Miami Heat forward Jaime Jaquez Jr. will have a busy weekend travel schedule after he was excused by coach Erik Spoelstra to watch his sister play for a national championship today.<\/p>\n
Jaquez, a UCLA alum, will travel to Phoenix to see his sister Gabriela play for the Bruins in the women\u2019s championship game against South Carolina.<\/p>\n
Jaquez is not expected to miss a Heat game, but his travel plans will be tight. The Heat played at home Saturday against Washington Wizards, then play on the road Tuesday against the Toronto Raptors.<\/p>\n
That creates a 2,000-mile flight from Miami to Phoenix and a 1,900-mile flight from there to Toronto.<\/p>\n
The elder Jaquez led UCLA to the men\u2019s 2021 Final Four and was the 2023 Pac-12 Conference Player of the Year, while also earning second-team All-America honors that season. He was a first-round draft pick by the Heat in 2023.<\/p>\n
Gabriela Jaquez is third on the Bruins with 13.3 points per game, and adds 5.4 rebounds with 2.0 assists. The senior has helped UCLA to a 36-1 record and a second consecutive Final Four appearance, while chasing the program\u2019s first women\u2019s basketball national title.<\/p>\n
She scored 10 points with two assists and four rebounds in UCLA\u2019s 51-44 national semifinal victory Friday against Texas.<\/p>\n
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