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NBA Declines to Discipline Bam Adebayo After Las Vegas Altercation

After talks with the players plus the NBPA, the league chose not to take action and left teams to decide whether to address the matter internally.

Overview

  • The league announced on July 16 that it will not punish Bam Adebayo or Tyler Herro after discussions with both players and the National Basketball Players Association.
  • Reports say the confrontation occurred on July 10 at a practice court inside the Resorts World Hotel in Las Vegas when Adebayo confronted Herro about leaked social-media messages that criticized Adebayo.
  • Multiple accounts, including ESPN and Reuters, say Adebayo struck Herro and that Herro was restrained by others with no serious injuries reported and no arrests made.
  • Neither the Miami Heat nor the Milwaukee Bucks issued detailed public comments and reporting indicates the Heat do not plan to fine or suspend Adebayo internally.
  • The decision closes the league’s review for now but leaves open how the teams will manage relationships and how future Heat-Bucks meetings may rekindle attention to the split between the former teammates.