The Miami Heat were dealt a major blow Wednesday night as Bam Adebayo exited early with a left foot injury during a 122-112 defeat at the hands of the Denver Nuggets. Adebayo left the game with 3:48 remaining in the first quarter after appearing to injure his foot while stepping during a transition play, finishing with only two points and one rebound on 1-of-5 shooting in eight minutes of action.

After the game, the 28-year-old gave an update , according to the team:

“I felt a pain in my foot so I took it upon myself to check myself out and go see what happened…,” he said. “We’ll figure it out. We’ll get more tests tomorrow and see how it goes.”

Without Adebayo, Miami’s limited frontcourt depth became apparent, as Kel’el Ware became the only viable center on the roster , with Ke

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