{"id":683249,"date":"2026-03-28T01:18:49","date_gmt":"2026-03-28T01:18:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/683249\/"},"modified":"2026-03-28T01:18:49","modified_gmt":"2026-03-28T01:18:49","slug":"final-injury-report-for-heat-cavaliers-will-jarrett-allen-jaime-jaquez-jr-play","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/683249\/","title":{"rendered":"Final Injury Report for Heat-Cavaliers: Will Jarrett Allen, Jaime Jaquez Jr. Play?"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Cleveland Cavaliers<\/a> are at home on Friday night as they host the Miami Heat<\/a> in an Eastern Conference showdown.<\/p>\n

Cleveland enters Friday\u2019s game with a 45-28 record after losing at home to Miami on Wednesday night.<\/p>\n

\"Cleveland<\/p>\n

Cleveland Cavaliers guard Donovan Mitchell (45)David Dermer-Imagn Images<\/p>\n

(David Dermer-Imagn Images)<\/p>\n

In Wednesday\u2019s loss to the Heat, Donovan Mitchell<\/a> led the way for the Cavaliers as he recorded 28 points, six rebounds and four assists while James Harden<\/a> added 18 points, nine rebounds and seven assists of his own.<\/p>\n

Now Cleveland will try to bounce back at home on Friday as they face off against the Heat once again.<\/p>\n

On the other side, Miami enters Friday\u2019s contest with a 39-34 record after defeating the Cavaliers on the road on Wednesday night.<\/p>\n

\"Miami<\/p>\n

Miami Heat guard Norman Powell (24) \u00a9 Ron Chenoy-Imagn Images<\/p>\n

(\u00a9 Ron Chenoy-Imagn Images)<\/p>\n

Norman Powell led the way for the Heat in Wednesday\u2019s victory as he ended the game with 19 points and four rebounds while Bam Adebayo<\/a> recorded 17 points, 10 rebounds and seven assists.<\/p>\n

While both teams are looking to pick up a victory in Friday night\u2019s matchup, both squads may be without multiple key players due to injuries.<\/p>\n

Heat Injury Report: Will Jaime Jaquez Jr. Play?<\/p>\n

For the Heat, they have two players listed on their injury report for Friday, including forward Jaime Jaquez Jr.<\/p>\n

\"Miami<\/p>\n

Miami Heat forward Jaime Jaquez Jr. (11)Sam Navarro-Imagn Images<\/p>\n

(Sam Navarro-Imagn Images)<\/p>\n

Miami has listed Jaquez Jr. as questionable due to right ankle sprain and he is in danger of missing his first game since March 21.<\/p>\n

If Jaquez Jr. is sidelined, Pelle Larsson and Simone Fontecchio could both be in line for increased roles.<\/p>\n

The Heat have ruled out veteran guard Terry Rozier<\/a> as he remains away from the team as he has yet to play this season.<\/p>\n

Cavaliers Injury Report: Will Jarrett Allen, Jaylon Tyson Play?<\/p>\n

On the other side, the Cavaliers have four players listed on their injury report, including both Jarrett Allen and Jaylon Tyson.<\/p>\n

\"Cleveland<\/p>\n

Cleveland Cavaliers center Jarrett Allen (31)David Richard-Imagn Images<\/p>\n

(David Richard-Imagn Images)<\/p>\n

Cleveland has listed Allen as questionable due to right knee tendonitis and there is a chance he could return from a 10-game absence on Friday against the Heat.<\/p>\n

If Allen is unable to return, Thomas Bryant<\/a> and Max Strus, who is off the injury report after missing Wednesday\u2019s game due to foot injury management, could both continue to have larger roles.<\/p>\n

\"Cleveland<\/p>\n

Cleveland Cavaliers forward Jaylon Tyson (24)David Richard-Imagn Images<\/p>\n

(David Richard-Imagn Images)<\/p>\n

The Cavaliers have ruled out Tyson as he continues to recover from a great toe bone bruise that has kept him out the last three games.<\/p>\n

Den Wade has also been ruled out due to a right ankle sprain while Craig Porter Jr. remains sidelined while recovering from a groin strain.<\/p>\n

Fans can catch Friday night\u2019s matchup between the Heat and Cavaliers from Cleveland at 7:30 p.m. ET on NBA<\/a> TV.<\/p>\n

This story was originally published by Athlon Sports<\/a> on Mar 27, 2026, where it first appeared in the NBA<\/a> section. Add Athlon Sports as a Preferred Source by clicking here.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Cleveland Cavaliers are at home on Friday night as they host the Miami Heat in an Eastern…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":657172,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3778],"tags":[7168,1179,7,193,14901,5759,864,144,58608,4959,560,1178,2286,872,295,189,3881,6,558,2248,3303,1677,2484,1176,362],"class_list":["post-683249","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-miami-heat","tag-ankle-sprain","tag-bam-adebayo","tag-basketball","tag-cleveland-cavaliers","tag-craig-porter-jr","tag-dean-wade","tag-donovan-mitchell","tag-heat","tag-heat-injury","tag-jaime-jaquez-jr","tag-james-harden","tag-jarrett-allen","tag-jaylon-tyson","tag-max-strus","tag-miami","tag-miami-heat","tag-miamiheat","tag-nba","tag-norman-powell","tag-pelle-larsson","tag-simone-fontecchio","tag-terry-rozier","tag-the-cavaliers","tag-the-heat","tag-thomas-bryant"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nba\/116304175970350503","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/683249","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=683249"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/683249\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/657172"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=683249"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=683249"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=683249"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}