Bam Adebayo took the NBA world by storm by scoring 83 points against the Washington Wizards, which is now the second most points ever recorded in a single game. He's now in the history books between Wilt Chamberlain and Kobe Bryant, and that's something no one can take away from him.
There are still people who will try to discredit what he did, and that's been happening a lot since he made history. One reason for this is that he surpassed Bryant, and some people think it is outrageous that he broke his record, especially the way he did it.
Lou Williams, who had the chance to play with and against Bryant, had a message for those who are complaining about Adebayo's historic night.
"If you're a true Kobe Bryant fan, and you respect Kobe Bryant, you know that Kobe Bryant constantly hunted records and history, and he wanted those things," Williams said on the Run It Back show. "That's what we sign up for. We sign up to be competitive, that's who we are. So if you really respect Kobe Bryant, you know he has a Mamba mentality. I promise you, he was going to get those 100 points; he wasn't thinking about Wilt Chamberlain. He was thinking about getting a record. That's who he was as a competitor.
"If you're a true Kobe Bryant fan, and you respect Kobe Bryant, you know that Kobe Bryant constantly chased records and history."
Lou Williams complained about fans dropping Bam Adebayo's 83 points and Kobe's 81 points.
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"For anyone watching this, it's just disrespectful to Kobe Bryant, who just has a history of being revisionist. That guy wanted to take everybody's head off. So if you respect him, cherish him, and love him the way you do, know that he would have hunted anybody down."
Bryant was definitely the ultimate competitor, and he was going to do anything to win. That's why Williams thinks people shouldn't complain about Adebayo, because Bryant would have done the same if he had the chance.
