Former Miami Heat teammates Bam Adebayo and Tyler Herro got into an altercation on Friday morning on a practice court in a Las Vegas hotel, with new details now coming out about the confrontation and lingering issues.
ESPN's Shams Charania first reported on Friday night that Adebayo and Herro got into a physical altercation on the practice court. Adebayo reportedly approached Herro regarding comments his former teammate made on social media, with the confrontation escalating into a physical altercation in front of onlookers.
Herro, now with the Milwaukee Bucks, was seated courtside at the Thomas & Mack Center ahead of Friday's summer league matchup between Miami and Milwaukee. He greeted several of his former team members and new Bucks teammates before the altercation with Adebayo.
It all stemmed from a few weeks ago, when leaked screenshots of direct messages sent by Herro took aim at his former teammate. Among them, the young guard questioned why an "elite defender be making $60M a year?" when other former Miami stars didn't get lucrative contract extensions.
Heat reporter Barry Jackson of the Miami Herald shared on X that there had been "some level of resentment" from several former Miami players that the organization seemed to center itself around Adebayo. Not only did the All-Star center land a lucrative three-year, $166 million contract extension in the summer of 2024, but his name also never surfaced in NBA trade rumors. Evidently, that struck a nerve with some of his former teammates.
ESPN's Shams Charania first reported on Friday night that Adebayo and Herro got into a physical altercation on the practice court. Adebayo reportedly approached Herro regarding comments his former teammate made on social media, with the confrontation escalating into a physical altercation in front of onlookers.
Herro, now with the Milwaukee Bucks, was seated courtside at the Thomas & Mack Center ahead of Friday's summer league matchup between Miami and Milwaukee. He greeted several of his former team members and new Bucks teammates before the altercation with Adebayo.
It all stemmed from a few weeks ago, when leaked screenshots of direct messages sent by Herro took aim at his former teammate. Among them, the young guard questioned why an "elite defender be making $60M a year?" when other former Miami stars didn't get lucrative contract extensions.
Heat reporter Barry Jackson of the Miami Herald shared on X that there had been "some level of resentment" from several former Miami players that the organization seemed to center itself around Adebayo. Not only did the All-Star center land a lucrative three-year, $166 million contract extension in the summer of 2024, but his name also never surfaced in NBA trade rumors. Evidently, that struck a nerve with some of his former teammates.
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