Overview
- He left in the second quarter of Tuesday’s NBA Cup road loss at Orlando with a left-ankle injury, and a Wednesday MRI confirmed it is a sprain rather than something more severe.
- The Heat expect a recovery timeline of about one to two weeks, depending on how his ankle responds to treatment.
- Miami plays only once over the next week before a Brooklyn–Boston back-to-back, so the schedule points to a limited number of missed games.
- The rotation should hold if Tyler Herro and Norman Powell remain available, with Simone Fontecchio, Keshad Johnson, Dru Smith, Davion Mitchell, Jaime Jaquez Jr., and Nikola Jovic in line for any extra minutes.
- In an expanded role this season, Larsson has averaged 8.7 points, 3.2 assists, and 2.5 rebounds in 21.9 minutes, with a recent single-digit scoring stretch after returning from a one-game absence for right hip-flexor tightness.