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Miami Heat Starter A Late Scratch Tonight Vs Dallas Mavericks

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Feb 12, 2025; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA; Miami Heat center Bam Adebayo (13) goes up for a basket as Oklahoma City Thunder forward Jaylin Williams (6) defends during the second quarter at Paycom Center. Mandatory Credit: Alonzo Adams-Imagn Images
Feb 12, 2025; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA; Miami Heat center Bam Adebayo (13) goes up for a basket as Oklahoma City Thunder forward Jaylin Williams (6) defends during the second quarter at Paycom Center. Mandatory Credit: Alonzo Adams-Imagn Images | Alonzo Adams-Imagn Images

Miami Heat center Bam Adebayo was a late addition to the injury report Thursday night.

He was ruled out against the Dallas Mavericks because of knee soreness. This marks the Heat's last game before th NBA All-Star break. After tonight, they don't return to the court until Feb. 21 at the Toronto Raptors.

Adebayo missed the All-Star game this season after making it a year ago. The Heat are still well represented in San Francisco. Tyler Herro is making his first appearance while second-year forward Jaime Jaquez is a participant in the Rising Stars Challenge.

WIGGINS SIDELINED AS WELL


On the second night of a back-to-back, the Miami Heat are without Andrew Wiggins against the Dallas Mavericks.

A stomach bug is running rampant throughout the Heat locker room. All-Star Tyler Herro, Jaime Jaquez Jr., Duncan Robinson, and Terry Rozier have already missed games this week because of Illness. Wiggins is the latest.

Wiggins played 34 minutes in the loss against the Oklahoma City Thunder in his second game for the Heat. He finished with 13 points, 4-12 from the field, four rebounds, and three assists, with one steal and block.

In his first game against the Boston Celtics, he finished with 11 points, 3-12 from the field (2-8 from three), five rebounds and assist, and one block and steal in the loss.

Wiggins is still finding his role on the team only a few games into his tenure.

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SHANDEL RICHARDSON

Shandel has covered the NBA since 2010, with previous stops at The Athletic and South Florida Sun-Sentinel. He has covered six NBA Finals, one Super Bowl, the NCAA basketball tournament. He has also been a beat writer for the Miami Hurricanes and contributed on every major beat in South Florida since 2003, including the Miami Dolphins and Miami Marlins. He can also be read in the Sportsbook Review for gambling coverage from around the NBA. A native of Bloomington, Illinois, Shandel attended Southern Illinois University in Carbondale. He's also worked for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch and Kansas City Star. TWITTER: @ShandelRich EMAIL: shandelrich@gmail.com You can subscribe to our YouTube channel here Follow all of our Miami Heat coverage on Facebook here