Heat star Giannis Antetokounmpo’s official injury status vs. Warriors

Heat star Giannis Antetokounmpo’s official injury status vs. Warriors appeared first on ClutchPoints . Add ClutchPoints as a Preferred Source by clicking here . Miami Heat star Giannis Antetokounmpo has been dealing with a right wrist sprain. On Thursday night, the Heat are set to play the Golden State Warriors on the road following a thrilling 117-116 win over the Los Angeles Clippers on Wednesday. So, is Giannis playing in the second of a back-to-back on Thursday? According to the NBA injury report, the Heat star is available . Miami has endured an up and down start to the new campaign. Giannis, however, has made a significant impact to begin his Heat career. The 31-year-old is averaging 28.3 points, 12.5 rebounds and 5.8 assists per outing across his first eight games with Miami. The Heat would obviously love to find more consistency. Still, Antetokounmpo is playing at a high level. Watch sports LIVE with fuboTV (free trial) When it comes to the question of if Giannis Antetokounmpo is playing tonight vs. the Warriors, the answer is yes. The Heat have three total players on the injury report. The other two players are due to G League reasons, though, as Tre Donaldson (G League two-way) and Vladislav Goldin (G League two-way) are both out. Meanwhile for the Warriors, Jimmy Butler (right ACL repair/surgery), Moses Moody (left patellar tendon repair/surgery), Kristaps Porzingis (not with team) and Gui Santo (left knee tendinitis) have all been ruled out. Tip-off for Thursday night’s contest is scheduled for 10 PM ET in San Francisco. After the game, the Heat will travel to Sacramento to play the Kings on Sunday. They will then complete their road trip in Utah against the Jazz on Tuesday. Related: Jason Kidd sends urgent demand to Heat player he used to coach with Mavericks Related: Warriors’ Steve Kerr has ‘strange’ admission to seeing Klay Thompson, Andrew Wiggins with Heat