doing their part. No matter what that last column says, we’re all doing our part trying to figure out how we can get wins. You know, it’s getting to a season we’re trying to figure out. You don’t realize how hard it is to actually get a win in this league. Like it’s very easy to lose a game.</p><p>“And when you have games where you look back at third quarter sometimes just like, mistake after mistake after mistake, and, you know, we started to clean that up, and now we’re rolling. So it’s good for us to see the basketball go in, and we’re playing great basketball,” Adebayo concluded.</p><p>Herro shared the same sentiment as Adebayo.</p><p>“Feels like everything, honestly, is heading in the right direction on both sides,” Herro said. “I feel like everyone’s sharing the ball and making the right play offensively and defensively, just playing together, talking, communicating, covering for each other, doing all the things that it requires to win in this league, first of all. And then, obviously, the goal is to win a championship.</p><p>“But I think it starts now, building the habits, building all the things that we’re gonna need come April, May, all good stuff.”</p><p>The Heat are hosting the Raptors on Thursday.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Heat’s Bam Adebayo, Terry Rozier’s NSFW interaction goes viral

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/heat-news-terry-roziers-clutch-outing-vs-raptors-gets-jimmy-butler-endorsement');   ga('set', 'title', 'Terry Rozier’s clutch Heat outing vs Raptors gets Jimmy Butler endorsement');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Terry-Roziers-clutch-outing-vs-Raptors-gets-Jimmy-Butler-endorsement.jpg"></figure><h1>Terry Rozier’s clutch Heat outing vs Raptors gets Jimmy Butler endorsement</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-11-30T11:16:52-08:00">November 30th, 11:16am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-11-30T11:16:52-08:00">November 30th, 11:16am</time><address><a>Zachary Weinberger</a>Zachary Weinberger joined ClutchPoints in October 2023 as a Miami Heat reporter as well as an Associate Editor. He graduated from Florida Atlantic University in 2022 after covering the school's athletic programs since his freshman year at the FAU University Press, where he was a Sports Editor and Editor-in-Chief. He then covered FAU Sports for The Palm Beach Post.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Miami Heat</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>MIAMI – It was a <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/heats-nba-cup-dreams-dead-in-water-despite-big-win-vs-raptors">big win for the Miami Heat over the Toronto Raptors</a>, 121-111, in their last NBA Cup group play game that ended up being a full team effort. While one of the highlights was <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/heat-news-bam-adebayo-has-hilarious-reaction-to-jimmy-butler-gifting-him-triple-double-vs-raptors">Heat star Bam Adebayo recording his eighth career triple-double,</a> another was also Terry Rozier with his late-game heroics, which garnered the attention of Jimmy Butler.</p><p>Before Friday’s game, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/heat-news-erik-spoelstra-speaks-on-terry-roziers-winner-mentality-amidst-move-to-the-bench">Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra called Rozier</a> the team’s “X-Factor” and spoke about how he’s embraced his new role coming off the bench. Butler would go as far as to say to ClutchPoints that the 30-year-old guard is a bonafide <a href="https://x.com/ZachWeinberger/status/1862716736379683141" rel="noopener">“star”</a> and even express that he does not think he could make that change.</p><p>“I wouldn’t consider him an x-factor. I think he’s a star, and he’s just starring in a new role,” Butler said. “Not gonna lie, I don’t think I could do it, but kudos to him for doing whatever the team needs for him to do, and he comes in, and he plays the same role, being aggressive, getting everybody involved, guarding, and he’s a big piece and a big reason we’ve been in the game and that we have won games as of late. So whatever his role has been, he’s damn good at, and I appreciate him for it.”</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Asked Jimmy Butler about the clutch baskets from Terry Rozier in this new role.</p><p>“I wouldn’t consider him an X-factor, I consider him a star…” <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/HeatNation?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#HeatNation</a> <a href="https://t.co/fljWc7RAAD">pic.twitter.com/fljWc7RAAD</a></p><p>— Zachary Weinberger (@ZachWeinberger) <a href="https://twitter.com/ZachWeinberger/status/1862716736379683141?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 30, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://instagram.com/embed.js"></script></p></figure><p>It started being a frustrating game for Rozier as he was held scoreless in the first half to go along with three fouls, being one of the first players off Miami’s bench. However, it was in the second half, towards the end of the third and going into the fourth quarter, where he came alive.</p><h2><b>Heat’s Erik Spoelstra speaks about Terry Rozier’s gift </b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Terry-Rozier-on-Nov.-29-2024.jpg"><figcaption>Jim Rassol-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>The start of the final frame was a relatively slow start offensively for the team as they scored 38 points in the prior two frames, as Toronto was not leaving the game without a fight. Rozier had other plans as he made three shots from beyond the arch to have nine of the Heat’s first 12 points off the fourth quarter.</p><p>He would finish with 12 points on four-of-eight shooting, including a four-of-seven clip from beyond the arc to go along with four assists and three rebounds. It looked like the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/heat-news-terry-rozier-remains-confident-amid-early-season-struggles-foot-injury">foot injury that Rozier</a> had didn’t limit his performance, as Spoelstra said to ClutchPoints after the game that he is a <a href="https://x.com/ZachWeinberger/status/1862715144234504549" rel="noopener">“gifted ignitable clutch player.”</a></p><p>“He’s such a gifted ignitable clutch player, you know, that’s unique, you can’t teach what he has just in terms of the fourth quarter the game is in the balance, or games feels a certain way,” Spoelstra said. “I think that’s when he rises, you know, to be his best. He’s dynamic for us, and whatever role this is, he’s really important. And we just wanted to want him to fast track to get comfortable and being comfortable and being himself and being aggressive. Everybody wants him to be aggressive. And a lot of those shots, the way we’re built, are going to be off the catch. He knows that. He wants to fill that role, and he’s looked a lot better the last two games.”</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Asked Erik Spoelstra about Terry Rozier’s huge outing in the fourth quarter with his clutch shots.</p><p>“He’s got such a gift of an ignitable clutch player…” <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/HeatNation?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#HeatNation</a> <a href="https://t.co/wCeLhRWS1B">pic.twitter.com/wCeLhRWS1B</a></p><p>— Zachary Weinberger (@ZachWeinberger) <a href="https://twitter.com/ZachWeinberger/status/1862715144234504549?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 30, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://instagram.com/embed.js"></script></p></figure><h2><b>Heat’s Terry Rozier on embracing his new role on the bench</b></h2><p>It has now been three games with him coming off the bench compared to starting most of his time with Miami ever <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/heat-news-miami-pulls-off-terry-rozier-kyle-lowry-trade-hornets">since Rozier was traded before the trade deadline last season</a>. He had the same impact the first time, coming with the second unit this season in the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/heat-news-jimmy-butler-gets-brutally-honest-about-miamis-outlook-after-loss-to-bucks">Heat’s brutal loss to the Milwaukee Bucks,</a> where he scored 17 points on an efficient seven-for-nine shooting.</p><p>Rozier would <a href="https://x.com/ZachWeinberger/status/1862717119525216279" rel="noopener">credit his teammates</a> after the win over the Raptors, saying that they and the coaching staff have put their trust in him to light it up.</p><p>“Just kudos to my teammates and my coaches for believing in me no matter what,” Rozier said. “Always telling me to catch and shoot from the beginning, and now I just got to get that when I first come into the game instead of just the fourth quarter, so we’re working, we’ll get there.”</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Terry Rozier on scoring those clutch baskets in the fourth.</p><p>“Just kudos to my teammates and coaches for believing in me…” <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/HeatNation?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#HeatNation</a> <a href="https://t.co/EnsaJ7sLlA">pic.twitter.com/EnsaJ7sLlA</a></p><p>— Zachary Weinberger (@ZachWeinberger) <a href="https://twitter.com/ZachWeinberger/status/1862717119525216279?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 30, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://instagram.com/embed.js"></script></p></figure><p>Despite not starting the game, Rozier still has a crucial role on the Heat as he played the entirety of the fourth quarter, with the only other player doing that being Adebayo. Rozier would say to ClutchPoints that there <a href="https://x.com/ZachWeinberger/status/1862717467052613661" rel="noopener">has been a slight adjustment</a> in this new role but shouts out Spoelstra for the integral role late in contests.</p><p>“A little adjustment. But you know, that’s part of it, as part of finishing the game. Appreciate Spo for that,” Rozier said Friday.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Asked Terry Rozier if it’s a seamless transition or an adjustment period in his new role.</p><p>“Been a little adjustment, but finishing the games, appreciate Spo for that…” <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/HeatNation?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#HeatNation</a> <a href="https://t.co/lXj0uxG777">pic.twitter.com/lXj0uxG777</a></p><p>— Zachary Weinberger (@ZachWeinberger) <a href="https://twitter.com/ZachWeinberger/status/1862717467052613661?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 30, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://instagram.com/embed.js"></script></p></figure><h2><b>Heat’s Terry Rozier doing what’s best to get team to “next level”<br></b></h2><p>Rozier now is part of a deep bench that includes such players as Kevin Love, second-round rookie Pelle Larsson, Alec Burks, and especially Jaime Jaquez Jr., who led the second unit with 15 points. In terms of the purpose of the unit, Rozier said the goal is to “change the game,” which is what they would do in the second half.</p><p>“We just all trying to go in here and change the game as much as we can,” Rozier said. “Try to play together. You know, try to play hard. I think we did that late third going to the fourth quarter. So, you know, just as much as we control what we control and just trying to amp up the game.”</p><p>As said before, Spoelstra would comment on the new role for Rozier and say that the guard<a href="https://x.com/ZachWeinberger/status/1862639189642051985" rel="noopener"> is willing to do anything</a> that leads to winning for the Heat. Rozier had been going through early season struggles before the foot injury, so a change of pace could be what the doctor ordered.</p><p>“He’s a competitor, and he’s a winner,” Spoelstra said before Friday’s game. “And right now, he just wants to do anything to help us get to another next level. He’s a massive X Factor, you know, for us. So we just want to get him comfortable, get him feeling good about his health, get him comfortable out there where he can be aggressive, being himself, and being able to make an impact.”</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Asked Erik Spoelstra about Terry Rozier in a bench role the past few games. Would call him an “X-Factor.”</p><p>“He’s a competitor and he’s a winner. And right now he just wants to do anything to get us to the next level…” <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/HeatNation?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#HeatNation</a> <a href="https://t.co/U6YWzAEmgC">pic.twitter.com/U6YWzAEmgC</a></p><p>— Zachary Weinberger (@ZachWeinberger) <a href="https://twitter.com/ZachWeinberger/status/1862639189642051985?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 29, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://instagram.com/embed.js"></script></p></figure><p>At any rate, Miami is now at a 9-8 record, which puts them at the fifth seed in the Eastern Conference as they next travel to once again take on the Raptors Saturday evening. That contest starts a three-game road trip where they then take on the Boston Celtics and Los Angeles Lakers.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Terry Rozier’s clutch Heat outing vs Raptors gets Jimmy Butler endorsement

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/heat-news-erik-spoelstra-speaks-on-terry-roziers-winner-mentality-amidst-move-to-the-bench');   ga('set', 'title', 'Heat’s Erik Spoelstra speaks on Terry Rozier’s ‘winner’ mentality amid new bench role');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Erik-Spoelstra-speaks-on-Terry-Roziers-winner-mentality-amidst-move-to-the-bench.jpg"></figure><h1>Heat’s Erik Spoelstra speaks on Terry Rozier’s ‘winner’ mentality amid new bench role</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-11-29T16:00:27-08:00">November 29th, 4:00pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-11-29T16:02:10-08:00">November 29th, 4:02pm</time><address><a>Zachary Weinberger</a>Zachary Weinberger joined ClutchPoints in October 2023 as a Miami Heat reporter as well as an Associate Editor. He graduated from Florida Atlantic University in 2022 after covering the school's athletic programs since his freshman year at the FAU University Press, where he was a Sports Editor and Editor-in-Chief. He then covered FAU Sports for The Palm Beach Post.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Miami Heat</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>MIAMI – Before the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/raptors-vs-heat-prediction-odds-pick-for-nba-cup-2024">Miami Heat host the Toronto Raptors</a> in their final NBA Cup group play game, head coach Erik Spoelstra spoke about the new role for star guard Terry Rozier. During the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/heat-news-jimmy-butler-gets-brutally-honest-about-miamis-outlook-after-loss-to-bucks">Heat’s brutal loss to the Milwaukee Bucks</a> last Tuesday, Rozier made his debut coming off the bench rather than being with the rest of the starting lineup.</p><p>There is no doubt that Rozier had been struggling for most of the season in terms of shooting from the field, as there was speculation from fans that a move to the second unit was in store for the 30-year-old. Spoelstra would make the change, and Rozier has been one of the first off the bench for the past two games, as the coach told ClutchPoints that it’s part of his <a href="https://x.com/ZachWeinberger/status/1862639189642051985" rel="noopener">“winner”</a> mindset.</p><p>“He’s a competitor, and he’s a winner,” Spoelstra said Friday. “And right now, he just wants to do anything to help us get to another next level. He’s a massive X Factor, you know, for us. So we just want to get him comfortable, get him feeling good about his health, get him comfortable out there where he can be aggressive, being himself, and being able to make an impact.”</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Asked Erik Spoelstra about Terry Rozier in a bench role the past few games. Would call him an “X-Factor.”</p><p>“He’s a competitor and he’s a winner. And right now he just wants to do anything to get us to the next level…” <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/HeatNation?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#HeatNation</a> <a href="https://t.co/U6YWzAEmgC">pic.twitter.com/U6YWzAEmgC</a></p><p>— Zachary Weinberger (@ZachWeinberger) <a href="https://twitter.com/ZachWeinberger/status/1862639189642051985?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 29, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://instagram.com/embed.js"></script></p></figure><h2><b>Heat’s Terry Rozier reveals thoughts on playing off the bench</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Terry-Rozier-on-Nov.-26-2024.jpg"><figcaption>Sam Navarro-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>It has been a frustrating season for the guard so far as, besides the shooting slump, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/heat-news-terry-rozier-remains-confident-amid-early-season-struggles-foot-injury">Rozier had been dealing with a nagging foot injury</a>. However, in the aforementioned loss to the Bucks, Rozier was exceptional, scoring 17 points, 13 of them taking place in the final period, as<a href="https://x.com/ZachWeinberger/status/1861624520693387619" rel="noopener"> he downplayed himself</a> being relegated to the bench.</p><p>“It’s who finishes the game. It ain’t who starts,” Rozier said Tuesday.” I think a lot of people want to start in this league. I’ve started for a while, and it’s not final. Like coach said, it’s nothing against me. It’s just trying something new and I’m going to roll with it. “It’s a little adjustment that I’m willing to make as long as coach needs me to.”</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Terry Rozier on being benched, but finishing the contest.</p><p>“It’s who finished the game…it’s not final, like Coach said, it’s nothing against me…” <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/HeatNation?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#HeatNation</a> <a href="https://t.co/MNH4XbOBp1">pic.twitter.com/MNH4XbOBp1</a></p><p>— Zachary Weinberger (@ZachWeinberger) <a href="https://twitter.com/ZachWeinberger/status/1861624520693387619?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 27, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://instagram.com/embed.js"></script></p></figure><h2><b>Heat’s Erik Spoelstra on feeling for Terry Rozier</b></h2><p>In the Heat’s win over the Charlotte Hornets Wednesday night, Rozier finished with seven points on two for seven shooting, including a one-for-five clip from beyond the arc. Spoelstra would say that<a href="https://x.com/ZachWeinberger/status/1861622931949806003" rel="noopener"> he has empathy</a> for Rozier and the position he’s in right now.</p><p>“It’s not easy,” Spoelstra said. “I feel for Terry because, well, one, he got hurt. And we’re at the beginning of a season right now where we’re searching. So, the starting lineup is not an indictment at all on him. We had something that worked for two games. So, of course, we’re going to stick with that right now because we’re not where we want to be.”</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Erik Spoelstra on Terry Rozier coming off the bench and spoke about the injury.</p><p>“Yeah, it’s not easy…I feel for Terry…” <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/HeatNation?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#HeatNation</a> <a href="https://t.co/XcVwvcs09g">pic.twitter.com/XcVwvcs09g</a></p><p>— Zachary Weinberger (@ZachWeinberger) <a href="https://twitter.com/ZachWeinberger/status/1861622931949806003?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 27, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><br>As Spoelstra said in his comments Friday, not only is it a goal for Rozier to get comfortable on offense, but also to be fully healthy in his foot. The Louisville product would say to ClutchPoints that <a href="https://x.com/ZachWeinberger/status/1861625168885363000" rel="noopener" target="_blank">the recovery will take time,</a> and he’ll continue playing on it.</p></figure><p>“It’s getting there,” Rozier said after Tuesday’s loss when asked about his injured foot. “Playing games on it, it’s going to be tough. But that’s just part of it. I know it’s going to heal as the time goes.”</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Asked Terry Rozier how his foot is feeling.</p><p>“It’s getting there, playing games on it is going to be tough, but it’s part of it, I know it’s going to heal…” <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/HeatNation?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#HeatNation</a> <a href="https://t.co/jgb17jCbqU">pic.twitter.com/jgb17jCbqU</a></p><p>— Zachary Weinberger (@ZachWeinberger) <a href="https://twitter.com/ZachWeinberger/status/1861625168885363000?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 27, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><br>At any rate, Miami is 8-8 before Friday’s game against Toronto as they look to build a winning streak.</p></figure><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Heat’s Erik Spoelstra speaks on Terry Rozier’s ‘winner’ mentality amid new bench role

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/heat-news-terry-rozier-surprisingly-ruled-out-for-mavs-clash-with-foot-injury');   ga('set', 'title', 'Heat’s Terry Rozier surprisingly ruled out for Mavs clash with foot injury');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/0-Best-trade-destinations-for-Dejounte-Murray0.jpg"></figure><h1>Heat’s Terry Rozier surprisingly ruled out for Mavs clash with foot injury</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-11-24T09:48:39-08:00">November 24th, 9:48am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-11-24T09:48:39-08:00">November 24th, 9:48am</time><address><a>Zachary Weinberger</a>Zachary Weinberger joined ClutchPoints in October 2023 as a Miami Heat reporter as well as an Associate Editor. He graduated from Florida Atlantic University in 2022 after covering the school's athletic programs since his freshman year at the FAU University Press, where he was a Sports Editor and Editor-in-Chief. He then covered FAU Sports for The Palm Beach Post.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Miami Heat</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Despite <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/heat-news-terry-rozier-remains-confident-amid-early-season-struggles-foot-injury">Miami Heat star Terry Rozier’s confidence</a> in being able to play Sunday against the Dallas Mavericks, the team announced Sunday afternoon that he will be out. As the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/is-heats-jimmy-butler-playing-vs-mavs-latest-injury-update">Heat get good news regarding Jimmy Butler</a>, they will miss their starting guard in Rozier.</p><p>He was originally listed as <a href="https://x.com/MiamiHEAT/status/1860403833916080312" rel="noopener">“probable”</a> for Sunday’s game on Saturday but was drastically downgraded to <a href="https://x.com/MiamiHEAT/status/1860731522841509919" rel="noopener">“out.”</a></p><p>Rozier would speak to the media after Thursday’s practice as he missed Monday’s Heat win over the Philadelphia 76ers due to foot discomfort, which was revealed he had been playing through. It wasn’t until after last Sunday’s loss to the Indiana Pacers that the issue flared up, and he told the team.</p><h2><b>Heat’s Terry Rozier was confident in returning sooner rather than later</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Terry-Rozier-on-Nov.-17-2024.jpg"><figcaption>Trevor Ruszkowski-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>The 30-year-old had been struggling the past few weeks, though he would tell the media that the <a href="https://x.com/ZachWeinberger/status/1859660702698652121" rel="noopener">injury didn’t play into the recent woes</a>. However, Rozier would emphasize that the issue isn’t something he and the team are <a href="https://x.com/ZachWeinberger/status/1859660515892658555" rel="noopener">“worried about.”</a></p><p>“It’s something that has been around for a little while, but it’s not nothing we’re worried about,” Rozier said. “Got an MRI to make sure everything was good, so I’ll be back on the court tomorrow, so everything is fine, it’s just been a little agitated, that’s all.”</p><p>“It didn’t impact my play at all because I’m one of the guys that, I can endure everything that’s going on,” Rozier said. “So I’m not going to sit up here and say it impacted my playing, but I will be ready to play Sunday.”</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Terry Rozier on his foot injury and where he is currently.</p><p>“It’s something that’s been around for a little while, but it’s not nothing we’re too worried about…I’ll be back on the court tomorrow.” <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/HeatNation?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#HeatNation</a> <a href="https://t.co/VFG6N6YCEw">pic.twitter.com/VFG6N6YCEw</a></p><p>— Zachary Weinberger (@ZachWeinberger) <a href="https://twitter.com/ZachWeinberger/status/1859660515892658555?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 21, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://instagram.com/embed.js"></script></p></figure><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Terry Rozier on if the foot injury he’s been playing through has impacted his play at all since he’s currently in a slump.</p><p>“It didn’t impact my play at all…” <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/HeatNation?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#HeatNation</a> <a href="https://t.co/vYVHoemI1y">pic.twitter.com/vYVHoemI1y</a></p><p>— Zachary Weinberger (@ZachWeinberger) <a href="https://twitter.com/ZachWeinberger/status/1859660702698652121?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 21, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><br>At any rate, Rozier will miss his second straight game due to right foot discomfort as Miami is 6-7, which puts them fifth in the Eastern Conference.</p></figure><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

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