While many NBA veterans celebrated Miami Heat star Bam Adebayo's historic 83 points, a fair share of the negativity originated from fans of the Los Angeles Lakers and Kobe Bryant. It was Bryant's 81 points that Adebayo surpassed, and count former Lakers forward and Bryant's former teammate Robert Horry as someone who wasn't exactly thrilled with the performance.
During a segment on Spectrum Sportsnet, Robert Horry criticized Bam Adebayo's 83 points during the Heat's win against the Washington Wizards, citing the alleged manner in which he accomplished the historic feat.
Horry said, "83 points is impressive. But it gets to a point where you have to respect the game. And I think there were moments in this game where it wasn't respected." "83 points is a lot, I appreciate the effort, and it's going to go down as the second-most points in the game. But it's like you always say on certain things, there should be an asterisk by it, I'm putting an asterisk by it. It's still a lot. I'm not taking anything away from Bam, it's a lot."
There is no doubt that what Horry was referring to was the end of the game in which the Heat intentionally fouled to extend the game and gain additional possessions to help Adebayo break Bryant's record.
Adebayo's historic night gives him the second-most points scored by an individual player behind Wilt Chamberlain's 100. He is now only one of three players to reach 80 or more points in a single game. Meanwhile, there are a few players who have hit 70 and above, including current players Luka Doncic, Devin Booker, Joel Embiid, Donovan Mitchell and Damian Lillard as well as former players Chamberlain, Elgin Baylor, David Robinson and David Thompson.
