On March 10, Bam Adebayo of the Miami Heat scored 83 points in their win over the Washington Wizards. Adebayo's 83 points were the most by a Heat player in history, and the 2nd-most in NBA history, behind Wilt Chamberlain's 100-point game in 1962. Adebayo overtook the late Kobe Bryant for 2nd place. The Mamba famously scored 81 points in 2006.
Adebayo's performance has been praised by many NBA legends, such as LeBron James, Dwayne Wade, Dirk Nowitzki and so many more, but many critcized his high number of free throws, his low field goal percentage, and the fact that the Heat should have pulled Adebayo out of respect for Bryant.
Personally, I think this is great. I never thought I would see the day Kobe's record would be broken. I understand that he took over 40 free throws, but at the end of the day, an 83 point game is an 83 point game. It's impressive no matter how it's done. And I am sure that if Kobe were here today, he would be thrilled watching Adebayo overtake him.
Adebayo's performance will live on forever, and people will remember where they were when they heard about it. Criticize it all you want, but he's just set foot into immortality.
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