Miami Heat All-Star center Bam Adebayo will not face any discipline from the NBA after a physical skirmish with former teammate Tyler Herro, a league spokesman told multiple outlets on Thursday.
Adebayo confronted Herro regarding critical comments that the guard allegedly had made on social media concerning the value of the Heat team captain. Adebayo found Herro on a practice court Friday at the Resorts World Hotel in Las Vegas, with an AAU team that Herro runs.
According to reports, after Herro responded verbally, Adebayo struck Herro near his chin. Herro, now a member of the Milwaukee Bucks, was then restrained and the confrontation did not escalate.
“After discussing with the players involved and the NBPA, everyone would prefer to move on from this unfortunate circumstance, and no further action will be taken by the league,” the NBA spokesperson said in a statement.
Herro told ESPN last week that he wants to “move on” from the encounter.
“Honestly, I’m just trying to move past all of it,” Herro said. “I’m focused on Milwaukee and building something special. They obviously just traded the greatest player in their history, so we want to come in and help continue what they’ve been doing.”
Adebayo and Herro were teammates in Miami for seven years. On June 22, Miami traded Herro, Kel’el Ware, Jaime Jaquez, Jr. Kasparas Jakucionis, three first-round picks, a pick swap in 2030 and a 2033 second-round selection to the Bucks for two-time NBA MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo and Bobby Portis.
After the Heat were eliminated from the NBA play-in tournament, Adebayo made comments that he needed additional help from the team’s supporting cast if the team were to make deep runs in future playoffs.
Herro, who only played in 33 games in 2025-26, then appeared to question whether Adebayo was worthy of his near-$60 million salary in leaked direct messages between him and a fan on social media. Also among his comments was, “If I’m healthy, I’m the one who needs help.”
Adebayo got to Miami two years before Herro. In nine seasons, Adebayo has averaged 16.2 points and 9.0 rebounds per season. He earned All-Defensive first-team honors in 2023-24 and was named an All-Star in 2019-20, 2022-23 and 2023-24.
Herro, the 2021-22 Sixth Man of the Year award winner, was an All-Star in the 2024-25 season, when he averaged 23.9 points, 5.5 assists and 5.2 rebounds per game. He averaged 19.5 points per game in seven seasons with the Heat.
–Field Level Media
