FIBA World Cup 2019: Heat's Kelly Olynyk suffers leg injury during exhibition game
Ameer Tyree
August 8, 2019 02:20 MYT
August 8, 2019 02:20 MYT
Kelly Olynyk appears to have suffered a leg injury in Canada's 96-87 victory over Nigeria in a FIBA World Cup exhibition game Wednesday in Toronto.
The Heat center was injured after he slipped and fell in the third quarter. He went back to the locker room and did not return.
here's the sequence in the third quarter where kelly olynyk slipped on a wet spot on the floor and had to be helped to the locker room pic.twitter.com/RUn5R8zmgL — Yahoo Sports Canada (@YahooCASports) August 8, 2019
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Olynyk has been scheduled to have X-rays on what appeared to be a knee injury, Canada coach Nick Nurse told reporters.
post-game update: kelly olynyk is getting x-rays and there should be an update tomorrow morning. nick nurse says it looked like a knee injury. — Yahoo Sports Canada (@YahooCASports) August 8, 2019
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Olynyk, 28, averaged 10.0 points, 4.7 rebounds and 1.8 assists per game in 79 appearances for Miami in 2018-19. He started 36 games for the team, which finished with a 39-43 record and missed the playoffs.
The Heat upgraded their backcourt by adding Jimmy Butler but Olynyk will remain important to Miami's frontcourt rotation, alongside third-year big man Bam Adebayo, in 2019-20.
Canada's roster features NBA talents like Cory Joseph, Khem Birch and Chris Boucher, but Olynyk would be a significant loss.