Erik Spoelstra Provides Bam Adebayo Injury Update as Heat Preseason Gets Worse Miami Heat face early preseason struggles as its star player Bam Adebayo sits out with a knee issue among other problems.

0-5. When your preseason record looks like this, it is only natural to worry about ten different things. In Erik Spoelstra’s mission to get his combinations right, he tried pairing Bam Adebayo and Kel’el Ware for the first time against the Hawks. However, the result was still negative. The most significant buzz, however, centered on Bam Adebayo, and rightfully so. With Butler gone, the leadership mantle has fallen on his shoulders or perhaps, given recent injuries, his knees.

Bam Adebayo was seen hobbling in the third quarter after banging his knees. He headed straight to the locker room, sparking concern among fans about the Miami Heat ’s immediate future. Tim Reynolds, an AP NBA reporter, shared on X, “ Bam Adebayo (knee contusion) not returning to the game was precautionary, and t