Magic-Heat Injury Report: Who's Playing, Who Isn't on Monday?

The latest on player health, status and injuries ahead of the Orlando Magic's Monday night meeting with the Miami Heat in South Beach.

Miami Heat guard Terry Rozier (2) drives past Orlando Magic guard Jalen Suggs (4) during the first half at Kaseya Center. | Jim Rassol-Imagn Images

MIAMI – The Orlando Magic and Miami Heat square off Monday night in a crucial fourth and final regular season matchup. Tipoff is at 7:30 p.m. from the Kaseya Center in South Beach.

Orlando has won two of the first three meetings between the division rivals this season. A win on Monday night would clinch the season series and playoff head-to-head tiebreaker versus the Heat, which could become important come April.

The Magic, now 24-23, snapped a five-game losing skid on Saturday night, defeating the Detroit Pistons with a 42-point fourth-quarter explosion and 64 combined points for Franz Wagner and Paolo Banchero.

The Heat enter the contest at 22-22 after defeating the Brooklyn Nets on Saturday evening.

One place separates Orlando (seventh) and Miami (8th) in the conference standings ahead of the bout.

Here's the latest on player health, status and injuries entering the matchup.

Orlando Magic Injury Report

• Jalen Suggs: OUT (left quad contusion)
• Goga Bitadze: AVAILABLE (concussion protocol)
• Gary Harris: OUT (left hamstring strain)
• Mac McClung: OUT (G League)
• Moe Wagner: OUT (torn left ACL)

Suggs limped off the court in the fourth quarter Saturday in his first game back from a 10-game absence because of a low back strain. He's dealing with a left extension and is questionable to play vs. Miami.

Bitadze continues progressing through concussion protocol and is questionable to return for the Magic. He's missed the last six games after sustaining late-developing concussion symptoms during Orlando's Jan. 12 win over Philadelphia.

Harris is missing his 13th consecutive game with a left hamstring strain. He's missed 28 total games this season.

Miami Heat Injury Report

• Tyler Herro: AVAILABLE (right groin tightness)
• Keshad Johnson: AVAILABLE (G League Assignment)
• Jaime Jaquez Jr.: OUT (stomach illness)
• Duncan Robinson: AVAILABLE (illness)
• Dru Smith: OUT (left Achilles surgery)
• Josh Richardson: OUT (left heel inflammation)
• Jimmy Butler: OUT (team suspension)

Jimmy Butler was suspended indefinitely on Monday afternoon after walking out of the team's morning shootaround session. Before that, Butler was set to return from a two-game suspension. This instance marks the third time this month Butler has been suspended.

Jaquez Jr. is a gameday addition to the injury report after missing Miami's shootaround Monday because of a stomach illness.

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