- The 37-year-old Uruguayan striker was among the crowd for Thursday’s matchup
- He signed with Miami, joining pals Lionel Messi and Sergio Busquets, this winter
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Luis Suarez has been spotted among the crowd in Thursday’s Heat-76ers game, just 24 hours after Inter Miami’s Concacaf Champions Cup quarterfinals 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, and their daughter, Delfina, and two sons.
He even showed off some of his heading skills in front of fans, as he attempted to play ‘keepie uppie’ with Heat mascot, Burnie, but to no avail.
‘Burnie got to work on his juggling skills @LuisSuarez9,’ the Heat’s social media team shared on X afterward.
Suarez, who has five goals and three assists in seven MLS matches along with two goals and two assists in three matches in the Concacaf Champions Cup, was unable to score against Monterrey in Inter Miami’s 2-1 home defeat 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 was unable to score or register an assist against Monterrey in the Concacaf Champions Cup quarterfinal on Wednesday night as the Herons lost 2-1 at home
He also received a yellow card, along with his close pals and teammates, Jordi Alba and Sergio Busquets. The quadrumvirate were unable to win the first leg of the mid-week match without star man, Lionel Messi.
The Heat were unable to win in front of Suarez and his family on Thursday, as they lost by four (1091-105) to Philadelphia.
Tyrese Maxey, who had 37 points, 11 assists and nine rebounds, hit two free throws with 0.5 seconds remaining 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 ended the night on a 15-3 run to win their third game in a row.
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 chase for the sixth and final automatic Eastern Conference playoff position.