On Wednesday evening, the Miami Heat will hit the road to take on the Dallas Mavericks in a rematch of last week's close battle between the two teams, which Miami was able to win down the stretch. The Heat have been one of the more pleasant surprises of the early NBA season, currently sitting in third place in the Eastern Conference at 14-7.

Unfortunately, ahead of the Mavericks game, Miami got some tough injury news regarding wing Norman Powell .

“The Heat say Norm Powell (left ankle sprain) is out tonight at Dallas,” reported NBA insider Marc Stein on X, formerly Twitter.

The Heat brought in Powell through a trade with the Los Angeles Clippers over the offseason, and so far, it's looking like one of the biggest home runs of any team this summer. Article Continues Below

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