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Chicago Bulls vs. Miami Heat Injury Report April 16, 2025 – Major Updates on Lonzo Ball and Josh Giddey as Two Teams Meet in Elimination Play-In Game

The Bulls have dropped their previous two Play-In encounters against the Heat.

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The Chicago Bulls will host the No. 10 seed Miami Heat in the second Play-In matchup of the Eastern Conference. The winner of this game will take on the Atlanta Hawks for the No. 8 seed, who will meet the Cleveland Cavaliers in the first round of the playoff series.

Both teams met three times in the regular season, and the Bulls won all three matchups. The Heat are 27-39 all-time against the Bulls in road games. Chicago went 7-3 through the last ten games to lock the Play-In spot, and Miami are 6-4 in their last ten games. It will be a single-elimination game and one team will be eliminated.

Despite making a sweep in the regular-season series, the Bulls have dropped their previous two Play-In encounters against the Heat. The Heat are the only team that played the NBA Finals after featuring in the Play-In Tournament.

Also Read: How Many Games are there in the NBA Play-In Tournament?

Bulls vs. Heat Injury Report

Time: Wednesday, Apr. 16 | 7:30 p.m. ET
Venue: United Center, Chicago
Local TV: TNT, Tru TV, Max | Live Stream: fubo

Chicago Bulls Injury Report

Dalen Terry: Probable
Josh Giddey: Probable
Lonzo Ball: Out
Tre Jones: Out
Ayo Dosunmu: Out

The Chicago Bulls have listed five players on the injury report. Dalen Terry’s status has been upgraded to probable after a calf injury. Josh Giddey (Forearm) is also listed as probable for Wednesday’s contest. Both players were not part of Chicago’s win over Philadelphia in the regular season finale.

Tre Jones (Foot) and Lonzo Ball (Wrist) will be sidelined from the Play-in contest. Ayo Dosunmu is already out of the contest due to a season-ending surgery on to left shoulder.

Also Read: Orlando Magic Overcome Atlanta Hawks in Play-In to Clinch No.7 Seed and Face Boston Celtics in Playoffs

Miami Heat Injury Report

Kevin Love: Questionable
Pelle Larsson: Questionable
Nikola Jovic: Questionable
Dru Smith: Out

Heat say Dru Smith (Achilles) and Isaiah Stevens (foot) lone players not to practice today, which could make it interesting when injury report released later with Nikola Jovic (hand) and Pelle Larsson (ankle). Heat at Bulls in play-in Wednesday at 7:30 Eastern (ESPN).
— Ira Winderman (@IraHeatBeat) April 15, 2025

The Miami Heat have listed four players on the injury report for Wednesday’s contest. Kevin Love has been listed as questionable due to personal reasons. Pelle Larsson (Ankle) and Nikola Jovic (Hand) have also been listed as questionable for Wednesday’s game against the Bulls.

Dru Smith underwent surgery to repair a ruptured left Achilles tendon and is out for the remainder of the season.

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A native of Jaipur, Rajasthan, journalist, and a complete soccer and basketball fan, he found the huge interest with basketball by watching videos of Allen Iverson and Tony Parker, but fell head over heels in love with the sport during the Warriors’ championship era (2015-2018). A sports game addict since his late PS1, he’s also passionate about the Eagles, Inter Miami and the Fever. He’s fortunate to have seen all his favorite teams win championships. He also has a special love for cricket and football (soccer), where he is a fan of Royal Challengers Bangalore and Barcelona.