Bam Adebayo’s 83-point game Tuesday night has seemingly forced the basketball world to pick one of two sides: Celebrate the second-highest scoring game in NBA history or dismiss it for how the final points were accomplished.
In the age of social media, everyone has a voice. And the negativity is often louder than the praise, which was the case after Adebayo’s historic night. Let’s be clear: All of Adebayo’s points didn’t come organically. But with that many points in a 48-minute game, some maneuvering had to happen. The Heat are entitled to an opinion too, which coach Erik Spoelstra laid out simply ahead of Miami’s game against the Bucks Thursday. He doesn’t care about the criticism. And he shouldn’t.
