News about Bam Adebayo

On Monday, The Athletic reported that Team USA is finalizing 11 of its 12-man roster for the games. According to the Athletic's sources, the players cemented in place combine for 11 NBA titles with four former MVPs. Guards Jayson Tatum, Devin Booker, Jrue Holiday, Tyrese Haliburton, and Anthony Edwards have committed to international duty. Meanwhile, bigs Bam Adebayo and James' Lakers running partner, Anthony Davis, will help bolster the front court for the stars and stripes.

Joel Embiid will miss Sunday's NBA All-Star game due to a knee injury and will be recalled by Miami Heat center Bam Adebayo, who will start his first All-Star game as a replacement. Doc Rivers, the Milwaukee Bucks' head coach who will lead the East All-Stars, made the official decision to emotion Adebayo. Since Jonathan Kuminga landed on it in January 30 against the Golden State Warriors, the embiid hasn't played. After wrangling on the court, Emiid walked to the locker room under his own authority.

Bam Adebayo and Bradley Beal performed their muscles with a joking moment during the game between the Phoenix Suns and the Miami Heat. Adebayo of Miami flexed both his biceps and his hips before bouncing into Beal, Phoenix. Beal returned the favor before laughing and then patting Adebayo on his head before the game came back.

'It's not known to the Blazers concerning the draft, free agency, or his future,' Damian Lillard and the Blazers haven't been in touch with them,' according to Bleacher Report's Chris Haynes after Thursday's NBA Draft. Following yet another poor showing from Portland this season, the star guard's career-best 32.2 points per game, Lillard has been the subject of raging trade rumors. Haynes' study will only raise hopes that Lillard, who was drafted by the team in 2012, will eventually ask out of Portland after the team selected Scoot Henderson with the No. 24. Overall, a 3rd pick.

With a 108-95 victory in Miami on Friday night, the Denver Nuggets extended their NBA Finals lead over the Heat to 3-1. Now the two teams are in Game 5 in Denver, where they split Games 1 and 2.

Multiple media outlets announced that Miami Heat center Cody Zeller has been promoted from questionable to probable for Game 2 of the NBA Finals against the host Denver Nuggets on Sunday. Since logging just eight minutes in Miami's 104-93 loss on Thursday, Zeller, who is also the back-up to Bam Adebayo, is dealing with a swollen right foot. In the setback, he missed his lone shot from the floor and had three rebounds. Zeller, 30, averaged 6.5 points and 4.3 rebounds in 15 games (two starts) with the Heat this season.

Not since Boston and Los Angeles in 2020 has the sports world's attention and curiosity been so concentrated on one area of America as Florida in 2023. The Boston Red Sox were reigning World Series champions, the New England Patriots were Super Bowl champions, and the Boston Bruins had reached the Stanley Cup Finals by the summer of 2019. The following year was devoted to Los Angeles, where the Dodgers snapped a 32-year championship drought ended and the Lakers claimed their first NBA title in the bubble.

The Heat did the previously unthinkable on Monday night, losing three games in a row to the Celtics, becoming their second worst No. 2 in the country. The 8 seed ever to qualify for the NBA Finals. And with a 103-84 road win that gave Miami the Eastern Conference crown, Jimmy Butler was clearly in no mood to celebrate, refusing to accept the trophy from colleague Bam Adebayo during the postgame coronation. Butler even hinted at a future series by telling the center that he'd 'hold the next one.'

In a complete team effort at the raucous TD Garden, the Miami Heat were defeated 110-97 by the Boston Celtics. Boston, who had lost five of its last seven home playoff games, was facing yet another elimination game. Miami failed to close the book once more after leading 3-1 in the Eastern Conference Finals. They will be able to do so in Game 6 on Saturday night on their home floor.

After falling into a 0-3 hole against Miami in the NBA's Eastern Conference Finals, the Boston Celtics need a miracle to keep their season alive. Jimmy Butler and Bam Adebayo were their usual productive selves in Florida on Sunday night, but Gabe Vincent gave the home team a huge 128-102 victory. The Heat Heatherons continue to practice in Miami on Tuesday, where they have a chance to sweep last year's NBA Finalists on home court.

On Wednesday night, the Heat quieted a largely defening Boston crowd to advance to Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Finals, defeating their hosts 123-116 at TD Garden. At halftime, the Celtics led by 11 and appeared to be in complete control of the game. Miami exploded in the next quarter, beating Boston 46-25, and then carried on through some tense last few minutes of the game.

After going through to the Eastern Conference Finals, Bam Adebayo had a whizzing night on Friday, and it didn't stop. Adebayo was participating in his postgame press conference when his mother was interrupted, as is normal. Adebayo hung up after his phone rang and told reporters to 'hold up' before answering the call.

Jimmy Butler had 27 points and 10 assists, Bam Adebayo had 23 points and 13 rebounds, and the Miami Heat won by 109-101 on Monday night, putting them one win away from their third trip to the Eastern Conference finals in the last four years. Max Strus scored 16 points, Kyle Lowry added 15, and Caleb Martin had 10 points for the Heat. The No. 1 in Miami is the No. 1. With Game 5 - and the first possible clincher - awaiting in New York on Wednesday night, 8 seed leads the East semifinal series 3-1. For fifth-seeded New York, Jalen Brunson had 32 points and 11 assists, RJ Barrett had 24 points, and Julius Randle had 20 for the Knicks before fouling out with about three minutes remaining.

The Los Angeles Lakers threw the Indiana Pacers 112-111 on Thursday night, LeBron James had 26 points, seven rebounds, and seven assists, bringing him within 63 points shy of becoming the NBA's career scoring leader. James has 38,325 points, with Kareem Abdul-Jabbar holding the record at 38,387. "I just knew my game was more on the interior tonight," James said. "Needed to get some rebounds," says the author, "I felt like we were attacking, particularly in the fourth quarter."

If qualifying for the tournament, USA Basketball's men's team will enjoy a reduced travel schedule at next year's FIBA World Cup, where the Americans will play all of their games in and around Manila, the Philippines' capital. After offering the opportunity to select one team to accommodate through the group stages, FIBA made the announcement on Monday. Team USA was selected by the Philippines and would also host the tournament's final stages from the quarterfinals to the grand finals. USA Basketball will be able to remain in the Manila area throughout the tournament, which is good news coming off a disappointing seventh-place finish in China last year, when several squads investigated travel concerns.

Miami Baham Adebayo had 30 points, two free throws, to put Miami up for good with 35 seconds left, and the Heats had a 13-point deficit in the fourth quarter to defeat the Phoenix Suns 113-112 on Monday night. Phoenix had three chances on its final possession - a missed layup by Cameron Payne, a Devin Booker jumper that Jimmy Butler blocked, and a Booker 3-pointer that fell short. For Miami, Butler had 16 points, 13 rebounds, and seven assists. Caleb Martin and Kyle Lowry each scored 15 points for Miami, which fell to.500 at 7-7.