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Charles Barkley on Bam Adebayo: I like him a lot as a person. I think he represents everything that's good about the game. There was clearly some things about that game I did not like: The fouling, just giving him the ball every single time... Ernie Johnson: He says if you want to blame somebody, blame Brian Keefe, the Wizards head coach. He said he shouldn't have waited till I had 70 to start throwing another guy at me. Barkley: Yeah, but like I say, Bam, great accomplishment. People going to have a debate, but I'm never going to say anything bad about Bam cuz I got love and respect for that guy. He represents everything good about the NBA.
ESPN: "I know what it's like to be in that mode, ... as people can see it's not easy to hit 80." —Bam Adebayo after Luka dropped 60 PTS vs. the Heat 👀
"I know what it's like to be in that mode, ... as people can see it's not easy to hit 80."
— ESPN (@espn) March 20, 2026
—Bam Adebayo after Luka dropped 60 PTS vs. the Heat 👀 pic.twitter.com/AS9f7BG9mX
Anthony Chiang: The Lakers are listing LeBron James (foot arthritis), Luka Doncic (hip soreness) and Austin Reaves (forearm contusion) as questionable for tonight vs. Heat. Heat has formally ruled out Jaime Jaquez Jr (hip). Bam Adebayo is available.
Marc J. Spears: Heat say Andrew Wiggins (toe) has been ruled of tonight's game vs the Lakers. Jaime Jaquez, Jr. (left hip tightness) is listed as questionable. Bam Adebayo (calf) is listed as probable.
Vince Carter: I remember you saying ‘Oh, man. At 50 something… man, he just need to play three quarters and sit down.’ I'm over there like: ‘Nah, man, you need to see if you can get it.’ All of a sudden, it's just like the light came on with him… Give him the ball… We turned into real fans. Did you see maybe Devin Booker 71 or Luka’s 73…Now 80. I was a fan, man. It was just fun to watch and I know a lot of people had some things to say about it.” Tracy McGrady: “The thing is, teammates have just been giving [BAM] the ball and let the player go and have a historic night... That is what we do in this league.”
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Ira Winderman: Heat's Bam Adebayo (calf) upgraded to probable for Heat for Thursday vs. visiting Lakers. Andrew Wiggins (toe) again out. Jaime Jaquez Jr. (hip) questionable.
The job entails two requirements: attention to detail and tiny handwriting. Carrig’s scorecard is lined with green boxes that divide the first, second, third and fourth quarters. Along with fouls, he must track every made shot per player per quarter. If someone sinks a field goal, he delineates the difference with a little No. 2 or No. 3. Free-throw attempts are circles; makes get a tiny “X” scribed in the middle of them. Last Tuesday, Carrig doodled 43 of those circles for Adebayo. If carpal tunnel ever develops, he might have a case in court against the center who set the record for single-game free-throw attempts.
Bibby acknowledged that Kobe Bryant’s 81-point game is probably more impressive given the circumstances. “Bam (Adebayo)’s a Jordan guy, so it’s a great privilege, great honor that he got that,” said Bibby. “But, I mean, it’s almost like the All-Star game is — you’re up 20, and you’re fouling. You know what I mean? You guys saw the game. There’s really not much for me to say about it, everybody’s seen it. That’s the way it is. But 83 is a hard thing to get. I didn’t watch the game, so it’s hard to say. I just saw the highlights and the way people show it.”
Anthony Chiang: The Heat has downgraded Bam Adebayo (calf) to doubtful for tonight's game vs. Hornets. Pelle Larsson and Nikola Jovic have been upgraded to available.
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Anthony Chiang: Bam Adebayo to @TheJaxShow on calf injury: "I’ve been playing through it. But it got to a point that I had to sit down.” Adebayo is questionable for tonight vs. Hornets with right calf tightness.
Anthony Chiang: Erik Spoelstra to @TheJaxShow on Bam Adebayo (calf): "We want to make sure that he's feeling good. So we’ll be responsible with it. He'll continue to do around the clock treatment. If he's not able to go, Kel’el will step in there and then other guys will obviously have to step up."
NBA Communications: Los Angeles Lakers guard Luka Dončić and Miami Heat center-forward Bam Adebayo have been named the NBA Western and Eastern Conference Players of the Week, respectively, for Week 21 of the 2025-26 season (March 9-15).
Instead, he took the increasingly popular position of applauding Bam Adebayo, Erik Spoelstra, and the entire Miami Heat organization for going for it. He also channeled Bill Simmons in calling out the Washington Generals (Wizards) in saying that’s where anyone’s hate should be directed for their inability to stop him. “I don’t care if it’s your local church league. You get a chance to go for history, you go for it. And I’m so tired of all these podcasters and all these guys who never played the game talking about ‘oh the sanctity and they ruined basketball.’ I do not care. 83 is 83 and for Coach Spoelstra and for Bam to be getting a lot of hate from this, your hate is misdirected. Because it should be towards the Washington Generals. I know they’re the Wizards, but the way they were playing they looked like the Washington Generals. And that’s where your hate should be,” Miller said.
