Heat’s Lowry Out of Monday’s Game 1 vs. 76ers; Butler Listed as Questionable

For the third straight game, the Miami Heat will be without a player brought in this season for his playoff experience.

The team announced Sunday that point guard Kyle Lowry will miss Game 1 of the Eastern Conference semifinals on Monday against the Philadelphia 76ers.

#PHIvsMIA INJURY UPDATE: Lowry (hamstring) has been ruled out of tomorrow’s Game 1 vs the Sixers.

Morris (non Covid illness), Martin (ankle), Tucker (calf), Strus (hamstring), Butler (knee) and Herro (respiratory illness) are all listed as questionable.
— Miami HEAT (@MiamiHEAT) May 1, 2022

Forward Jimmy Butler, who missed Miami's series clinching win last Tuesday against the Atlanta Hawks in Game 5 of their first round series, is among the players listed as questionable.

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Lowry missed Games 4 and 5 of the Atlanta series with the hamstring injury. He averaged just over eight points a game in the first three games of the series.