Following the Miami Heat’s 134-121 loss to the Boston Celtics on Wednesday night, Bam Adebayo called the officiating “unprofessional” for being ejected after receiving two technical fouls.
At the end of the fourth quarter, Adebayo was issued a pair of technicals with 24 seconds left. The first technical was called by referee Tony Brothers and the second by official Nick Buchert.
Per multiple NBA betting sites, the Heat have the 13th-best odds to win the championship in 2023. A few sportsbooks show better odds for the Philadelphia 76ers and Cleveland Cavaliers.
#Heat’s Bam Adebayo’s calls officiating decorum ‘unprofessional’ in wake of ejection vs. #Celtics #NBA https://t.co/WbaAnRK5eU pic.twitter.com/Ud3lWpuski
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“I mean, me personally, I don’t really get bent out of shape about fouls,” Adebayo said after the loss at TD Garden. “My biggest thing is like, my mom taught me ever since I was younger, if somebody’s talking to you, you look at them dead in the eyes.
“I feel like that’s unprofessional when players come to try come talk to you and you don’t look at them and, you know, acknowledge them. I feel like that has to be addressed. And that’s conversations we don’t get to see, we don’t get to hear when they go in their corners. I feel like they should be put on the podium and have to explain certain situations throughout the game.”
Bam Adebayo blasts officials after getting ejected late in the fourth quarter of the Heat’s 134-121 loss to Celtics
Adebayo and Max Strus led the Heat in scoring with 23 points. In 39 minutes of action, the sixth-year center also contributed six rebounds, five assists, and two steals against the Celtics.
Furthermore, due to a sore right knee, the Heat were without Jimmy Butler for a seventh consecutive game. Strus’ five three-pointers kept Miami in the game for a bit.
Through 20 starts this season, Adebayo is averaging 20.7 points, 9.3 rebounds, 3.3 assists, and 1.1 blocks. In addition to amassing nine double-doubles, the All-Star is shooting 53% from the field as well.
Tony Brothers just ejected Bam Adebayo.
There’s 24 seconds left in the game.
Lol.
— Hot Hot Hoops (@hothothoops) December 1, 2022
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