Heat Guard Tyler Johnson Has Broken Jaw
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MIAMI (CBSMiami/AP) — On a day where the Miami Heat officially signed Goran Dragic to a 5-year contract, the news out of South Florida wasn't all good.
Heat guard Tyler Johnson has a broken jaw and is expected to be sidelined for at least six weeks.
Johnson was injured in Miami's summer-league game at Orlando on Wednesday. He lost a tooth in a midcourt collision while running into a screen. Further evaluation revealed the jaw fracture.
The Heat released a statement on Thursday regarding Johnson's injury.
"Tyler Johnson suffered a fractured jaw during the third quarter of last night's Summer League game. He is returning to Miami today to be re-evaluated by Heat oral surgeon Dr. Larry Brown. He is expected to miss the remainder of Summer League."
His agent Pedro Power says surgery was scheduled for Thursday.
Johnson played in 32 games as an undrafted rookie for the Heat last season, averaging 5.9 points — highlighted by 26- and 24-point outings in a six-day span in early March.
He has an $845,000 contract for this season, with half of that scheduled to become guaranteed on Aug. 1.
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