Luis Suarez attempts (and fails) to play a game of headers with Miami Heat mascot
- The 37-year-old Uruguayan striker was present at the match on Thursday
- He signed with Miami and joined his friends Lionel Messi and Sergio Busquets this winter
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Luis Suarez was spotted among the crowd during Thursday’s Heat-76ers match, just 24 hours after Inter Miami’s Concacaf Champions Cup quarter-final defeat to FC Monterey.
The 37-year-old Uruguayan striker, who joined the Herons this winter, sat close to the court at Kaseya Center with his wife Sofia, their daughter Delfina and two sons.
He even showed off some of his heading skills to the fans as he tried to play ‘keepie uppie’ with Heat mascot Burnie, but to no avail.
“Burnie got to work on his juggling skills @LuisSuarez9,” the Heat social media team shared on X afterwards.
Suarez, who has five goals and three assists in seven MLS games, along with two goals and two assists in three Concacaf Champions Cup games, could not score against Monterrey in the 2-1 home loss to Inter Miami on Wednesday night.
Luis Suarez tried to exchange headers with Burnie, the Heat mascot, in Miami’s home game against the Philadelphia 76ers on Thursday night
Suarez could not score or register an assist against Monterrey in the Concacaf Champions Cup quarter-final on Wednesday evening, as the Herons lost 2-1 at home
He also received a yellow card, along with his close friends and teammates Jordi Alba and Sergio Busquets. The quadrumvirate could not win the first leg of the midweek match without star man Lionel Messi.
The Heat failed to get a win for Suarez and his family on Thursday, as they lost to Philadelphia by four (1091-105).
Tyrese Maxey, who had 37 points, 11 assists and nine rebounds, hit two free throws with 0.5 seconds left to seal the victory for the 76ers.
Philadelphia’s Joel Embiid added 29 points in his second game back from knee surgery. Kelly Oubre Jr. contributed 18 points for the Sixers (42-35), who finished the night with a 15-3 run to win their third straight game.
Philadelphia is now one game behind the sixth-place Indiana Pacers (43-34) and a half-game behind the seventh-place Heat (42-34) in the hunt for the Eastern Conference’s sixth and final automatic playoff position.