{"id":476010,"date":"2025-12-16T01:54:13","date_gmt":"2025-12-16T01:54:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/476010\/"},"modified":"2025-12-16T01:54:13","modified_gmt":"2025-12-16T01:54:13","slug":"nikola-jovic-exits-game-early-vs-raptors-with-right-elbow-injury-hot-hot-hoops","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/476010\/","title":{"rendered":"Nikola Jovic exits game early vs. Raptors with right elbow injury &#8211; Hot Hot Hoops"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Screenshot-11-9-10.38AM-edited-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Nikola Jovic Miami Heat\" class=\"wp-image-12442\"  \/>Heat forward Nikola Jovic suffered a scary fall with 3:38 left in the first quarter. (Mandatory Credit: Sam Navarro-Imagn Images)<\/p>\n<p>Miami Heat forward Nikola Jovic exited early against the Toronto Raptors on Monday game with a right elbow injury.<\/p>\n<p>Jovic, 22, was going up for a dunk attempt in transition over Collin Murray-Boyles. Jovic was fouled in mid-air, tried to brace his landing and appeared to have injured his right arm while trying to brace for impact.<\/p>\n<p>At first glance, it appeared that he injured his tailbone. The Heat medical staff even wheeled a stretcher out to him. But Jovic popped up without needing one, instead leaving in an arm\/elbow brace around his right arm.<\/p>\n<p>The team <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/MiamiHEAT\/status\/2000737122894934144?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">formally announced<\/a> the news shortly thereafter. Jovic\u2019s only stint of the night lasted 12 seconds without recording a single stat.<\/p>\n<p>Regardless of the severity of the injury, while he appeared in good spirits, Monday was another example of the fourth-year forward being unable to catch any sort of break.<\/p>\n<p>He missed most of his rookie season with a lower back injury; he entered the 2024-25 season with a foot injury before promptly breaking his hand in late February, when he was playing the best basketball of his life.<\/p>\n<p>Through 25 games, Jovic\u2019s start was quite uneven. Though Monday was an opportunity to build some confidence without Pelle Larsson and Tyler Herro, <a href=\"https:\/\/hothothoops.com\/2025\/12\/15\/tyler-herro-late-scratch-toronto-raptors-toe-injury-miami-heat\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">a late scratch<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>In 18 games, Jovic is averaging 7.6 points, 3.7 rebounds and 2.8 assists on 39.0 percent shooting and 28.3 percent from 3-point range.<\/p>\n<p>***<\/p>\n<p>This is a breaking news story. 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