UPDATE: Bam Adebayo's Current Injury Status For Heat-Cavs Game
UPDATE: Bam Adebayo has been ruled out (h/t Anthony Chiang of The Miami Herald).
On Wednesday evening, the Miami Heat will face off against the Cleveland Cavaliers in Ohio.
For the game, the Heat could be without one of their best players, as All-Star center Bam Adebayo is on the injury report.
Via The Miami Heat: "#MIAvsCLE INJURY UPDATE: Bam Adebayo has been downgraded to questionable to play in tonight's game vs the Cavs due to pain and swelling in his lower back contusion area."
Adebayo is having another productive season with averages of 19.9 points, 10.6 rebounds, 4.0 assists, 1.1 steals and 1.0 blocks per contest while shooting 51.7% from the field and 31.6% from the three-point range in 58 games.
The Heat enter the evening as the eighth seed in the Eastern Conference with a 37-31 record in 68 games.
They have gone 4-6 over their last ten games and most recently lost to the Philadelphia 76ers by a score of 98-91.
Adebayo had 20 points, 13 rebounds and six assists while shooting 8/10 from the field and 2/2 from the three-point range in 32 minutes of playing time.
Following the Cavs, the Heat will play their next game on Friday evening when they host Brandon Ingram and the New Orleans Pelicans in Florida.
As for the Cavs, they are the third seed in the Eastern Conference with a 43-25 record in 68 games.
They have gone 5-5 over their last ten games and most recently beat the Indiana Pacers by a score of 108-103.
Following the Heat, the Cavs will play their next game on Friday evening when they visit the Minnesota Timberwolves.
