Heat's Bam Adebayo joins Tyler Herro, Andrew Wiggins
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While Chicago has the tiebreaker, Miami still has the chance to win out and gain position over them with a victory on Wednesday night. Head coach Erik Spoelstra would say after the win over Philadelphia that it will be “fun” as this time of the season reveals a player's competitive nature as he predicts the contest to “feel like a playoff game.”
A shorthanded Philadelphia 76ers team has given opponents an opportunity to rest up some key guys who aren’t one hundred percent, as the Sixers have been struggling more than anybody in the NBA lately.
Q: Heavens to Wiggins what is going on here, Ira? There is a chance the Heat have only six more games left (if they lose in the play-in), so how can Andrew Wiggins not be out there? – Sanders.
Per Ira Winderman of The South Florida Sun Sentinel, Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra is unsure of exactly when Wiggins will be back with Miami. The 6-foot-7 swingman out of Kansas is sitting out the entirety of Miami's current three-game road trip. This Wizards clash represents the second game of the stretch.