Hoops Rumors

Jaime Jaquez Jr. and Norman Powell both played through injuries on Saturday as the Heat picked up a win over Portland, writes Anthony Chiang of The Miami Herald. Miami was already short-handed with Bam Adebayo missing his second straight game due to a sprained big toe and Tyler Herro still recovering from offseason ankle surgery, so Jaquez and Powell were both needed despite … [Read more...] about Heat Notes: Jaquez, Powell, Up-Tempo Approach, Jovic

Bam Adebayo will miss tonight’s game against Charlotte, but the Heat are relieved his injury wasn’t much worse, according to Anthony Chiang and Barry Jackson of The Miami Herald. Adebayo was diagnosed with a sprained left big toe after undergoing an MRI on Thursday. There was fear that he might have suffered a more significant injury after colliding with Cameron Johnson early … [Read more...] about Southeast Notes: Adebayo, Larsson, George, S. James

Heat big man Bam Adebayo underwent an MRI on Thursday and has been diagnosed with a left big toe sprain, as Anthony Chiang and Barry Jackson of The Miami Herald relay. While it’s obviously unfortunate that Adebayo was forced to leave Wednesday’s loss in Denver and will also be out for Friday’s game vs. Charlotte, it doesn’t sound like the three-time All-Star will miss much time … [Read more...] about Heat’s Adebayo Out Friday; Jakucionis Available

A two-alarm fire broke out early Thursday morning at the multi-million dollar home of Heat coach Erik Spoelstra, Milena Malaver , Carl Juste and David Neal of the Miami Herald report. The Heat and Spoelstra returned on a chartered flight from Denver at 5 a.m. ET after the team completed a four-game road trip. That was approximately 25 minutes after firefighters were dispatched … [Read more...] about Southeast Notes: Spoelstra, Adebayo, Suggs, Miller

A former Hawks employee has been charged with fraud and embezzling $3.8MM from the franchise, according to an indictment brought last week by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Georgia, The Athletic’s Mike Vorkunov, Joe Vardon and Sam Amick report. Lester Jones, who was the team’s senior vice president of financial planning and analysis, reportedly charged … [Read more...] about Southeast Notes: Hawks Employee Indictment, Young, Larsson, Ball