Bam Adebayo under fire for alleged dirty play against Mavericks
The Miami Heat big Adebayo drew criticism during Wednesday’s blowout loss to the Dallas Mavericks for an ugly incident. In the waning minutes of the fourth quarter, at which point Dallas already had a comfortable double-digit lead, Adebayo was trying to jockey for position down low and yanked on the arm of Mavs forward Derrick Jones Jr. (his old Heat teammate no less). Jones doubled over in pain and needed medical attention on the sideline, missing the final three minutes of the game.
The three-time All-Star Adebayo had a real stinker on Wednesday, finishing with eight points and three rebounds on 3-for-13 shooting as a team-worst minus-20 in the eventual 111-92 loss. But there is no excuse for that kind of reckless play.
Adebayo should know better, especially since current Miami teammate Kevin Love once suffered a major injury by getting his arm yanked in a similar way. Heat wing Duncan Robinson was also on the receiving end of such a play earlier this season and openly called it out as a dirty move.
