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Miami Heat: Will Bam Adebayo Face 76ers on Thursday?

Bam Adebayo is on the injury report for Thursday's game against the 76ers.
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Miami Heat: Will Bam Adebayo Face 76ers on Thursday?
Miami Heat: Will Bam Adebayo Face 76ers on Thursday?

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The Miami Heat will visit the Philadelphia 76ers on Thursday night. Heading into the matchup, the Heat are unsure whether or not they’ll have their big man on the court, as Bam Adebayo is on the injury report.

Per the Heat’s injury report, Adebayo is dealing with left quadriceps tendon strain. When he was initially placed on the report, Miami considered the veteran questionable to play.

On Thursday afternoon, Adebayo was slightly upgraded to probable to play. Barring any setbacks during pregame warmups, Adebayo should be cleared for action against the Sixers.

This season, Adebayo has missed just six matchups. When the Heat faced the Dallas Mavericks on April 1, the standout center got the night off. That marked Adebayo’s first absence in 35 games. Three nights later, Adebayo would return to the court.

In the Tuesday night matchup against the Detroit Pistons, Adebayo checked in for 31 minutes. He put up ten shots from the field, knocking down six of them. The standout center wrapped up the game with 18 points, four rebounds, two assists, and two steals.

Adebayo and the Heat are set to face the Sixers at 7:30 PM ET. 

Justin Grasso covers the Philadelphia 76ers for All76ers, a Sports Illustrated channel. You can follow him for live updates on Twitter: @JGrasso_.

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Justin Grasso was a credentialed writer and publisher covering the Philadelphia 76ers for Sports Illustrated’s Philadelphia 76ers On SI Network. Grasso got his start in sports media in 2016 with FantasyPros, working the news desk, providing game-by-game player analysis and updates on the Portland Trail Blazers and the Golden State Warriors. By 2017, he joined FanSided’s Philadelphia Eagles site as a staff writer. After spending one season covering the Eagles as a staff writer, Grasso was promoted to become the site’s Co-Editor. For the next two NFL seasons, he covered the Eagles closely before broadening his NFL coverage. For a brief stint, Grasso covered the NFL on a national basis after joining Heavy.com as an NFL news desk writer. In 2019, Grasso joined the 76ers' beat on a part-time basis, stepping into a role with South Jersey’s 97.3 ESPN. Ahead of the 2019-2020 NBA season, he concluded a three-year stint covering the Eagles and joined the Sixers beat full-time. Grasso has covered the 76ers exclusively since then for Sports Illustrated. He is a member of the Pro Basketball Writers Association. Twitter: @JGrasso_ Instagram: @JGrassoMedia Threads: @JGrassoMedia

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