Disgusting: Bam Adebayo stat-pads his way to 83 points as Heat foul up 25 to keep feeding him

Bam Adebayo scored 83 points in the Heat–Wizards game Tuesday night, officially moving past Kobe Bryant for the second-most points in a single game. Unfortunately for not only Kobe but the NBA as a whole, the whole thing turned into a complete clown show.

To start, 36 of those 83 points came from the free-throw line. Some of the fouls were legitimate, sure. But as the game dragged on, it became pretty obvious what was happening.

With Miami up 25 and under two minutes left — against the 16-win Washington Wizards, mind you — the Heat started intentionally fouling to keep getting Bam Adebayo the ball. The goal was clear: push him past Kobe.

If Miami was actually interested in playing basketball the right way, Bam Adebayo doesn’t get to 83. Not even close. So yeah, technically the number goes in the record books, but at least in my mind, it doesn’t mean much.

It’s complete bullshit.

Bam Adebayo stat-pads his way to 83

The Heat are fouling while up 25 to try and get Bam Adebayo more point, madness.

😂 😂 pic.twitter.com/kThjjCpEb0

— SM Highlights (@SMHighlights1) March 11, 2026

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This whole thing isn’t cute to me. Maybe it’s because I just turned 30 and I’m officially entering Unc status, who knows. Either way, it rubs me the wrong way. It feels like a slap in the face to people who actually enjoy the game. How is anyone supposed to be impressed by that? How does it hold any real weight in the record books? They basically bent the rules to squeeze out more points, and none of them seemed to have a shred of shame about it.

Maybe they just don’t give a fuck, which is their prerogative, I guess. But if anything, all this really proves is that the NBA has become a Mickey Mouse league. Adam Silver is so desperate for eyeballs that stuff like this happens without anyone stepping in. It’s embarrassing.

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Players chase stats in every sport, that’s not the issue. The problem is that Miami was basically gaming the system to get Bam Adebayo his record. Imagine if Saquon Barkley needed a certain number of yards to break a record, and the Eagles — already up four touchdowns — started calling timeouts just to preserve the clock and keep feeding him the ball. Philly has actually done the exact opposite of that in similar situations.

It is what it is. I’m not going to keep yelling at the clouds about it. Just needed to get that off my chest so I can move on with my day. Cheers.