After the Heat beat the Spurs, Erik Spoelstra speaks on the Bam Adebayo-Kel'el Ware pairing.

As Jimmy Butler is playing with the Miami Heat, he was not the focus of the team’s win over the San Antonio Spurs on Friday, 128-107. While the Heat still deals with the drama involving Butler, they g

A sense of a drama has been in the air for weeks with the Miami Heat, and drama was exactly what was delivered Sunday at Kaseya Center. Even more dramatic was the drama did not involve Jimmy Butler. Instead,

Amid an up-and-down season for the Miami Heat, Bam Adebayo has remained a steady, influential force for the franchise that drafted him 14th in 2017.

Adebayo's numbers have been head-scratching as he has one of the worst true shooting percentages, which also measures the value of three-point shots and free throws, and even has been struggling close to the paint and restricted area. As he works to figure it out, he would express that his role on the offensive changes frequently.

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Bam Adebayo, Kel’el Ware offer initial dual Miami Heat intrigue. Now the question is how much more and if there will be a permanence.

The defeat to the Lakers also marked the first game back by Heat center Bam Adebayo as he missed the Clippers game because of a lower back contusion. He suffered the injury in the win over the Portland Trail Blazers last Saturday after a bad fall right on the back which made him inactive for the first time this season.

That’s because Heat coach Erik Spoelstra played three-time NBA All-Star center Bam Adebayo and rookie center Kel’el Ware together for an extended stretch for the first time during Sunday’s 128-107 home win over the San Antonio Spurs ... and the double-big combination looked better than anybody could have imagined.

Playing in a larger role, Heat coach Erik Spoelstra was encouraged by what he saw from rookie Kel'el Ware to help spark a win over the Spurs.

Besides Adebayo and Jaquez, the team was led by Nikola Jovic who had a team-high 20 points off the bench and also showed some impressive play-making four assists and six rebounds. The Heat's All-Star hopeful Tyler Herro had an off-game with nine points as he was playing with a knee contusion.

Bam Adebayo (lower back contusion) is out tonight vs. Clippers. It marks the first game that he has missed this season. Heat also without Josh Richardson, Jimmy Butler and Dru