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On Friday evening, the Miami Heat  will play their second game of the regular season when they visit Jayson Tatum and the Boston Celtics in Massachusetts.

However, they will remains without a key contributor, as Josh Richardson has been ruled out. 

Via Underdog NBA: "Josh Richardson (foot) ruled out for Friday."

Richardson is coming off a year where he played for the San Antonio Spurs and New Orleans Pelicans.  

He averaged 10.1 points, 2.7 rebounds, 2.7 assists and 1.1 steals per contest while shooting 43.1% from the field and 36.5% from the three-point range.

Over the offseason, he signed with the Heat, and he also missed their first game on Wednesday against the Detroit Pistons

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