While Bam Adebayo had his moments throughout Sunday’s NBA All-Star Game, it was largely a low-key look Sunday evening in Utah for the Miami Heat heart.
Selected by Milwaukee Bucks ahead Giannis Antetokounmpo for the workforce Antetokounmpo captained, Adebayo performed as the sport’s first substitute, when Antetokounmpo subbed himself out 20 seconds into the sport on the Utah Jazz’s residence courtroom.
Antetokounmpo, who sustained a wrist harm previous to the All-Star break, had drafted Adebayo eleventh out of the 14 reserves within the All-Star pool, with Antetokounmpo and rival All-Star captain LeBron James drafting their groups simply previous to the sport.
As for his highlights within the recreation gained by his workforce, Adebayo had a second the place he inbounded the ball off the again of Denver Nuggets heart Nikola Jokic. Jokic obtained fast retribution by stealing the ball again from Adebayo on the following possession.
Both of Adebayo’s baskets got here on dunks, with protection, Adebayo’s speciality, put apart through the occasion.
Adebayo performed 23 minutes in his workforce’s 184-175 victory, making each of his pictures and including an help. It was the second All-Star look for the 2017 first-round pick of Kentucky, this time because the Heat’s lone consultant. He had appeared alongside Heat teammate Jimmy Butler within the 2020 recreation.
Adebayo in any other case took a backseat to Team Antetokounmpo teammate Jayson Tatum, who was named the sport’s Most Valuable Player after scoring 55 factors, an All-Star Game file. Donovan Mitchell scored 40 factors for Adebayo’s workforce.
Adebayo and the Heat resume their schedule Friday towards the Milwaukee Bucks in the beginning of a three-game journey, returning to follow Thursday at Miami-Dade Arena.
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