Report: Miami Heat forward PJ Tucker to undergo MRI on left knee

Just as Boston gets healthier, Miami could be confronting injury problems of its own.

Heat forward PJ Tucker will undergo an MRI to determine the severity of a left knee injury he suffered in Thursday’s Game 2 loss to the Celtics, per Chris Haynes of Yahoo Sports and TNT. Tucker played through the injury, but shot just 2-for-6 in 21 minutes of action.

Miami Heat forward P.J. Tucker will undergo an MRI on his left knee tomorrow morning, league sources tell @YahooSports.

— Chris Haynes (@ChrisBHaynes) May 20, 2022

The loss of the defensive-minded Tucker would be detrimental to Miami’s efforts to contain Celtics scoring forwards Jaylen Brown and Jayson Tatum, who combined to score 48 points on Thursday. The Heat’s defense is stretched even thinner after the Game 2 returns of Marcus Smart (foot sprain) and Al Horford (Health & Safety Protocols).

In three playoff games prior to Game 2, Miami had outscored its opponents by 41 points over the 90 minutes the 37-year-old had played in that span.