Bam Adebayo punched Tyler Herro over social media criticism in Las Vegas

Bam Adebayo and Tyler Herro were teammates on the Miami Heat for seven seasons before the team traded Herro to the Milwaukee Bucks last month as part of the massive Giannis Antetokounmpo deal. Herro reportedly shared some critical comments about Adebayo after the trade on social media, and the star big man didn’t like it. When their paths crossed again in Las Vegas during NBA summer league, it got physical between them.

Adebayo allegedly punched Herro on a practice court in a Las Vegas hotel on Friday morning, according to ESPN insider Shams Charania. Adebayo reportedly approached Herro about the social media post, and it ended with the new Bucks guard getting socked.

Herro’s comments allegedly came from a leaked conversation on What’s App. “It’s a mf making 60 million but they worried about me and what I do,” Herro said in the conversation. Here’s the full screenshot, with more excerpts below.

Here are some of Herro’s comments that seem to be about Adebayo:

• “Why are Heat fans so worried about me and what I do? But I’m not the best player on the team right ?”
• “You should get paid 60 million to be a top tier defender on some nights? I’m just wondering.”
• “Who did Cleveland prioritize taking away in the playoffs? Who did Boston prioritize taking away when Jimmy got hurt and we was the 8 seed?”
• “When I’m healthy I need help not the other guy”

Herro was asked about his Heat ties on Thursday and only had glowing things to say about most members of the organization, but he didn’t mention Adebayo:

We’ll update this story as it develops.