Giannis Antetokounmpo injury status Heat vs. Warriors, Digi Mart USA News: Miami Heat star Giannis Antetokounmpo is available for Thursday night’s game against the Golden State Warriors, according to a Sports Illustrated Betting update. Antetokounmpo had been dealing with a sprained right wrist that placed him on the injury report on Wednesday ahead of the Heat’s win over the Los Angeles Clippers.
Antetokounmpo was listed as probable for that game and played more than 40 minutes in a one-point overtime win. He shot 8-for-20 from the field and reportedly had his wrist heavily taped afterward, wearing an additional wrap over the tape.
Because Wednesday’s game went into overtime, there had been speculation that Miami could rest Antetokounmpo on the second night of a back-to-back. The Heat had not released an injury report for Thursday’s game, and they were listed as 7.5-point underdogs at DraftKings Sportsbook, which could indicate oddsmakers expected Miami to be short-handed.
This season, Antetokounmpo is averaging 28.3 points, 12.5 rebounds and 5.8 assists per game while shooting 56.2 percent from the field. Miami is off to a 3-5 start.
The article also examined a prop bet on Heat center Bam Adebayo, who is averaging 8.3 rebounds per game this season and has reached double-digit boards in only one game. The author argued that Adebayo’s rebounding total is less likely to clear its line against a Warriors team ranked seventh in the league in rebound percentage and fifth in opponent rebounds per game, though he could see more chances if Antetokounmpo sits.
Odds are subject to change.
