Porter, Herro & Ware' status divulged ahead of Bucks-Heat: Injury Update

The Milwaukee Bucks announced that guard Kevin Porter Jr. (knee), Bobby Portis (back) and Jericho Sims (knee) will all not be playing in Thursday night's game against the Miami Heat.

For the Heat, guard Tyler Herro (quadriceps) will not play, while center Kel'el Ware (shoulder) will.

Here's the rest of the injury report and game preview:

INJURY REPORT

BUCKS

Kevin Porter Jr.: Available - Knee

Bobby Portis: Available - Back

Jericho Sims: Available - Knee

Alex Antetokounmpo: Out - G League (Two-Way)

Pete Nance: Out - G League (Two-Way)

Cormac Ryan: Out - G League (Two-Way)

HEAT

Tyler Herro: Out - Quadriceps

Kel'el Ware: Available - Shoulder

Andrew Wiggins: Out - Knee

Norman Powell: Out - Groin

Nikola Jovic: Out - Back

Keshad Johnson: Available - G League Assignment

Trevor Keels: Available - G League (Two-Way)

Jahmir Young: Out - G League (Two-Way)

Vlad Goldin: Available - G League (Two-Way)

Terry Rozier: Out - Not with team

Game date, time and location: Thursday, Mar. 12, 7:30 p.m. EST, Kaseya Center, Miami, Florida

TV: FanDuel Sports Network Wisconsin, FanDuel Sports Network Sun

Radio: 103.3 FM/620 AM (Milwaukee), 104.3 FM (Miami/Ft. Lauderdale), ESPN 106.3 FM, (West Palm Beach), FOX Sports Radio 105.9 FM (Ft. Myers/Naples), 1450 AM (Suart), 97.7 FM (Florida Keys), WAQI 710 AM (Spanish-language broadcast, South Florida)

VITALS: The Milwaukee Bucks (27-37) and Miami Heat (37-29) meet for the third and final regular season matchup. So far this season, the teams have split the series, 1-1, with each squad winning on their home court. The Bucks are 58-77 all-time versus the Heat during the regular season, including 34-35 in home games and 24-42 in road games.

PROJECTED STARTERS

BUCKS

G Kevin Porter Jr.

G Ousmane Dieng

C Myles Turner

F Kyle Kuzma

F Giannis Antetokounmpo

HEAT

G Davion Mitchell

G Kasparas Jakucionis

C Bam Adebayo

F Pelle Larsson

F Myron Gardner

Betting Lines (via FanDuel Sportsbook)

Spread: Bucks +5.5 (-112), Heat -5.5 (-108)

Moneyline: Bucks +184, Heat -220

Total points scored: 233.5 (over -108, under -112)

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QUOTABLE

Milwaukee Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo after the loss to the Phoenix Suns and their physical defense: "I pretty much have seen everything. I love a challenge. Obviously, offensively I got to keep getting in my spot but it doesn't really matter what people do. I just love the challenge of playing hard.

"I know teams that don't play hard, they don't give two people, three people, double team. It's not something that's new, it's not something I'm not expecting. As I'm getting into game shape, I think I'll be more aggressive and get to my spot even better."

Alexander Toledo is a contributor to Milwaukee Bucks On SI and producer/co-host of the Five on the Floor podcast, covering the Miami Heat and NBA. He can be reached at Twitter: @tropicalblanket