Bam Adebayo Punched Former Teammate Tyler Herro In Las Vegas After Social Media Beef

Former Miami Heat teammates Bam Adebayo and Tyler Herro got into a physical altercation Friday morning at a Las Vegas hotel practice court, with Adebayo striking Herro in the head area.

The confrontation happened at a gym inside Resorts World Casino, in front of Herro’s AAU team, according to reports. Herro said something to Adebayo as Adebayo walked onto the court, and Adebayo then punched him without hesitation. Herro’s AAU coach intervened, and security escorted Herro out while he yelled at his former teammate. Both players left the scene on their own, and a Las Vegas police spokesperson confirmed that officers were not called.

The dispute traced back to social media comments Herro made critiquing Adebayo after their seven-year run together in Miami ended this summer, when Herro was traded to the Milwaukee Bucks as part of the blockbuster deal that sent Giannis Antetokounmpo to the Heat.

Herro had posted an Instagram graphic highlighting the NBA’s least efficient midrange shooters, on which Adebayo ranked 10th, and screenshots circulated online of a direct message exchange in which comments attributed to Herro questioned whether Adebayo’s defensive effort justified his three-year, $166 million contract extension.

The incident unfolded hours after Herro sat courtside for Friday’s summer league matchup between the Heat and Bucks at the Thomas & Mack Center, where Miami won 119-86. During a Prime broadcast interview before news of the altercation broke, Herro said seeing his former team felt like “all love in Miami” and that he’d caught up with several former teammates and coaches. He later declined to comment on the altercation itself, telling the Sun Sentinel he had no comment, and he left the arena after chatting with Bucks forward Jaime Jaquez Jr. and greeting Milwaukee’s summer league players.

Both organizations have kept their public response minimal. The Heat said in a statement that they were aware of the incident but weren’t commenting, and the Bucks likewise declined to comment.

Bucks coach Taylor Jenkins, asked about it on SiriusXM NBA Radio, said he didn’t know the specifics and had no comment. Neither Adebayo nor Herro has personally addressed the confrontation, and it remains unclear whether the NBA will investigate or take any disciplinary action.

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Article by Erik Meers