Miami Heat forward Luol Deng is questionable for Game 6 of the Eastern Conference semifinals after an MRI showed he suffered a bruised left wrist, the team announced Thursday.
Deng, who suffered his injury in the third quarter of Toronto's 99-91 Game 5 win, said Wednesday night that he was hoping to play in Game 6 on Friday (ESPN, 8 p.m. ET).
"Right now we're just being smart," Deng said after suffering the injury. "I have to know what it is. As long as it's nothing serious, I will be out there Friday [for Game 6]."
In addition, Heat coach Erik Spoelstra said Thursday that Hassan Whiteside, who missed Games 4 and 5 with a right MCL sprain, will continue to get rest and rehab. The team later released an injury report saying Whiteside would be out of Game 6.
The Heat aren't the only ones battling injuries in this series. Raptors forward DeMarre Carroll also suffered a wrist injury in the third quarter of Game 5 and will be a game-time decision, coach Dwane Casey said Friday.
The Raptors said tests taken Thursday were negative. Carroll's left wrist contusion will be treated symptomatically, and he is questionable for Game 6 at AmericanAirlines Arena.
Teammates Kyle Lowry and DeMar DeRozan both expect Carroll to play Friday night.
The Raptors already are without center Jonas Valanciunas (ankle sprain) for the rest of the series. DeRozan aggravated his right thumb injury early in the fourth quarter but later returned to Wednesday's game.
ESPN's Mike Mazzeo and Michael Wallace contributed to this report.
