Overview
- Miami’s Saturday injury report lists Bam Adebayo out for a second straight game with lower-back soreness.
- Tyler Herro’s big-toe contusion sidelines him for a seventh consecutive game and nine of the last 10.
- Erik Spoelstra reports encouraging progress for both players but offers no return dates and says Adebayo “really needed” rest due to overcompensation issues.
- The Heat topped the Hawks 126-111 without either player, with Norman Powell, Andrew Wiggins and Jaime Jaquez Jr. stepping into larger roles.
- Before being held out, Adebayo averaged 11.2 points on under 40% shooting over his previous four games, and Spoelstra declined to tie that slump to the back issue.