Heat center Bam Adebayo has cleared the NBA’s health and safety protocols, according to an announcement from the team on Saturday, priming him to return for Miami’s opening round playoff game against Atlanta.
According to The Athletic’s Joe Vardon, Adebayo said he expects to be on the court when the No. 1 seed Heat take on the No. 8 Hawks in Game 1 of the first round playoff series on Sunday. The 24-year-old center missed Miami’s regular-season finale against Orlando last Sunday, but said that he was asymptomatic while in the league’s protocols with COVID-19, per Vardon.