Heat troll Bucks after Milwaukee references Bam Adebayo’s 83-point night
The good news for the Milwaukee Bucks on Thursday? They held Miami Heat star Bam Adebayo under 83 points. The bad news? Miami beat Milwaukee 112-105 and made sure to cheer afterward.
After an 83-point performance on Tuesday, the second highest in NBA history, Adebayo scored 21 points on 8-of-20 shooting. The Heat managed to defeat the Bucks after a strong first quarter and behind 28 points from Pelle Larsson.
Milwaukee’s third straight loss was followed by a postgame score graphic with a caption referencing Adebayo’s career-high game, writing: “Bam didn’t score 83 points.” Miami decided to mock the post, responding that Adebayo didn’t need to score that much to win the game.
I didn’t need to…clearly… https://t.co/3zWswkYKjw
– Miami HEAT (@MiamiHEAT) March 13, 2026
The Heat’s victory means they won the season series with the Bucks 2-1. Milwaukee is six games out of the final play-in spot on Thursday night, meaning the Bucks are unlikely to have a chance to answer if they meet in the playoffs.
Adebayo’s 21 points were the fewest of any player after scoring 75 in the previous game, according to ESPN Research. However, it extended his 20-point game streak to eight, tied for the second longest of his career.
Before Miami’s game against Milwaukee, head coach Erik Spoelstra defended his decision to keep Adebayo to score 83 points even though the outcome was in hand.
“I don’t apologize to anyone,” Spoelstra said. “Period.”
The Heat’s social media team seems to follow a similar mantra.
