Miami Heat's Bam Adebayo Now Listed As Probable Against New York Knicks
Miami Heat center Bam Adebayo was upgraded to probable for Friday's game against the New York Knicks.
He missed Wednesday's game against the Cleveland Cavaliers because of a bruised hip.
Here's the game preview:
Game time: 7:30 p.m., ET
Where: Madison Square Garden
TV: Bally Sports Sun
Betting line: Heat +3
VITALS: The Heat and Knicks meet for the first of three matchups this season and their first in the NBA In-Season Tournament. Last season, New York won the regular season series, 3-1, but Miami knocked the Knicks out of the playoffs last year in the Eastern Conference Semifinals, 4-2. The Heat are 65-69 all-time versus New York during the regular season, including 36-30 in home games and 29-39 in road games.. For the Heat, Bam Adebayo (hip) is probable and Kevin Love (personal reasons), Tyler Herro (ankle), Jamal Cain ( G League) and RJ Hampton (G League), Cole Swider (Two-Way) and Nikola Jovic (G League) are out. For the Knicks, Charlie Brown Jr., (G League), Dylan Windler ( G League), Jacob Toppin (G League) are out, Evan Fournier (ankle) is questionable.
PROJECTED STARTERS
HEAT
G Duncan Robinson
G Kyle Lowry
C Thomas Bryant
F Haywood Highsmith
F Jimmy Butler
KNICKS
F R.J. Barrett
F Julius Randle
C Mitchell Robinson
G Jalen Brunson
G Donte Divincenzo
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Heat coach Erik Spoelstra on Bam Adebayo's status: "It's not a lingering thing, he's padded. He just took a hard fall in the Chicago game in the same exact spot that he did earlier in the season when he had to miss a game. He was able to do some things in shootaround but not jump."
Shandel Richardson covers the Miami Heat for Inside The Heat, a Fan Nation channel for Sports Illustrated. He has covered the NBA since 2010.
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