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Miami Heat's Jaime Jaquez Done At Summer League After Two Games

Shandel Richardson

Apr 27, 2024; Miami, Florida, USA; Miami Heat guard Jaime Jaquez Jr. (11) brings the ball up the court against the Boston Celtics in the first half during game three of the first round for the 2024 NBA playoffs at Kaseya Center. Mandatory Credit: Jim Rassol-USA TODAY Sports
Apr 27, 2024; Miami, Florida, USA; Miami Heat guard Jaime Jaquez Jr. (11) brings the ball up the court against the Boston Celtics in the first half during game three of the first round for the 2024 NBA playoffs at Kaseya Center. Mandatory Credit: Jim Rassol-USA TODAY Sports / Jim Rassol-USA TODAY Sports
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Miami Heat forward Jaime Jaquez confirmed Monday was his last summer league game. He played two games before leaving Las Vegas.


"It is my last one," Jaquez said. "I got a flight out tonight. I've been here since last Friday. Vegas, I've been here too long."


Jaquez was mainly there to participate for the Team USA Select Team to practice against the Olympic team before heading to France. He was allowed to work with the likes Steph Curry, LeBron James and Kevin Durant.


"It was incredible just to be around such an elite group of guys," Jaquez said. "I mean, it's a blessing and a great honor. Steph Curry, `Bron, KD, all of those guys have pioneered this league for so long. All of us sharing the same court and the fact I got to go there and help prepare for the Olympics was a special opportunity."

CHRISTOPHER SPARKS HEAT WITH 20-POINT FOURTH QUARTER

At one point, the Heat just gave guard Josh Christopher the green light in the fourth quarter.

And why not?

Christopher had it going enough to score 20 of his 23 points in the fourth to lead the Heat to a 102-73 victory Monday against the Oklahoma City Thunder in summer league.

"My teammates setting me up," Christopher said. "It got to the point I was just feeling unconscious. I just trusted myself and just let it go."

Christopher made 6 of 8 from the 3-point line in the fourth.

"He just blacked out," Jaquez said. "He went unconscious. That was incredible, so much fun to watch. I was sitting on the bench and telling him, `Keep shooting.' Even when I got in, I said, `Pass it to Josh. He's got the hot hand.' I was just so happy for him."

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SHANDEL RICHARDSON

Shandel has covered the NBA since 2010, with previous stops at The Athletic and South Florida Sun-Sentinel.  He has covered six NBA Finals, one Super Bowl, the NCAA basketball tournament. He has also been a beat writer for the Miami Hurricanes and contributed on every major beat in South Florida since 2003, including the Miami Dolphins and Miami Marlins. He can also be read in the Sportsbook Review for gambling coverage from around the NBA. A native of Bloomington, Illinois, Shandel attended Southern Illinois University in Carbondale. He's also worked for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch and Kansas City Star.  TWITTER: @ShandelRich EMAIL: shandelrich@gmail.com You can subscribe to our YouTube channel here Follow all of our Miami Heat coverage on Facebook here