Miami Heat

In addition to Jimmy Butler, who was absent from Friday night’s loss to the Indiana Pacers and is listed on the Miami Heat’s injury report for Monday night’s home game against the Minnesota Timberwolves, Bam Adebayo has also reemerged.

Butler, who promised to play through the ankle sprain he suffered in the first quarter of Friday’s game, and Adebayo, who is listed with a sprained right shoulder, are both listed as questionable for the third game of the Heat’s four-game homestand.

The Heat would be weak at the center without Adebayo, with backup center Dewayne Dedmon listed as out for a second straight game due to plantar fasciitis in his left foot and second-year center Omer Yurtseven still recovering from November ankle surgery.

First-round pick Nikola Jovic, versatile player Orlando Robinson, and captain Udonis Haslem, listed as questionable due to tendinosis in his right Achilles, are the Heat’s only other options at center.

Guard Gabe Vincent, who had missed eight straight games before being allowed to play again on Friday, is also regarded as questionable. Coach Erik Spoelstra decided to keep Vincent out of that game, saying that Vincent would play again on Monday.

Starting power forward Caleb Martin, who returned from a two-game absence due to a sprained left ankle, is probable.

According to point guard Kyle Lowry, the Heat’s problems have mainly been attributed to injuries.

He declared, “This is our season.”. “This year, it’s been our season. When March, April, May, and June roll around, we’ll all be healthy, so let’s get our injuries out of the way now. “.

Because of the time, Spoelstra admitted that he didn’t know who would be available when the team met on Friday. “We had three players who were going to try to warm up with the idea of playing. Two of them did offer their services. On Friday, there were other options for travel than Dewayne. I responded by saying, “Look, there are many moving parts. I can’t define roles now, 90 minutes before the game. We’re just going to have to figure this out and try to get this win. We’ll figure out the rotation as we get going.”.

“We are all very grateful that Gabe was available. We’ll give it a few days to think it through before just figuring out how to get this rotation. “.

The Heat have lost 124 players/games this season due to injury, which is second only to the 183 games lost by the Orlando Magic. The Cleveland Cavaliers have lost 121 such games, placing them in third place.

Spotrac places the Heat in a tie for third place in the NBA in this category with the San Antonio Spurs and Oklahoma City Thunder, who have 14 players who have missed time due to injury.

In addition to Karl-Anthony Towns (calf strain) being out, Jordan McLaughlin (calf strain), Taurean Prince (shoulder subluxation), and Kyle Anderson (back spasms) are also listed as questionable on the Timberwolves’ injury report for Monday.