Adebayo appeared to hurt his left foot during a collision with Nuggets forward Cameron Johnson about four minutes into Wednesday’s game. But he stayed in the contest, wincing in pain as he ran up and down the court before subbed out for his usual rest with 3:48 left in the first quarter.

The Miami Heat could be in the market to add a star to boost their playoff chances, but the most obvious bet has issues with the team.

The Heat hardly moved the needle after an extremely lopsided first-round playoff sweep by the Cleveland Cavaliers last spring.

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Last season was a wake-up call for the Heat, who were on the wrong side of a four-game sweep against the top-seeded Cleveland Cavaliers in what wound up being the most lopsided NBA playoff series ever after Cleveland won the four games by a combined 122 points.

Any debate about the most important player on the Miami Heat roster wound up being decided early in the eighth game of the season when Bam Adebayo went out with a foot injury.

The Miami Heat started their four-game road trip with consecutive losses but can finish with two wins when they face the Denver Nuggets on Wednesday night.

Check out the top five individual rebounding performances in the postseason for players wearing the Heat jersey. Juan Pablo Aravena, RotoWire.com More recently in 2020, Bam Adebayo joined Miami’s list for most rebounds in a playoff game. Home of elite ...

Guard Tyler Herro starts the season on the injured list recovering from ankle surgery, and the most important addition was veteran guard Norm Powell.