Heat's Rozier ruled out for Game 2 vs. Cavs: ‘I'm super frustrated'
'I just went to attack the basket and Niko (Nikola Jovic) tried to block it and I just came down wrong, sprained my ankle,' Rozier said.
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As it is, Rozier has been out of the rotation.
'I'm super frustrated,' Rozier said of adding the injury to the mix. 'But God always has his plans, works in mysterious ways. So it's just staying with it and I still get to watch my guys hoop. So that's the most important thing to me.'
Rozier said there was no need for an MRI.
'It's day to day,' he said. 'It's already getting better, so hopefully it continues to get better.'
Other than veteran big man Kevin Love, who is away from the team due to personal reasons, the remainder of the Heat playoff roster is available for Game 2 in Cleveland.
Game 3 is at 1 p.m. Saturday in the first of two at Kaseya Center in Miami.
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