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Shaquille O’Neal was in Canada and couldn’t catch the moment live when Bam Adebayo set the second-highest single-game scoring record with 83 points. Since then, though, the four-time NBA champion has shown support for the Heat star through social media and interviews.
Bam Adebayo averaged just 7.5 field-goal attempts per game during his one collegiate season at Kentucky, and former head coach John Calipari joked he was clearly holding the Miami Heat star back during that 2016-17 campaign.
During a segment on Saturday Night Live, host Michael Che delivered a humorous jab at Bam Adebayo’s record-setting performance.
A new mural in Los Angeles linking Bam Adebayo and Kobe Bryant has sparked a huge reaction from NBA fans, with many already predicting it will not last long. The artwork appeared shortly after Adebayo’s record-breaking scoring performance.