Star player Bam Adebayo’s health is in doubt due to a right calf contusion, which is a concern as the Miami Heat take on the Atlanta Hawks on Wednesday night. As he discusses his situation, the Heat will need Adebayo to be available as they begin their home-heavy portion of the schedule.
He would not give a direct response when asked if he expected to play in the rematch against Atlanta during Wednesday morning’s shootaround, adding that he detests “hearing questions about my status.”
According to the team’s YouTube channel, Adebayo stated, “I don’t know.” “I detest being asked if I’m currently playing a game. Therefore, we will work it out and see what happens.
Adebayo cited the Heat’s ability to stay under 100 points as a benefit, even though they suffered a disheartening defeat to the Hawks, scoring the second-lowest total of the season with 86 points.
Adebayo stated, “I believe we held them under 100.” Indeed, that’s always a surefire approach to a successful victory. We obviously didn’t shoot the ball as well as we would have liked, but that’s what makes this league so fantastic. Today we received another one.
Regarding recent collapses, Bam Adebayo has a message for the Heat.
Recently, the Heat have had a concerning habit of blowing double-digit leads going into the game’s pivotal moments. Even though it’s “human nature” to not give it your all when you have a significant lead, Adebayo would declare Wednesday morning that they can relax.
When asked how the squad might prevent the collapses, Adebayo responded, “Not to relax.” It’s human nature, in my opinion, to reach a point where you believe someone is going to give up. At that point, you take a minute to be vulnerable and let out a breath, and that’s when the game changes. We attempt to figure things out at that point, and before you know it, the game is gone and we’ve lost. That’s when the momentum changes.
Adebayo maintains faith in the squad and says they “keep fighting” even though Miami has lost six of their previous seven games and is four games below.500.
“We keep fighting, man,” Adebayo remarked. No matter how many games we’ve won and lost, the men still show up the next day to try to find answers, improve, and figure out how to win. That’s impressive, you know. Simply because you lose a couple, that’s a welcome change for us. The sound becomes more intense. The media clicks begin to show. The media then begins to point fingers, you know. We continue to fight regardless of the situation.
Prior to their rematch with the Hawks on Wednesday, the Heat are 26-30 and in ninth place in the Eastern Conference.
