Overview
- On Thursday, Oct. 1, 2026, Bam Adebayo told the Makeshift Podcast he “went for it” and said he “doesn’t give a f—k” about critics of his scoring outburst.
- Adebayo’s comments refer to a game last season in which he scored 83 points against the Washington Wizards, the second-highest single-game total in NBA history and a mark that passed Kobe Bryant’s 81.
- He said he reached 70 points with about nine minutes left, deliberately kept shooting because he feared he might never get another chance, and called himself a Kobe admirer while noting their different career shot profiles.
- The performance drew heavy criticism from many fans, especially Kobe supporters, and renewed questions about Miami coach Erik Spoelstra’s choice to keep Adebayo in against a Washington team that finished 17-65.
- Beyond the immediate reaction, Adebayo’s remarks have widened the debate over stat-chasing versus competitive integrity, left his legacy and reputation for sportsmanship under scrutiny, and set up possible further comments from the Heat and league observers.