Heat Injury Report: Andrew Wiggins, Kevin Love Statuses Finalized vs Wizards

Will a pair of former All-Star Miami Heat vets suit up for what should be an easy win against the rebuilding Washington Wizards on Monday?

Per a recent NBA injury report, that answer is a resounding no.

Former five-time All-Star power forward/center Kevin is away from the Heat for personal reasons. Former one-time All-Star small forward Andrew Wiggins is on the shelf due to right hamstring tendinopathy.

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Per Ira Winderman of The South Florida Sun Sentinel, Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra is unsure of exactly when Wiggins will be back with Miami. The 6-foot-7 swingman out of Kansas is sitting out the entirety of Miami's current three-game road trip. This Wizards clash represents the second game of the stretch.

"I don't have any timetable on it," Spoelstra commented. "But he's definitely making some progress."

Things got a bit ominous when Spoelstra proved cagey when asked if Wiggins will return at all by the end of the 2024-25 regular season.

"I don't have an update," Spoelstra offered.

Sharpshooting swingman Duncan Robinson is on the shelf due to left sacroiliac joint dysfunction. Power forward Nikola Jovic remains out with a broken right hand.

The Wizards, meanwhile, are sitting multiple key pieces, as they ramp up for maximizing their lottery odds in this summer's 2025 NBA Draft. At 33-41, the Heat — winners of four straight — are angling to move up from the No. 10 seed in the East, with the play-in tournament approaching.

Losing the 2025 vintage of Wiggins, 30, hurts Miami a lot more than being without the 2025 iteration of Love, 36.

The former Golden State Warriors champ may not quite be the two-way powerhouse he was during the Warriors' run to the 2022 title, but he's still the best two-way wing on his new team.

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Three-time All-Star power forward/center Bam Adebayo's offensive game has generally been prolific but limited to the post, but he's such a good defender (this year aside) that he remains the Heat's highest-upside player. Shooting guard Tyler Herro is in the midst of an All-Star season, thanks to an excellent scoring run, but he's a sieve on defense.

Through 15 games with Miami so far, Wiggins is averaging 19.9 points while slashing .465/.367/.761 shooting splits, 4.1 rebounds, 3.2 assists, 1.1 steals, and 1.1 blocks a night.

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Love is no longer the All-Star offensive juggernaut he was during his halcyon days with the Minnesota Timberwolves and Cleveland Cavaliers. Still, he's an effective stretch big, on a team that needs offense.

The 6-foot-8 UCLA alum has only played 23 games this year, as he's often on the fringes of Spoelstra's rotations. He's averaging 5.3 points on .357/.358/.696 shooting splits, 4.1 rebounds and 1.0 assists a night.

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