NBA News: Shock for the Miami Heat

The Miami Heat will have to do without All-Star Bam Debate several weeks. As the team announced on Wednesday, Debate must be operated in the right thumb due to a sideband rupture.

As Adrian Wojnarowski ( ESPN ) reports, the 24-year-old will be missing the HEAT four to six weeks and could thus miss between 15 and 20 games. The franchise had no indication of a possible comeback debates.

He moved in the injury on Monday at the 111: 120 defeat against the Denver Nuggets, in the game he was with 24 points, 13 rebounds and 6 assists best man on the side of the Heat. The starter role during Debate's absence is expected to go to Dewayne Demon. In the person of Mark eff Morris, another Big is currently due to a neck injury.

In recent years, Debate has made an impressive development to one of the best two-way centers of the Association. He is able to persist even after switches against most guards, he is offensive, he also serves as ball distributors. In 18 games in the current season, he came on average to 18.7 points, 10.2 rebounds, 3.2 assists and 1.1 steals.

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The HEAT is currently proud of third place in the Eastern Conference with a balance sheet of 13 wins to eight defeats. Currently, however, Miami also has to do without Jimmy Butler, who missed the games against Denver and Cleveland due to an injury to the cocurious bone.