Any semblance of a strong finish for the Miami Heat (32-41) relies on their emotional leader: Bam Adebayo.

When the Golden State Warriors visited the Miami Heat for Jimmy Butler's return on Tuesday night, the game ended not only in a blowout loss for the Warriors but also with Butler s

As the Miami Heat have won three straight games after beating the Atlanta Hawks on Thursday night, it has been an emotional past handful of weeks dealing with coming off a 10-game skid and even a recent return.

Leading up to the trade, the Heat suspended Butler without pay three times and Butler went public to express his desire to be dealt after the Heat declined to offer him the max contract extension

Jimmy Butler walked back to the Warriors locker room at the end of Tuesday’s game without exchanging any handshakes or words with his former Heat teammates and coaches. Bam Adebayo and Butler

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An NBA team usually has a player that represents their culture and spirit very well. For the past few years, Jimmy Butler was that guy for the Miami Heat. Since he left, many have thought of only one person who might be able to handle being the new face of the franchise — Bam Adebayo.

However, Bam Adebayo may have doubts about this upcoming run to secure a postseason berth. The Heat big man knows that they have won four straight after demolishing the Philadelphia 76ers but the thought of sustaining this streak lingers at the back of his mind, via Barry Jackson of The Miami Herald.

As Miami Heat star Bam Adebayo lead the charge against Jimmy Butler and the Golden State Warriors on Tuesday, it was a clear display of how significant he means to the team on and off the court. Being the Heat’s captain for the past two seasons since the retirement of Udonis Haslem,