Two starters will not return Heat-Wizards game

Both teams will be without a critical player for the rest of the game.

Jan 13, 2026; Miami, Florida, USA; Miami Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra looks on against the Phoenix Suns during the first quarter at Kaseya Center. Mandatory Credit: Sam Navarro-Imagn Images | Sam Navarro-Imagn Images

The Miami Heat announced that guard Norman Powell will not return to Sunday's game against the Washington Wizards after leaving the game with back tightness.

Additionally, second-year forward Kyshawn George will also not return to the game after hurting his ankle.

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

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INJURY REPORT

HEAT

Norman Powell: Out - Back

Pelle Larsson: Out - Elbow

Bam Adebayo: Available - Hip

Tyler Herro: Out - Rib

Terry Rozier: Out - Not with team

WIZARDS

Alex Sarr: Available - Ankle

Kyshawn George: Out - Ankle

Tre Johnson: Out - Ankle

Bilal Coulibaly: Available - Back

Tristan Vukcevic: Available - Knee

Anthony Davis: Out - Trade Pending

Trae Young: Out - Knee/Quad

Jaden Hardy: Out - Rest

D'Angelo Russell: Out - Trade Pending

Cam Whitmore: Out - DVT

Anthony Gill: Out - Hand

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Game date, time and location: Sunday, Feb. 8, 2:00 p.m. EST, Capital One Arena, Washington, D.C.

TV: FanDuel Sports Network Sun, Momumental Sports Network (Washington, D.C.)

Radio: 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), WFED 1500 AM, 106.7 FM The Fan, The Team 980 AM, 99.1 FM (Washington, D.C.)

VITALS: The Miami Heat (27-25) and Washington Wizards (14-37) meet for the first of four regular season matchups. It also marks as the third-latest into a season the two teams will face each other for the first time. Last season, Miami won the series, 3-1. The Heat are 100-48 all-time versus Washington during the regular season, including 55-19 in home games and 45-29 in road games.

PROJECTED STARTERS

HEAT

G Davion Mitchell

G Norman Powell

C Bam Adebayo

F Simone Fontecchio

F Andrew Wiggins

WIZARDS

G Bub Carrington

G Bilal Coulibaly

C Alex Sarr

F Justin Champagnie

F Kyshawn George

Betting Lines (via FanDuel Sportsbook)

Spread: Heat -12.5 (-110), Wizards +12.5 (-110)

Moneyline: Heat -590, Wizards +440

Total points scored: 238.5 (over -114, under -106)

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QUOTABLE

Miami Heat coach Erik Spoelstra after the loss to the Boston Celtics: "Our offense, we were pressing a little bit more in the second half and it's all from the right place, we have great competitors in our locker room. You knew that they wouldn't go one-for-20, whatever it was, again from three."

"If you just look at the big picture of it, defensively, we were very good, very good. We made some mistakes in the second half, but they can get you scrambling and overreacting and doing some things. But for the most part, it was good. The biggest difference, again, was those 50-50 plays, those second chance opportunities that just, they're deflating."

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