Since a few weeks, Nikola Jovic was bothered by back pain. The rookie finally passed exams and this injury will block him in the infirmary for four weeks, announced the franchise.
The strong winger will therefore return in February even if lately, for lack of playing time in the NBA, he has been playing mainly in the G-League with the Sioux Falls Skyforce.
The Serb (5.5 points on average for his first year in the league) had shown his advantage in mid-November, taking advantage of the many absences to start. Before not playing or almost for six weeks. His last good game dates back to a duel against Minnesota, where he had compiled 9 points and 3 rebounds in 19 minutes.
| Nikola Jovic | Percentage | Bounces | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | GM | Minimum | Shots | 3 points | LF | Off | Def | Early | pd | party | Int | bp | CT | Points |
| 2022-23 | MIA | 15 | 14 | 40.6 | 22.9 | 94.7 | 0.6 | 1.5 | 2.1 | 0.7 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 5.5 |
| Total | 15 | 14 | 40.6 | 22.9 | 94.7 | 0.6 | 1.5 | 2.1 | 0.7 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 5.5 | |
