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Heatâs Bam Adebayo leaves play-in game with lower-back injury
TL;DR
Bam Adebayo of the Miami Heat left the play-in game against the Charlotte Hornets due to a lower-back injury after a hard fall in the second quarter. He was assisted off the court and taken to the locker room.
CHARLOTTE â Miami Heat center Bam Adebayo was injured and forced to the locker room in the second quarter of Tuesday nightâs NBA play-in postgame game against the Charlotte Hornets at Spectrum Center.
Adebayo took a hard fall when tripped by the hand of Hornets guard LaMelo Ball while saving the ball from going out of bounds beneath the Heat basket with the Heat down 28-26.
Ball then scored 5-on-4 in transition, before the Heat called time with 10:58 left in the second period.
The entire Heat bench went out to check on their center, who then was helped off the court and into the locker room alongside Heat physician Harlan Selesnick.
Adebayo was replaced on the floor at that juncture by Kelâel Ware.
Adebayo at that stage was 3 of 3 from the field with three rebounds in his 11 minutes.
The Heat minutes later termed it a lower-back injury, with Adebayo questionable to return.
With Adebayo out, forward Andrew Wiggins closed the first half at center for the Heat.
Q&A
What caused Bam Adebayo's lower-back injury during the play-in game?
Bam Adebayo sustained his lower-back injury after being tripped by LaMelo Ball while attempting to save the ball from going out of bounds.
Who replaced Bam Adebayo after his injury in the play-in game against the Hornets?
Kel'el Ware replaced Bam Adebayo on the court after he was helped off due to his injury.