After Miami Heat center Bam Adebayo expressed disappointment with his place in the Eastern Conference standings this season, he has something to celebrate, which was mentioned jokingly with Prime Video’s Udonis Haslem. Haslem, the Heat veteran who holds the franchise record for most rebounds in a career (5,791), will soon be tied for second in franchise history for most rebounds.
When Adebayo joined the squad for his postgame interview following Saturday’s 115–105 win against the Houston Rockets, host Steve Nash joked that Haslem was disappointed to see Adebayo take his heat. franchise recordAccording to NBA on Prime.
Nash said, “UD is so salty here that you’re going to pass him on the all-time rebound list with the Heat,” to which Adebayo asked Crews how close he was to surpassing Haslem.
Adebayo is 245 rebounds away from reaching Haslem’s franchise record.
“Sorry, OG,” Adebayo said. “I love you to death. I’ll give you the game ball if you want. But you know the record is mine, buddy.”
“You know the record is mine, buddy.”
Bam Adebayo says he will give @ThisIsUD Game ball the day he breaks UD’s franchise rebounding record ??? pic.twitter.com/XsbSG4Gr60
– NBA on Prime (@NBAonPrime) 28 February 2026
Udonis Haslem expressed zero interest in collecting Adebayo’s game ball when he eventually surpasses Haslem’s all-time Heat record, which he anticipates will happen before the end of the regular season. Adebayo finished with 24 points and 11 rebounds in Saturday’s win against the Rockets.
Dwyane Wade questions Bam Adebayo’s Heat claim
Hall of Famer Dwyane Wade questioned Bam Adebayo’s opinion on the Heat, who are considered a talented team beyond the play-in round of the postseason. Wade also addressed Adebayo’s speech during Prime Video’s pregame broadcast Discussing his team’s recent defeat.
“The same thing I asked Bam… Are you there? That was my voice note to Bam.”
Wade continued by emphasizing that results ultimately determine where a team stands in the hierarchy.
“Because men lie, women lie, numbers don’t lie. But I will say this, what Bam told me was – I think his disbelief and probably the team’s disbelief is due to them being first in overall pace, top five in scoring, top in defense so all the numbers are there. They have three guys now. [Norman Powell]balm, [Tyler] Heroes who have been All-Stars, so you also have guys who have talent. So, I believe there is some mistrust coming from that.
DeWade sent a voice note to Bam Adebayo regarding his comments on the Heat being better than a play-in team:
“Do you?… Because men lie, women lie, numbers don’t lie.”
(via @NBAonPrimeh/t @heatculture13)pic.twitter.com/cnd3NOtctw
– Legion Hoops (@LegionHoops) 28 February 2026
Adebayo and the Heat responded with a 10-point win against the Rockets on Saturday.
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