The Miami Heat made Cody Zeller available for Game 1.
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The Miami Heat face the Boston Celtics in Game 1 of the Western Conference Finals on Wednesday night.
They updated their injury report for the game as veteran center Cody Zeller is now listed as a free agent.
Zeller signed with the team midway through the season and averaged 6.5 points and 4.3 rebounds per game in 15 regular season games.
The former Indiana Hoosier also appeared in ten playoff games that season, averaging 2.6 points and 2.5 rebounds per game.
Via NBA Underdogs: "Cody Zeller (ill) is listed as ready to play Wednesday."
As well as Zeller, Bam Adebayo is also listed as a free agent while Tyler Herro and Victor Oladipo are not included.
Despite being the eighth seed in the Eastern Conference, the Heat have an incredibly talented roster capable of winning NBA championships.
They have reached the conference finals three times in the past four seasons.
In the first round, the Heat suffered a heavy loss to the Milwaukee Bucks (who were considered the top seeds) and beat the New York Knicks in the second round.
Last year they lost to the Celtics in Game 7 of the Conference Finals (which they eventually lost to the Golden State Warriors in Game 6 of the NBA Finals).
The Celtics are the second seeded team, beating the Atlanta Hawks and Philadelphia 76ers in the first two rounds.
Whoever wins the series will reach the NBA finals and meet either the Denver Nuggets or the Los Angeles Lakers.