Miami Heat center Bam Adebayo and former Heat and current Milwaukee Bucks guard Tyler Herro got into a physical altercation on Friday in Las Vegas, Nev., where Heat big man “struck” Herro in the face, according to ESPN NBA insider Shams Charania.
According to Charania, the “altercation occurred at a practice court in a Las Vegas hotel this morning … starting when Adebayo approached Herro about comments the guard made critiquing the center on social media after their seven-year run in Miami ended.”
Herro spoke to reporters for the first time since getting dealt in the Giannis Antetokounmpo blockbuster on Friday afternoon, saying “it’s all love” in Miami.
Well, I guess that’s not the exactly the case.
Last week, Herro posted a graphic on his Instagram story about who has the lowest mid-range field goal percentage in the NBA, mocking Bam Adebayo’s percentage (which ranked as the 10th-worst). Not long after, there were DM’s leaked, where Herro, allegedly, critiqued Adebayo and his pay.
When asked for a comment, Herro said “my only comment is no comment,” according to Ira Winderman of the South Florida Sun Sentinel.
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Bam is projected to receive a suspension of 1 to 3 games by the NBA for his off-court physical altercation with former teammate Tyler Herro. Analysts are comparing this to similar off-court punch incidents (like Isaiah Stewart’s 3-game suspension in 2024), though the exact length could be influenced by the timing of the incident and Adebayo’s clean disciplinary history.
Really the World Cup has had some big upsets and intriguing games. But, the best games will be from the semi finals on. Of the remaining teams, four teams are far better than the ones they faced in the quarterfinals, France, Spain, England and Argentina. I’m saying this at halftime of a 1-1 game. And though Norway is one of the 8 best teams, they are clearly a little inferior to England and I expect the Brits to prevail. And I’m also assuming Argentina will win, which is not definite, but it’s likely. Anyway,,the next round, Spain vs France and the Battle of the Falkland Islands, should be compelling.
30 knows futbol hfl knows football
Sunman knows foos ball.
Foosball was the first thing my son beat me at when he was growing up. Soon after he beat me at chess. I still have golf on him.
It was pretty obvious and that was my point.
But, there are some things I don’t like about the World Cup. And one of them is how the refs and the announcers appear to favor the best matchups for ratings. The red card in the Argentina/ Switzerland game, the VAR ruling when Argentina played Egypt, and a few other incidents appeared to at least make it seem like FIFA’s hands were on the scales.
But, the semi-finals, the first times superior teams are playing each other, should be worth watching even for us football fans.
You forgot how somebody called somebody.
This is the same fanbase that gets mad when bam does his buddy buddy mouth under their shirt hehe haha with Tatum whenever Mia plays the Celtics win or lose. Same fanbase that hates that but mad at bam for smacking Herro.
Ok got it
I mean could be built up resentment from being teammates all those years. He gets a pass from me on this one because he’s not known as that kinda guy I was shocked even when I heard this news. Also got a little excited for the future storylines for bucks heat I admit selfishly
rc u watching ladies wimbledon 2 czechs playing really
The internet will doom us all. Hope Bam’s girlfriend didn’t put him up to this.
The Athletic provided the following details, writing, “According to multiple sources who witnessed the incident and were granted anonymity to discuss a sensitive matter, Adebayo walked onto the courts, and Herro said something to him. Adebayo proceeded to walk over to Herro and, without hesitation, punch him. Herro’s AAU coach confronted Adebayo, and Herro yelled at his former teammate while being escorted out by security personnel. Both players left the scene on their own.”
While everyone is being up in anrms about this situation. I actually like it for bam and the team honestly, teams will be gunning for them again so they’ll have to be tough. Hey, what better way to do that than to sock your former teammate in the mouth for his twitter fingers during the offseason.
Hitting your former teammate of half of your his size in the face in the hotel is not really sign of toughness.
Smart player would wait for a game day, hit 80 % of mid range shots, defend him well not letting him score anything, and put elbow in his face at the end of the game.
A visit or two at the dentist should stop him making more dirty comments about quality of the former teammates game.
I m disappointment with Bam.
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“Hitting your former teammate of half of your his size in the face in the hotel is not really sign of toughness.”
Why do we do this constantly? So it was dumb of Tyler to talk shit then period. Mess around and find out where do you think that phrase comes from? And before you get to preaching. Everyone reaction is different to things. And everyone with eyes knows herro isn’t better than bam nor can he even breathe the same air as Giannis let alone be mentioned in convos with or about giannis.
If you don’t have anything nice to say don’t say anything at all. Yall be choirboys we don’t know what else was said or done before this happened
There is a provocateur or provocation behind every corner.
You cant punch them all in the face.
A smart, confident player would smile and say see you on the court. Then ask your teammates to help when the time comes. After the game saying, that this is not the game for little boys.
That would hurt much more then any punch in the face.
For every action is a reaction. That’s what happens, again every person is different you might say see you on the court someone else may sock you in the mouth if you say something to them
Where I live that’s a rear thing, and has consequences.
I lean more your way, but understand both sides. Bam had every right to be angry with Herro for his stupid comments. But the reaction by Bam was wrong on more than just one level. The reality is it could affect the whole team if he gets a suspension. Not a smart way to start off. They need time to gel and build chemistry.
Something like that… kids will hit, because they are kids. 30 year old should be smarter.
Damn I wish I lived in fantasy land with yall where people can do and say what they want and no consequences happen lmao. I just didnt grow up like that.
I was held accountable for shit I did and said when I was younger and also now that I’m older. That’s why I was never big on bullying because there is a consequence for that. Whether the person you bullied does something now or 20 years later that is a consequence for your actions. Which is what I told my son if you bully, pick on talk about anybody in that school or in life when you get older and they do anything to you ie beat you up or worse ☠️ you I won’t feel sorry for you. Now do I go around telling others to tell their kids what I told mines? No because others teach their kids how they want to teach them
Again we don’t know what else herro said or did to bam lmao. And who cares if yall are disappointed yall are the same fans that let this team run it back 6 times and stayed fans stayed giving your hard earned money too stop talking like yall aren’t gonna still be bams fans
“Something like that… kids will hit, because they are kids. 30 year old should be smarter.“
Again it’s another human being reaction not yours just because it’s how you would react does not mean everyone thinks like you or RC. Must be old ass men or something.
Yall must be herro fans
Nope.. Herro should pay for this… Just place, time and the way he did it were wrong. The basketball court, first game against the Bucks, beat him in basketball is the right choice.
“But the reaction by Bam was wrong on more than just one level. The reality is it could affect the whole team if he gets a suspension. Not a smart way to start off. They need time to gel and build chemistry.”
Suspended for what? Was it on nba grounds? Does bam has a history of being a bad guy? Was he provoked?
This the same fanbase that has a problem when bam doesn’t do shit like that on the court and when he be buddy with Tatum after the Celtics beat Mia this past season seen you definitely comment about not liking that but has a problem with this. Lmao make it make sense please
With the way the NBA treats the Heat, they’ll probably find some reason to suspend Bam—maybe three games, like Stewart got for his off-court punch
An issue does not need to happen on an NBA court for the league to take an action. It was not on NBA grounds. Bam doe not have a history of punching people out. Bam was definitely provoked. We will know soon enough if Silver takes action.
it will probably be internal disciplinary action like a financial fine or something like what happened to the Green-Poole situation but because this reportedly involved players from different franchises, the NBA could determine that it is more than just an internal team matter.
That said, there are also reasons why there might not be a suspension:
1.The altercation reportedly ended quickly.
2.Security separated the players.
3.Police were not called.
4.Neither team has announced disciplinary action yet.
5.Herro has publicly declined to discuss the incident
Hopefully just a fine or something internal.
Yes, those are valid reasons why this won’t become any type of multi-game suspension. This won’t hurt the Heat in any serious way.
Can’t we all just get along? I still wish Ty the best. I still will be cheering him on. And I still think of Bam as a player whose value and effort cannot be questioned. They had a little spat. Nothing else much to see here. It will be old news that no one will ever think about again in a week or less.
Well…that’s regrettable. Nobody wins this. Bam, Herro, Spo, whole Heat org. Certainly not a good optic.
The Toronto Raptors have officially cancelled the trade to acquire Kawhi Leonard.
Source? I looked and didn’t find that anywhere.
I can’t find. Only that trade has been put on hold pending resolution of improper supplemental endorsement contract.
I found it on FB. Apparently, they were mistaken.
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BREAKING: The Toronto Raptors have officially cancelled the trade to acquire Kawhi Leonard. The decision comes after the NBA ruled that Toronto would face potential future penalties due to an ongoing league investigation. Rather than take on those risks, the Raptors chose to void the deal, sending Kawhi back to the Clippers. Brandon Ingram and Gradey Dick will return to Toronto.
6 or 7 year playing together is a long time.
To think that Bam stood by Herro all these years, Herro’s name was on the trade block.
That the Heat drafted Herro out of Kentucky was not a coincidence.
I can understand Bam’s hurt, that this back stab came from Herro, whom Bam referred once in an interview as a brother.
They both need to walk their actions back, they may need each other again. This life is too short to hold grudges.
The Shams tweet has 26 million views, sad
Bad look for Herro criticizing another players money, even in private, showing no solidarity. But even worse for Bam who is 10x the player Herro will ever be and shouldn’t be concerned with what Herro’s saying. Heat succeeded in their goal of trading an All-Star in Herro for an All-NBA player, time to move on. Let Herro say whatever he wants, he may average 25 on MIL next year and make another All-Star but the Heat/Bam are trying to win the East.
wait til milw sees his d and when he gets injured which is a guarantee
56 games played is Herro’s season average over 7 years. That’s enough to make All-Star, Norm did it in 58 games last year. And enough for Herro to be among the most important trade deadline additions next year for contending teams if the Bucks decide to move him in season. But the main point is the Heat turned Herro into Giannis, which was the goal (to not move Herro unless the return was an All-NBA player).
He also threw Giannis under the bus for his low mid range percentage. Unprovoked. Not smart. Low IQ. What goes around comes around.
Herro can say whatever he wants, he’s an established player who trades insults with KD for example in game. But he is levels below Bam as a player, the mistake by Bam imo was to respond but it happens. Issue is now it’s the opening segment on sportscenter which isn’t good for a team that’s a legit contender, but it will blow over.
Bam does not have a reputation for being dirty, a fighter or an a-hole. Herro must not have known not to poke the bear. Hopefully, he learned a lesson.
Bam is front page news on tmz is the problem, don’t get provoked by someone insignificant like Herro in the first place is the issue. Easier said than done but guessing he wishes he could take that back. What’s done is done and just have to move on now
Herro is in the conversation now and looks tough for taking a shot from Bam and not complaining. Instead of what should be happening, not being talked about at all on a bad MIL team
Actually he looks like a little b**** for bad mouthing and provoking a mellow fellow like Bam. What has Bam done to him? Why did he throw Giannis under the bus too. Immature, childish behavior. Glad he’s gone.
he might have been a little buzzed when he made the posts.he sounds buzzed when he talks.do they still drug test in nba
I don’t think they do for weed.
I bet the vast majority of fans support Bam not Herro. After getting all butt hurt because he was traded, rather than striking out against Riley and Spo, he struck out against Bam. Very immature and misguided behavior.
I don’t see Bam’s reputation being damaged one bit. Folks realize he must have been provoked. Who knows what Herro said to him
that is not true bam is a sneak dirty player go look at what hes done to knicks players they have a video of his dirty hits
You haven’t been the same since that frontal lobotomy.
Herro has a punchable face, so this was bound to happen, especially when he talking crap about a fellow Kentucky player’s mid range shooting percent, and money he’s getting paid. Bam stood on business and hit him with a BAM!
face kinda normal.hes athletic looking.pretty fly for a white guy
I knew your were a founding member of the Tyler Herro Fan Club. I just didn’t realize you were the President.
bams a #3 option on a champ team.need derozan for #2 option.tylers a punk got punked but no one bam should take a swing at him.martian man owes us one after the rozier fiasco better not suspend bam but that type conduct deserves a susp
wemby 5 years 252 thats a bargain bam 3 years 160 .thats why we’re in a pickle that over inflated contract
It’s the same contract, 30% of the cap. Wemby taking the Brunson special to save ownership money has nothing to do with Bam (and is anti-solidarity from a players perspective). He’s probably making that 5% back in endorsements. He should be making 35%, the max allowed in the CBA, and in a fair system – no salary cap – he should be making >$100m a year as the odds on MVP favorite next year.
Actually it’s Wemby at just 25%? That’s essentially a big f u to any of his fellow union members looking for an extension now, Duren, Herro etc.
hes twice the player bam is whos twice the player punky no d always injured guy is.bams not max style player stat man hes a complimentary piece.btw the league will figure out how to slow wemby down lots nonchelant dusty rhodes elbows were keeping him from going down low alot in nyk series he became less effective with that physical play as series went on .to be mvp hes gonna have to bulk up .hes lucky shaqs retired,theres no good shaq type centers anymore.id rather have greek right now than him nobody can stop greek from hoop.of course greek is 31though.
Max style player doesn’t actually mean anything. Maximum contracts are just artificially low limits on wages set by the employer
And Wemby could win MVP next year without adding a single pound to his frame, he is the current favorite and almost won it last year already. An MVP talent and face of the league agreeing to the artificially low rookie scale max is good business for Spurs and management, bad for players.
films out be rough with him he gets little gun shy around basket.
The film on Wemby is him taking an average team without him to the finals in only his 3rd year. Ended up losing a very close series, -12 points over 5 games, and should have won game 2 and 4 with better coaching.
Hopefully Bam smacked the wig out of Herro
tyler has a point bams not worth max contract but keep it to yourself like i do .
There are very few players worth $60M-$70M per year? Some are only one ways on offense and matadors on defense. Bam is two-way player getting under $50M. Herro is pissed because he’s a one way and thinks he’s worth max.
is bam a top 20 player? maybe .hes over paid though herros a punk look at the way the guy talks.very talented offensive player never healthy no d.so happy hes gone and unc to.wish they wouldnt have signed simone hes not that good at either.nikos the great white hope left.
Simone is a volume 3PT shooter with positional size who shoots above league average from 3 and can create his own shot off of closeouts, there is no better use of a veteran minimum roster spot than that on a team with Giannis.
no better use stop it bs man hes a way below average player.hope hes the 14th guy
Heat getting rid of all the white sides and one brown side Lakers NBA’s new affirmative action champs.
lol lebron equal oppty league.
Psychology 101:
Passive-aggressive behavior is the indirect expression of negative feelings, such as anger or resentment, rather than addressing them openly.
Does Herro have anger/resentment issues he needs to address with professional help?
F around and find out!
Talk that smack… Get the smack!
Don’t talk no shit, won’t be no shit.
See, this should put to bed for good any speculation that Pat would ever ever ever trade Bam. Never is that happening.
The f××k. 25 game suspension,really?
Phew. Fake news. And hopefully, it stays fake.
Dumb move by Herro.
wonder what made herro trash bam. bams a big dude wrong guy to trash f u ty thats as classless a thing u could do .if your gonna trash somebody trash niko lol
Jealousy/envy.
for a guy whos always hurt plays no d hes doing pretty dam good.$$$there must of been something else i believe that led up to these classless remarks.just come on to hhh and say your sht i do nobodys smacked me up side the head. but hes right about bam hes overpaid.comeon sm i got my guard up im ready
UD must have been proud. 🙂
My guess is those comments were the cherry on top of some previous issues.
Bam showing Bron that he will do the dirty work lol
I like that Bam stood up for himself, wish some players on Miami would do that in game. Maybe this new team will.