Miami Heat’s Kelly Olynyk will lose Game 3 to Milwaukee Bucks

The Miami Heat will be shorthanded in Game 3 of their second round series against the Milwaukee Bucks.

Center Kelly Olynyk will not play on Friday due to a bruise in his right knee. Olynyk was listed as questionable in the injury report before he was ruled out just 30 minutes before the tip.

Olynyk scored 11 points out of 3-of-4 pulling up three and scored five rebounds in Wednesday’s Game 2 win. With Olynyk out, center Meyers Leonard and striker Derrick Jones Jr. are options to fill his spot in Friday’s rotation.

The good news for Miami, however, is that veteran striker Andre Iguodala is on the roster active and available to play in Game 3. Iguodala, 36, was listed as questionable in the injury report due to a sprained right ankle that suffered in the Heat. Victory in race 2 on Wednesday

Iguodala’s injury occurred when Milwaukee’s Kyle Korver fouled him in an attempted three-point shot. Iguodala landed on Korver’s foot and twisted his right ankle, with officials calling Flagrant 1 on Korver for not giving Iguodala room to land on the shot.

Iguodala remained in the game to shoot the three free throws, but immediately limped off the pitch and returned to the locker room with the Heat training staff. He didn’t come back after exiting the game with 1:36 remaining in the third quarter, but watched the fourth quarter from the team bench.

Iguodala played an important role as a heat reserve this postseason. He averaged 4.2 points, 2.8 rebounds, one assist, 1.2 steals and a block in 22.8 minutes in the first six Miami playoff games, and the Heat outpaced their opponent by 40. points in the 137 minutes of the Iguodala playoffs.

Rookie guard Gabe Vincent (right shoulder sprain), who has been listed as questionable, is on Miami’s active roster for Game 3. But center rookie Chris Silva (left pubic stress fracture) stays out.

The Bucks have their full roster available Friday, with no players on the injury report.