Miami Heat Media Day Updates

The Miami Heat held their annual media day Monday
Miami Heat Media Day Updates
Miami Heat Media Day Updates /

-Miami Heat coach Erik Spoelstra said there was no timetable on when guard Victor Oladipo will be ready to play.

-Spoelstra says P.J. Tucker fits directly with the Miami Heat culture. 

-Spoelstra is most impressed by newly-acquired guard Kyle Lowry's high basketball IQ. 

-According to Spoelstra, third-year guard Tyler Herro put on 10 pounds of muscle in the offseason. 

-Spoelstra on fans returning to games this season: "I think everybody loves a live building." 

-Bam Adebayo says he wants to improve as a shooter and attacking the basket more often. 

-Bam Adebayo on how he can help Kyle Lowry: "Every once in a while he doesn't have to be the point guard."

-Adebayo ends his media day availability with his signature "Black Lives Matter, people." 

-Kyle Lowry on being a 35-year-old NBA player: "I think overall I'm a better basketball player." 

Lowry on Jimmy Butler: "He makes sure everyone knows there's no F-ing around. You appreciate players like that."

Check back throughout the day for updates from media day. 

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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