Heat forward Simone Fontecchio was cleared on Friday's injury report after he spent the week dealing with an illness. That makes him available when Miami hosts the Pacers on Friday night.
What happened
The official injury report released Friday, Oct. 30 at 6:24 p.m. ET lists Simone Fontecchio as cleared. The 30-year-old forward had been listed as day-to-day. He has dealt with an illness all week. He was day-to-day on Tuesday, Oct. 27, moved to out on Wednesday, Oct. 28, and was back to day-to-day on Thursday, Oct. 29. Friday's report did not include a comment or any other detail. No other Heat player is on the report.
What it means for the Heat
Miami hosts the Pacers at 8:00 p.m. ET on Friday, Oct. 30. The Heat are 1-4, sit as the 14th seed and won their last game. Fontecchio has had a small role so far. He has played two games and averaged 2.9 minutes, 0.0 points, 0.5 rebounds and 0.0 assists. Miami is 0-2 in games he played and 1-2 in games he missed. In those three games, Davion Mitchell averaged 34.0 minutes, Giannis Antetokounmpo 31.5 and Bam Adebayo 31.2. Pelle Larsson played 30.7 minutes, Andrew Wiggins 26.9, Bobby Portis Jr. 24.0, Klay Thompson 19.9 and Tim Hardaway Jr. 19.5.
What to watch
Being cleared makes Fontecchio available against the Pacers. How many minutes he gets has not been announced. Since he is cleared, the report gives no expected return date. Watch whether he gets into the game Friday after missing time this week, and whether he drops off the next injury report. If the illness comes back and he is listed again, it would be his fourth status change since Tuesday.
Is Simone Fontecchio playing vs Pacers on Friday, Oct. 30?
He is cleared on the official injury report, so he is available for the 8:00 p.m. ET game. His minutes have not been announced.
When will Simone Fontecchio be back?
He is cleared as of Friday, Oct. 30, after an illness that kept him out on Wednesday's report and listed him as day-to-day on Thursday.