Erik Spoelstra discussed the Miami Heat's upcoming series against the Philadelphia Sixers, including the difficulty of guarding both James Harden and Joel Embiid. 

"They have two guys that really know how to draw fouls and do it exceptionally well," said Spoelstra on Friday.

Spoelstra made his comments before Embiid was ruled out indefinitely due to an orbital fracture. 

Spoelstra added that Harden changes the look of the Sixers from their previous matchups.

"You're talking about an MVP player," said Spoelstra. "A guy who can manipulate the game; he can hurt you whether he's scoring or whether he's assisting, or whether he's just manipulating the defense."

Bam Adebayo said that he expects Jimmy Butler and Kyle Lowry to both be ready for Game 1 on Monday night.

"I'm expecting them to just get healthy day by day, honestly," Adebayo said. "If they can go, they can go. If they're not, we got to go out there regardless."

Miami Heat forward Markieff Morris was fined $25,000 for interfering with game play while he was on the bench. The incident took place during Game 5 of Miami's first round series against the Atlanta Hawks.

Morris grabbed and held Atlanta's De'Andre Hunter when Hunter had stepped out of bounds. Hunter was unable to reestablish himself inbounds before catching a pass, which results in a Hawks turnover.

Morris was issued a technical foul at the time, for interfering in live play while off the floor.

Jimmy Butler has been fined $15,000 for making an obscene gesture. The Miami Heat organization has also been fined $15,000 for posting the act on social media.

The incident, which took place from the team’s bench area, occurred with 1:43 remaining in the second quarter in the Heat’s 97-94 win over the Atlanta Hawks in Game 5 of their first-round playoff series on April 26 at FTX Arena.  

The Miami Heat advanced to the second round of the playoffs after beating the Atlanta Hawks 97-94 in Game 5 to win the series 4-1.

Playing without Kyle Lowry and Jimmy Butler, Victor Oladipo lead the team with 23 points on 8-of-16 shooting. 

"I remember a year ago today, around this time last year, I was sitting in a dark room by myself and just broke down," said Oladipo after the game. "Not because I quit, but because I was at the lowest point I could be at. And now, God has put me in this position today so I just made the most of it."

The Heat held Trae Young to 11 points in Game 5. Young averaged just 15.4 points in the series.

The Heat are also guaranteed at least six days of rest before playing the winner of the Sixers-Raptors series.

"We'll go back to our cave, bandage up, hopefully get healthy and then we'll see what happens in that series," Erik Spoelstra said. "But definitely the guys have earned a couple days of just quality rest and treatment."

The Miami Heat have ruled out Jimmy Butler for Game 5 due to right knee inflammation.

Miami enters the game with a 3-1 series lead against the Atlanta Hawks. The Heat already are playing without Kyle Lowry in the game. 

Through the first four games, Butler is averaging 30.5 points, 7.8 rebounds and 5.2 assists with a PER of 31.9, which currently ranks No. 1 during the 2022 NBA Playoffs. 

Kyle Lowry has been ruled out of Game 5 due to a strained left hamstring.

The Miami Heat enter Game 5 against the Atlanta Hawks with a 3-1 series lead.

In the regular season, Lowry’s strained hamstring would likely force him to miss more than a week.

Gabe Vincent will likely start in Lowry's absence while Caleb Martin and Victor Oladipo will receive minutes in his absence. 

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The Miami Heat won Game 4 in Atlanta to take a commanding 3-1 series over the Hawks. A big part of that success has been Miami's ability to keep Trae Young under wraps.

Sunday was the third time in four games that Young has struggled to find any traction against the Heat defense. He finished with just nine points on 3-of-11 shooting, with five turnovers.

For his part, Young was quick to compliment Miami's defenders.

"I haven't been guarded like this ... consistently, since high school," Young said.

The Heat will look to close out the series in Game 5 on Tuesday in Miami.

Kyle Lowry exited the Miami Heat's Game 3 loss to the Atlanta Hawks with a left hamstring injury. While Lowry doesn't think it is serious, the Heat are considering their veteran point guard to be day-to-day.

Lowry personally referred to his status as "hour-to-hour" and said that he still hopes to play in Game 4 on Sunday. But Lowry admitted that he'll get on the same with the Miami medical staff.

“I’ve got to be smart," Lowry said. “Myself and my team, the medical, we all have to be on the same page and all be in agreement.”

The Hawks won Game 3 in Atlanta to get back into the series. Miami leads the first round series 2-1 heading into Game 4.

Kyle Lowry suffered a hamstring injury in the third quarter of the Miami Heat's 111-110 Game 3 loss to the Atlanta Hawks.

Lowry, who did not return to the game, told Dave McMenamin of ESPN that he plans to receive "round-the-clock treatment" ahead of Game 4 on Sunday.

Lowry said that he does not plan on missing any time, adding "No, I'm Wolverine."

Erik Spoelstra added that the team will know more about the injury on Saturday.

"All I know right now is it's a hamstring. But I do not know the severity of it and we'll find out more tomorrow," said Spoelstra. 

The Heat currently lead the series 2-1.