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UPDATE: Kevin Love's Current Status For Celtics-Heat Game

Kevin Love is on the injury report for Thursday's game.

UPDATE: Kevin Love has been ruled out.

On Thursday evening, the Miami Heat will host the Boston Celtics in Florida. 

For the game, 2016 NBA Champion Kevin Love is listed as questionable on the injury report.  

Via Underdog NBA: "Kevin Love (illness) listed questionable Thursday."

Love has played in 34 games and is averaging 9.5 points, 6.5 rebounds and 2.4 assists per contest while shooting 43.8% from the field and 34.0% from the three-point range. 

The Heat are the sixth seed in the Eastern Conference with a 24-20 record in their first 44 games. 

They are 4-6 over their last ten games and are in the middle of a four-game losing streak. 

Most recently, the Heat lost to the Memphis Grizzlies by a score of 105-96. 

Love only played five minutes before exiting with an illness.

Following Boston, the Heat will travel to Manhattan to face off against Jalen Brunson and the New York Knicks on Saturday afternoon at Madison Square Garden. 

On the road, they are 12-11 in 23 games, while they have gone 12-9 in the 21 games they have played in Miami. 

As for the Celtics, they are the first seed in the Eastern Conference with a 34-10 record in their first 44 games. 

They are in the middle of a two-game winning streak and are 7-3 over their last ten games. 

Most recently, the Celtics beat the Dallas Mavericks by a score of 119-110. 

Following the Heat, they will return home to host James Harden and the Los Angeles Clippers on Saturday evening. 

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