Bam Adebayo's Updated Injury Status For Tomorrow's Game vs Atlanta

Adebayo is going to be questionable for tomorrow's game against the Hawks

Jackson Caudell | Feb 25, 2025

Feb 24, 2025; Atlanta, Georgia, USA; Miami Heat center Bam Adebayo (13) goes to the basket between Atlanta Hawks center Clint Capela (15) and guard Terance Mann (14) during the first half at State Farm Arena. Mandatory Credit: Dale Zanine-Imagn Images / Dale Zanine-Imagn Images

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The Atlanta Hawks will have another matchup with the Miami Heat tomorrow night, but this one is going to be on the road. The Hawks held the Heat to 86 points in last night's win and they will look to win the season series tomorrow night. The Heat are a different team without Jimmy Butler and they are having to rely a lot on Bam Adebayo and Tyler Herro. According to Miami's injury report, they may not have Adebayo tomorrow. He is being listed as questionable for the game with a right calf contusion and it is safe to say that would be a big blow to the Heat if he is not able to play.

Bam Adebayo (right calf contusion) is questionable for tomorrow's home game vs. Hawks. Kevin Love is back with the Heat after missing the last trip due to personal reasons.
— Anthony Chiang (@Anthony_Chiang) February 25, 2025

For Atlanta, Trae Young (right Achilles tendinitis) is probable while Vit Krejci and Larry Nance Jr are both still out.

The NBA is entering the final stretch of its season and there is just a little more than a month to go until the playoffs. Right now in the Eastern Conference, there is a race to see who can get in the last playoff spot and avoid the risk that comes with playing in the NBA's play-in tournament.

Right now, it appears that the Cleveland Cavaliers, Boston Celtics, New York Knicks, Indiana Pacers, and Milwaukee Bucks are all going to be safely in the playoff field and with the way the Detroit Pistons are playing right now (winners of seven straight), they might not just be a lock, but they could even move up in the standings if they keep playing like this. When it comes to the teams bunched up 7-9 though, they are all right next to each other and fighting to climb out of the play-in to avoid playing the Celtics or the Cavs in round one.

Right now, the Orlando Magic occupy the No.7 spot in the East, just a half-game ahead of the Atlanta Hawks who are 8th. Atlanta is tied with Miami for 8th and they are 2-0 vs the Heat this season. The two teams play each other again on Wednesday and if Atlanta were to win, they would win the season series and own the tiebreaker over their divisional rivals. The Hawks are 1-1 vs the Magic and have two games left against them this season. Right now, Chicago is No. 10, but they are four games back of Miami. Brooklyn believe it or not is No. 11 and they are 1.5 games back from Chicago for the last play-in spot.

Can any of these teams get all the way up to No. 6? It is not impossible, but they need to get hot and also have one of either the Pacers, Bucks, or Pistons take a tumble. If Orlando gets Jalen Suggs back soon, they seem like the most logical candidate. Atlanta is still navigating the season without star forward Jalen Johnson and may not have that kind of run in them to avoid the play, not to mention the Pistons own the tiebreaker over them.

Miami has not been playing well since moving Jimmy Butler, including scoring only 86 points in a loss on Monday vs Atlanta. They seem unlikely to be able to make a big move up, but Erik Spoelstra is the best coach in the NBA and will get the most out of his team down the stretch.

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