Bam Adebayo Says Fatigue Factored In Miami Heat's Loss To Nuggets In NBA Finals
Nearly two months have passed since the Miami Heat lost to the Denver Nuggets in the NBA Finals.
It was the Heat's second Finals loss in four years but center Bam Adebayo feels they had somewhat of an excuse for falling to the Nuggets. Despite a slew of injuries during the regular season, the Heat became just the second No. 8 seed to make it to the Finals.
Adebayo said they just simply ran out of gas. He spoke on last year's run to ESPN while participating in the league's Basketball Without Borders campaign in Africa.
"I feel like we just came up short because we had [among the most] injuries in the 2022-23 season," Adebayo said. "[Through] all those ups and downs throughout the season... I feel like fatigue had a toll," he said of the 4-1 loss to the Nuggets.
The Heat are once again expected to contend for a championship. They return most of the roster except for Max Strus, Gabe Vincent and Victor Oladipo. Most of the offseason has centered around their pursuit of Portland Trail Blazers guard Damian Lillard, who requested a trade to Miami earlier this month.
MORE HEAT-RELATED STORIES
Soccer star's contract offer is triple Miami Heat's payroll. CLICK HERE
Tyler Herro declines comment on Kevin Huerter ranking. CLICK HERE
Stephen A. Smith says Damian Lillard has earned trade request. CLICK HERE
For a look at some of the latest Heat apparel. CLICK HERE
If you wanna bet on any games at @PrizePicks or PrizePicks.com, use our link and code. They will match your first bet for up to $100. Here's the code: PR-R1YOFY6
Shandel Richardson covers the Miami Heat for Inside The Heat.
TWITTER: @ShandelRich
Follow all of our Miami Heat coverage on Facebook here
Subscribe to our YouTube channel here
For any Heat or NBA questions, please email shandelrich@gmail.com
