By ASSOCIATED PRESS
Published: 20:59 EST, 15 December 2025 | Updated: 20:59 EST, 15 December 2025
MIAMI (AP) - Miami Heat forward Nikola Jovic walked off the court with a splint-like device over his right arm after he took a hard foul while driving to the basket late in the first quarter of a game against the Toronto Raptors on Monday night.
The Heat later said it was an elbow injury.
Jovic entered the game 12 seconds before the injury when he took a pass and was hit high by Toronto´s Collin Murray-Boyles. Jovic fell hard to the floor and after being tended to by the Heat training staff, he exited for the locker room for additional evaluation.
The 22-year-old Jovic is in his fourth season with the Heat, who made the native of Serbia their first-round draft choice in 2022.
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Miami Heat forward Nikola Jovi (5) dribbles ahead of Sacramento Kings guard Keon Ellis (23) during the second half of an NBA basketball game, Saturday, Dec. 6, 2025, in Miami. (AP Photo/Michael Laughlin)