Bam Adebayo targeting Monday return
Source: Twitter @wojespn
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Shandel Richardson @ShandelRichBam Adebayo almost back in the lineup #miamiheat si.com/nba/heat/miami… – 3:48 PM Emiliano Carchia @Sportando
Heat targeting Monday game vs Raptors for Bam Adebayo return
sportando.basketball/en/heat-target… – 3:47 PM Ira Winderman @IraHeatBeat
Return by Heat’s Bam Adebayo from thumb surgery could come as soon as Monday sun-sentinel.com/sports/miami-h… Monday would mark six weeks from initial forecast of four-to-six-week absence. – 3:28 PM Adrian Wojnarowski @wojespn
ESPN story on Miami Heat All-Star center Bam Adebayo targeting a Monday return to lineup: es.pn/3noAZAg – 2:48 PM The Vertical @YahooSportsNBA
Miami Heat C Bam Adebayo is targeting to return Monday vs. the Toronto Raptors, per @Adrian Wojnarowski.
Adebayo has missed the last six weeks after getting surgery on his right thumb. pic.twitter.com/exMalPeFU5 – 2:22 PM Brady Hawk @BradyHawk305
And Bam Adebayo is aiming for a Monday return
13-7 without him
They survived
And now they launch – 2:15 PM Adrian Wojnarowski @wojespn
After right thumb surgery six weeks ago, Miami Heat All-Star center Bam Adebayo is targeting a return vs. the Toronto Raptors on Monday, sources tell ESPN. Adebayo – who averages 18.7 points and 10.2 rebounds — has been ramping up on the court this week. – 2:13 PM Ira Winderman @IraHeatBeat
Heat injury report for Friday vs. Hawks:
Jimmy Butler (ankle): questionable.
Marcus Garrett (protocols): Out.
Bam Adebayo (thumb): Out.
Markieff Morris (neck, protocols): Out.
KZ Okpala (wrist): Out.
Victor Oladipo (knee): Out. – 5:31 PM Anthony Chiang @Anthony_Chiang
Heat’s injury report for tomorrow’s game vs. Hawks:
Jimmy Butler is questionable.
Bam Adebayo, Marcus Garrett, Markieff Morris, KZ Okpala and Victor Oladipo remain out. – 5:31 PM Anthony Chiang @Anthony_Chiang
In second returns of fan voting for All-Star Game, Jimmy Butler is still fifth and Bam Adebayo is still seventh among frontcourt players in the East.
Tyler Herro and Kyle Lowry not in the top 10 for East guards. pic.twitter.com/j09EmVeiwh – 1:04 PM Ethan J. Skolnick @EthanJSkolnick
The Miami Heat are on a 52 win pace though they have played only 14 games with their Big 3. They are 11-4 when Jimmy Butler and Bam Adebayo are both out. They are playing more undrafted players than any other team.
Erik Spoelstra is coach of the year.
@5ReasonsSports – 12:03 PM Sarah K. Spencer @sarah_k_spence
Ugly loss for the Hawks, 115-91, against a Heat team without Bam Adebayo/Jimmy Butler.
Hawks fall to 17-23 and haven’t won at home since Nov. 22. – 9:47 PM Brady Hawk @BradyHawk305
Tyler Herro and Duncan Robinson being able to play together at a decent level during a period without Jimmy Butler and Bam Adebayo is quite the development – 9:13 PM Ira Winderman @IraHeatBeat
Heat inactives: Bam Adebayo (right thumb UCL reconstruction), Jimmy Butler (right ankle sprain), Marcus Garrett (return to competition reconditioning), Markieff Morris (health and safety protocols), KZ Okpala (right wrist sprain) and Victor Oladipo (right knee injury recovery). – 7:14 PM Ira Winderman @IraHeatBeat
Another good sign. Bam Adebayo and Dewayne Dedmon working side by side pregame. Dedmon is active. Adebayo is not. pic.twitter.com/C28yG8sPAk – 6:38 PM Shandel Richardson @ShandelRich
Bam Adebayo staying upbeat after 20 games on the injured list #miamiheat si.com/nba/heat/miami… – 8:25 AM Brady Hawk @BradyHawk305
Keeps looking like Bam Adebayo and Victor Oladipo are really getting close
If you were to say the Heat would be in the 3 seed midway through January as each inch closer to their return, I’d say that’s best possible case scenario
And they’ve done that in a total road stretch – 3:50 PM Anthony Chiang @Anthony_Chiang
Jimmy Butler, Markieff Morris, Marcus Garrett, KZ Okpala and Victor Oladipo not traveling with Heat to Atlanta today.
Bam Adebayo and Dewayne Dedmon are on the trip. Adebayo not playing tomorrow, but has traveled with team in recent weeks just to be around teammates, coaches. – 3:22 PM Chad Ford @chadfordinsider
Rookie of the Week
Ömer Yurtseven, Miami Heat
“Yurtseven has taken over as the starting center the past seven games for the Heat in the absence of Bam Adebayo, and he’s been awesome — averaging 12 ppg, 15.3 rpg, 2.6 apg, 1.4 spg and 0.4 bpg.”
https://t.co/AOoCNA4wmL pic.twitter.com/ZGlxgMlvCV – 3:00 PM