Miami Heat guard Kyle Lowry has been ruled out for Tuesday's Game 5 against the Atlanta Hawks due to a hamstring injury, the team announced Monday.
Lowry suffered the injury during Game 3 last week and also missed Game 4 because of the ailment. Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra told reporters before Game 4 that the team would be cautious with his injury and recovery process.
"You have to be smart about it," he said, according to ESPN's Dave McMenamin. "The training staff determined that he wasn't going to play tonight and we have everybody else available and that's what we're focused on right now.