Kyle Lowry questionable for Game 5 due to hamstring injury
Source: Twitter @Anthony_Chiang
What’s the buzz on Twitter?
Ira Winderman @IraHeatBeatAll listed as questionable for Heat for Tuesday vs. visiting 76ers:
Kyle Lowry (hamstring)
Dewayne Dedmon (non-Covid illness)
Caleb Martin (ankle)
P.J. Tucker (calf)
Max Strus (hamstring)
Gabe Vincent (knee)
Tyler Herro (ankle)
– 5:38 PM
Ira Winderman @IraHeatBeatKyle Lowry listed as questionable for Tuesday. – 5:28 PM
Anthony Chiang @Anthony_ChiangFrom @Barry Jackson: The latest on Kyle Lowry’s status and the rest of the Heat injury report for tomorrow’s Game 5 miamiherald.com/sports/spt-col… Also, a change for Max Strus and other Heat-76ers notes – 5:24 PM
Brady Hawk @BradyHawk305Kyle Lowry questionable for game 5 tomorrow
Personally feel like he sits unless he’s 100% – 5:17 PM
Anthony Chiang @Anthony_ChiangKyle Lowry is listed as questionable for tomorrow’s Game 5 with a strained left hamstring. – 5:16 PM
Tim Reynolds @ByTimReynoldsKyle Lowry (hamstring) listed as questionable for Game 5 on Tuesday night. – 5:16 PM
Austin Krell @NBAKrellBased on last night’s postgame audio, sounds like there’s some level of doubt that Kyle Lowry plays tomorrow. Heat -11 w/ him on the court this series. Given his current state, you might even argue the Heat are better with him out. But, plays like this are super valuable. pic.twitter.com/RSwwELUAng – 2:02 PM
Kurt Helin @basketballtalkKyle Lowry aggravates hamstring injury, status for Game 5 unclear nba.nbcsports.com/2022/05/09/kyl… – 1:21 PM
Anthony Chiang @Anthony_ChiangKyle Lowry injury update, with his status now uncertain. Plus other takeaways from the Heat’s Game 4 loss in Philadelphia miamiherald.com/sports/nba/mia… Lowry: “If you’re asking if I’m going to try to play. Yes, I’m going to try to play Game 5.” Heat injury report expected later today – 1:06 PM
Ira Winderman @IraHeatBeatFive Degrees of Heat from Sunday night’s 116-108 loss to 76ers: sun-sentinel.com/sports/miami-h…
1. James Harden at closing time.
2. Kyle Lowry limps into uncertainty.
3. Jimmy Butler does his part with 40.
4. Suddenly, Heat can’t make a shot.
5. Power shortage means even Markieff. – 8:58 AM
Ira Winderman @IraHeatBeatWinderman’s view: Lowry limps as things get wobbly, plus other thoughts on Heat-76ers. sun-sentinel.com/sports/miami-h… – 8:57 AM
Shandel Richardson @ShandelRichThe latest on Kyle Lowry #miamiheat si.com/nba/heat/miami… – 8:35 AM
Anthony Chiang @Anthony_ChiangA Kyle Lowry injury update, with his Game 5 status now uncertain. Plus other takeaways from the Heat’s Game 4 loss in Philadelphia miamiherald.com/sports/nba/mia… The second-round series is tied 2-2, with Game 5 in Miami on Tuesday night – 8:00 AM
Anthony Chiang @Anthony_ChiangNEW: Takeaways and postgame reaction from the Heat’s Game 4 loss in Philadelphia. Series now tied 2-2, with Game 5 in Miami on Tuesday miamiherald.com/sports/nba/mia… Also, the latest on Kyle Lowry’s hamstring injury, with his status uncertain moving forward – 1:44 AM
Ira Winderman @IraHeatBeatFive Degrees of Heat from Sunday night’s 116-108 loss to 76ers: sun-sentinel.com/sports/miami-h…
1. James Harden at closing time.
2. Kyle Lowry limps into uncertainty.
3. Jimmy Butler does his part with 40.
4. Suddenly, Heat can’t make a shot.
5. Power shortage means even Markieff – 12:00 AM
Barry Jackson @flasportsbuzzLots of details, notes and reaction from the Heat’s Game 4 loss, including a Lowry update: miamiherald.com/sports/spt-col… – 11:47 PM
Brady Hawk @BradyHawk305Kyle Lowry says the team is getting good shots:
“Vic got some good looks. Tyler, good looks. Gabe, good looks. PJ, good looks. We just literally made 7 threes.”
“I’m positive, I’m confident we’ll make those threes next game.” – 11:38 PM
Barry Jackson @flasportsbuzzHow limiting is Lowry’s hamstring? I’ll put it this way, you don’t want to play with it. But we’re in the playoffs & we’re in a hostile environment. We’re in this together no matter & I’m trying to be out there for my guys no matter what happens, no matter what the situation is.” – 11:35 PM
Peter Vecsey @PeterVecsey1Naturally, nobody on TV pointed it out, but Lowry is only occasionally, if that, helping the Heat. Miami won the first two games without him, granted at home. So why bring him back when he appears to be considerably slowed down by a hamstring he often touches? – 11:27 PM
Anthony Chiang @Anthony_ChiangKyle Lowry on Game 5: “The goal is to be out there.” – 11:14 PM
Wes Goldberg @wcgoldbergKyle Lowry on if he’ll play in Game 5 after appearing to tweak his hamstring tonight. “We’ll see. The goal is to be out there.” – 11:13 PM
Ira Winderman @IraHeatBeatKyle Lowry on his hamstring, “I’d put it this way, you don’t want to play with it.” – 11:13 PM
Anthony Chiang @Anthony_ChiangErik Spoelstra on Kyle Lowry’s hamstring: “We’ll just have to get back to Miami and see. He’s such a warrior that we’ll just have to see. There’s nothing right now.” – 11:03 PM
Ira Winderman @IraHeatBeatWinderman’s view: Lowry limps as things get wobbly, plus other Heat-76ers thoughts. sun-sentinel.com/sports/miami-h… – 10:46 PM
StatMuse @statmuseKyle Lowry this playoffs:
6.2 PPG
29.7 FG%
20.8 3P%
He has missed 17 of his last 20 threes. pic.twitter.com/EwfBvFyDTI – 10:41 PM
Bobby Marks @BobbyMarks42The Kyle Lowry minutes right now on O are an absolute disaster.
It’s borderline on unplayable. – 10:08 PM
John Hollinger @johnhollinger(whispers)
should they close the game with somebody besides Lowry? – 10:08 PM
Barry Jackson @flasportsbuzzButler’s brilliance (32 and counting) keeping Heat afloat (down 89-85 after 3) despite Miami missing 23 of 28 threes.. and foul trouble for Bam and Tucker… and Lowry’s hamstring. Heat a plus 5 for that long stretch with Bam on bench and Embiid in the game. – 10:01 PM
Brady Hawk @BradyHawk305If I had to guess, I think that hamstring tightens up over the next 24 hours and Lowry misses next game
He can push through now, but doubt after this
Just IMO – 9:57 PM
Tim Bontemps @TimBontempsKyle Lowry just threw his arm down in disgust after missing his sixth 3-pointer of the night. Lowry is now 2-for-13 overall and 0-for-8 from 3 in the two games here in Philly. He’s clearly battling through his hamstring issue, but is not himself. – 9:39 PM
Anthony Chiang @Anthony_ChiangKyle Lowry is really toughing it out right now. – 9:34 PM
Law Murray @LawMurrayTheNUBad pick-six by Maxey, but Lowry came back from that fast break bucket waddling.
And then Embiid puts Adebayo on bench with and-one – 9:33 PM
Dave Early @DavidEarlyLimping with a hamstring, not playing that well, on the road and man Kyle Lowry can still get a favorable whistle anywhere on the floor. – 9:16 PM
Nick Friedell @NickFriedellLowry is now 1-for-10 in this series through a game and a half. He’s impacting the Heat in other ways — but he isn’t providing an offensive lift yet. Adebayo looks more aggressive tonight compared to Game 3. Question remains the same for Heat: Who will step up and help Butler? – 9:11 PM
Anthony Chiang @Anthony_ChiangKyle Lowry is back in the game. – 9:01 PM
Ira Winderman @IraHeatBeatLowry back for Heat. 76ers went on 9-2 run in his absence. Crisis averted? – 8:59 PM
Barry Jackson @flasportsbuzzLowry back in game, with his 5 assists tonight – 8:59 PM
Ira Winderman @IraHeatBeatLowry back on Heat bench. – 8:55 PM
Ira Winderman @IraHeatBeatIf that’s it for Lowry, Victor Oladipo becomes huge for Heat, perhaps hugest. – 8:52 PM
Ira Winderman @IraHeatBeatSo Embiid back to himself for 76ers and Lowry’s future in series now a huge question mark. – 8:50 PM
Tim Reynolds @ByTimReynoldsLowry to the locker room. Body language experts would tell you that it was bad. – 8:50 PM
Law Murray @LawMurrayTheNU…and now Lowry is in the locker room 🤦🏾
– 8:50 PM
Tim Bontemps @TimBontempsKyle Lowry is coming out of the game after going down hard on that last possession. He’s walking’s straight back to Miami’s locker room.
He’s been grabbing at his hamstring for large chunks of this first half. He came back in Game 3 after missing the prior four games. – 8:50 PM
Barry Jackson @flasportsbuzzLowry to Heat locker room. Hamstring appears to have been aggravated in collision – 8:50 PM
Ira Winderman @IraHeatBeatLowry to locker room. – 8:50 PM
Anthony Chiang @Anthony_ChiangKyle Lowry grabbing his hamstring and walking slowly to the locker room. – 8:50 PM
Law Murray @LawMurrayTheNUKyle Lowry, less commonly known as Eastern Conference CP3 😆 – 8:50 PM
Ira Winderman @IraHeatBeatLowry hurting. That hamstring is not right. And Vincent with three fouls. So Herro enters. – 8:49 PM
Rich Hoffman @rich_hofmannMiami has done a great job pushing the ball and getting early offense against the Sixers with Reed in the game. Lowry as always the leader of that.
Huge Bam stretch against the Sixers with Embiid out of the game. Think Doc is gonna have to think about that moving forward. – 8:46 PM
Brady Hawk @BradyHawk305Lowry finding Bam frequently here in scoring positions – 8:43 PM
Vivek Jacob @vivekmjacoblowry doesn’t seem right – 8:39 PM
Brady Hawk @BradyHawk305Lowry holding that hamstring after the layup – 8:39 PM
Tim Reynolds @ByTimReynoldsKyle Lowry basket advisory. But he seemed to be wincing as he headed downcourt. – 8:39 PM
Ky Carlin @Ky_CarlinKyle Lowry literally just walked in for an easy layup. That’s his 1st points of the series after missing the 1st 2 games and then going scoreless in Game 3. – 8:38 PM
Anthony Chiang @Anthony_ChiangKyle Lowry was 0 for 7 since returning from his hamstring injury before making that layup. – 8:38 PM
Ira Winderman @IraHeatBeatLowry ends his 0-for-7 start to the series with a layup. – 8:38 PM
Tim Reynolds @ByTimReynoldsKyle Lowry: 0 for 7 since returning to the lineup. If he remains at 0% forever, it’ll be really tough for Miami. – 8:08 PM
Brady Hawk @BradyHawk305I don’t care that Lowry missed that
Clearly was a focus of the film to take that pull up – 8:04 PM
Ira Winderman @IraHeatBeatWith tonight’s start, Kyle Lowry moves past Kenyon Martin for 82nd on the NBA all-time playoff list and into a tie with Dennis Rodman and Moses Malone for 80th. – 8:01 PM
Anthony Chiang @Anthony_ChiangDewayne Dedmon out for Heat in Game 4 vs. 76ers. Who will fill the backup center minutes tonight? miamiherald.com/sports/nba/mia… Heat again starting Lowry, Strus, Butler, Tucker and Adebayo – 7:33 PM
Ira Winderman @IraHeatBeatHeat again opening with Adebayo, Butler, Lowry, Tucker and Strus. The question who plays in place of Dedmon. – 7:31 PM
Ira Winderman @IraHeatBeatHeat injury update: Dewayne Dedmon (knee) out.
Other Heat players listed questionable expected to play:
Tyler Herro (ankle sprain), Kyle Lowry (hamstring strain), Caleb Martin (ankle sprain), Max Strus (hamstring strain), P.J. Tucker (calf strain), Gabe Vincent (knee irritation). – 6:33 PM
Ira Winderman @IraHeatBeatDoc Rivers on Lowry’s second game back from two weeks out due to a hamstring strain, “Kyle will be better.” – 6:20 PM
Brady Hawk @BradyHawk305Doc Rivers on Kyle Lowry:
“He’ll be better tonight.”
Said it was same situation of a return with Embiid, and starting slow – 6:20 PM
More on this storyline
Nick Friedell: Jimmy on Lowry: “The fact that he wants to play, he wants to compete, he knows our best chance of winning is with him on the floor. We understand that, but we also want our guy to be safe, man. We always have more than enough to win. We always say that. We do believe that.” -via Twitter @NickFriedell / May 9, 2022 Nick Friedell: Kyle Lowry on his hamstring injury: “Put it this way — you don’t want to play with it.” Lowry says he will get treatment over the next couple days and hopes to be ready for Game 5. He does not believe he’ll need another MRI. -via Twitter @NickFriedell / May 9, 2022 Miami: Tyler Herro (left ankle sprain) has been downgraded to questionable. Kyle Lowry (left hamstring strain) has been downgraded to questionable. PJ Tucker (right calf strain) has been downgraded to questionable. Max Strus (right hamstring strain) has been downgraded to questionable. Gabe Vincent (right knee irritation) has been downgraded to questionable. Caleb Martin (left ankle sprain) has been downgraded to questionable. Dewayne Dedmon (head cold) has been downgraded to questionable. -via HoopsHype / May 7, 2022