Heat star Bam Adebayo says he’s always been a positive person, but after learning of the thumb injury that will sideline him for roughly six weeks, he understandably had a tough day on Wednesday, Anthony Chiang of The Miami Herald relays.
“I’m not the type of person that will put out negative energy. So I always think positive. But today was a downer,” Adebayo said after watching Wednesday’s lopsided loss to the Cavaliers. “But for these six weeks, I can’t change nothing about it. That’s my only option.”
Coach Erik Spoelstra says there’s no way to replace what Adebayo does for Miami and the team needs to weather the storm until it gets healthier.
“We need a little bit of time just to assess everything and formulate a new plan, a new direction,” Spoelstra said. “… Collectively as a group, we’ll make the necessary adjustments. When you lose an All-Star player, it’s never easy. But this is the league.
“When I look around the league, I see a lot of teams dealing with injuries and guys out and guys coming back. There’s a lot of that going on right now and we just have to weather the storm and recalibrate and figure out a new plan, new direction, which our guys are very capable of doing.”
Here are some more injury notes from around the NBA:
- Rockets coach Stephen Silas says rookie Jalen Green isn’t close to returning from his strained hamstring, according to Jonathan Feigen of the Houston Chronicle. “Nothing really new,” Silas said on Friday. “He is still injured. He is progressing in a good manner but slowly. We’re just going to continue to evaluate week-by-week. But he’s not going to play any time soon.”
- Pacers guard T.J. McConnell, who was previously said to be out “a while,” is wearing a cast and is now expected to be out for “weeks, not days” according to coach Rick Carlisle, the team announced (via Twitter). The Pacers also tweeted that T.J. Warren will not be playing in December, per Carlisle. He will have more scans on his foot at the end of month or in early January. Warren has yet to play a game this season after playing in just four games last season.
- Karl-Anthony Towns missed Friday’s game for the Timberwolves with a tailbone contusion, the team announced (Twitter link). Towns had a hard fall late Wednesday night. He did warm up for the game, which is a good sign that it should be a short-term injury.
- Mavericks big man Kristaps Porzingis was also sidelined for Friday’s game, per a team public relations announcement (via Twitter). He has a knee contusion. It’s unclear how long he might be out.
KP out again. Why they don’t put that man on high protein by now. Just going to keep happening until he gains 35-40 LBs.
“NBA Body” guys get injured at the same rate, maybe more, and never pan-out, and nobody says well his perfect NBA body is what caused it…
Lots of successful “skinny” NBA players
Most put on weight by the end of their careers if only Marginal, and some more
I’d say the bigger fellas have more problems with durability, and lasting than the lighter guys
Porzingis has always had a ways to go, and it looks like the durability of his Body, athleticism, and skill set didn’t develop to keep him in the league at a high level
Bummer for McConnell, he is a tough scrapper and a defensive pest.
Very good bench player.when bulls not yet got carushow, i really hopped bulls sign him.
Porzingis is being shopped, with no takers for that stupid contract he didn’t deserve
Nah. I’d be really surprised if he is… Cuban is not going to do that.
I believe he has been since last summer, and I believe the smoke to those rumors
Porzingis & Doncic are not a good fit with each other
Watch a game, and when they play top level opponents, and even some lower level ones, Doncic is just standing when KP has the ball and vice versa
KP not being mobile is killing Dallas, and he isn’t enough of a threat from outside to counter his lack of skill/quickness inside
Dallas lacks a mobile center to then take care of business while KP stands outside,(if KP was a gunslinger)
Dallas becomes slower & less mobile all the while throughout all this effort to fit KP?
Cuban is shopping KP, first taker with a good enough offer wins, if not now, by the end of the season
Man! I hope you’re right, NOROM. My gut says Cuban’s pride is standing in the way.
Btw. I agree with all your points and have been watching. Both pound the ball too much.
%sure said thought they should have traded for Wiggins. You? Me? I thought they should have made a better offer for R.Holmes.