MIAMI – As the Miami Heat was on the giving end of another blowout , this time to the Charlotte Hornets in a 144-117 win on Tuesday night, it came with the absence of a key star. While newcomer Norman Powell has seamlessly transitioned well to the Heat to start the season, he would miss the contest against the Hornets, leading to head coach Erik Spoelstra giving an injury update.

Powell was a late addition to Miami's injury report due to right groin soreness that he sustained after that morning's shootaround and would be listed as questionable for the contest. It wasn't until shortly before the outing that the team would rule out Powell, with Spoelstra emphasizing that because of the groin injury, they are going to “exercise the appropriate amount of caution.”

“We'll just have to

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