Not only is Jimmy Butler on the Miami Heat injury report for Monday night’s residence sport in opposition to the Minnesota Timberwolves, after leaving Friday night time’s loss to the Indiana Pacers, however now Bam Adebayo has resurfaced on the harm report, as nicely.
Butler, who vowed to push previous the ankle sprain sustained in Friday’s first quarter, is listed as questionable for the third sport on the Heat’s four-game homestand, as is Adebayo, who’s listed with a sprained proper shoulder.
An Adebayo absence would depart the Heat compromised at heart, with the Heat itemizing backup heart Dewayne Dedmon as out for a second consecutive sport with plantar fasciitis in his left foot, and with second-year Omer Yurtseven with weeks remaining in his restoration from November ankle surgical procedure.
The Heat’s solely different choices at heart are first-round choose Nikola Jovic, two-way participant Orlando Robinson and captain Udonis Haslem, who’s listed as questionable on account of tendinosis in his proper Achilles.
Also listed as questionable is guard Gabe Vincent, who had missed eight consecutive video games earlier than being cleared to return Friday. Vincent was held out of that sport, with coach Erik Spoelstra indicating Vincent’s return would come Monday.
Listed as possible is beginning energy ahead Caleb Martin, who made his return Friday from a two-game absence with a sprained left ankle.
Point guard Kyle Lowry mentioned the harm stories have turn into the story of the Heat’s struggles.
“It’s our season,” he mentioned. “It’s been our season this year. Let’s get our injuries out of the way now, then come March, April, May, June, we’ll all be healthy.”
According to SpoTrac’s tracker, the Heat have misplaced 124 participant/video games to harm this season, second solely to the 183 misplaced by the Orlando Magic, with the Cleveland Cavaliers third at 121 such video games misplaced.
With 13 gamers having missed time on account of harm, SpoTrac ranks the Heat tied for third within the NBA in that regard, behind solely the 14 gamers who’ve missed harm time of the San Antonio Spurs and Oklahoma City Thunder.
The Timberwolves’ harm report for Monday has Kyle Anderson (again spasms) questionable, with, extra considerably, Karl-Anthony Towns (calf pressure) out, as are Jordan McLaughlin (calf pressure) and Taurean Prince (shoulder subluxation).
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