Bam Adebayo spotted without shoes, but will he play against the Cavs?

As it is The Miami Heat defeated the Cleveland Cavaliers in overtime Monday night’s stunner, 140-138, the team was without a captain Bam Adebayo one more time. With Heat star Adebayo is dealing with a toe injurythe big man will miss another game with a sprained left toe that was listed on the injury report.

Miami would say yes to Adebayo after practice on Tuesday will miss his fourth straight game, after suffering the injury last Wednesday when the team faced the Denver Nuggets. However, if there is a good sign for an impending return, he would have no walking boots more than ever, according to a video by Anthony Chang of the Miami Herald.

Heat center Bam Adebayo doing some stuff after practice today (no boot). pic.twitter.com/r2VJRobuNKS

— Anthony Chiang (@Anthoni_Chiang) November 11, 2025

While Miami awaits the return of its captain, the team has continued to go about the business, winning every game he has missed, including an impressive victory over the Cavaliers, which concluded with an exciting dunk in the game. Since Wiggins was the one who made the basket, he would continue to speak what a big win for the team.

“It’s a confidence builder,” Wiggins said. “Even though we have some guys out, we’re still able to do what we do because of the system we’re in. And the guys just step up and work together. The coaches do a great job of putting us in a position to be successful.”

Andrew Wiggins talks about how a victory like this builds confidence. In another video, he says how this team differs mentally and physically.

Norman Powell was also mentioned as “the best (addition) of the summer…” #HeatNation pic.twitter.com/KZtJC9VtFi

— Zachary Weinberger (@ZachWeinberger) November 11, 2025

Andrew Wiggins’ dunk, game-winning dunk, Jovic’s pass out of bounds. Insane. 140-138 win over the Cavs. #HeatNation pic.twitter.com/PpbkApVKt5

— Zachary Weinberger (@ZachWeinberger) November 11, 2025

The Heat keep the ship afloat with another win, despite the absence of Bam Adebayo

Doc fans continue to react to the wild ending to the Heat’s win over the Cavaliers, it came at the end of a thrilling game in which each team threw haymakers at each other. After Donovan Mitchell made an impressive 3-pointer from the corner under duress, Miami would coach a viral game Erik Spoelstra revealed that it was a play diagrammed by assistant coach Chris Quinn.

Even the play was called “CK”, since Spoelstra has had the game in his back pocket for four years.

“When it got to that point, (Quinn) said, ‘Hey, we should run it. And I said, ‘You know what? There’s no better person to diagram it than the person who came up with the damn thing.’ It worked beautifully, I thought (Powell) sold it really well. And then (Wiggins) made a great cut on him, and then (Jovic) just put him on the edge of the rim, he couldn’t have made a better pass,” Spoelstra said.

“It was a classic game, fun to be a part of. It’s better when you win, and it was just play after play,” Spoelstra continued. “I felt like we made a lot of plays, but they were scoring, making plays or getting offensive rebounds and knocking down big shots, but we showed some grit.

Erik Spoelstra in that game-winner, had it on his card as “CK” for four years.

Chris Quinn saw the situation and said they should run it. “It worked beautifully.”

He called the victory a “classic game”. #HeatNation pic.twitter.com/PEfAThIvis

— Zachary Weinberger (@ZachWeinberger) November 11, 2025

Either way, it remains to be seen when Adebayo will return, but the Heat look to keep the ship afloat on Wednesday against the Cavaliers in a rematch.