Memphis Grizzlies guard Desmond Bane (22) grabs a rebound ahead of Miami Heat center Bam Adebayo (13) during the first half ...

For the first time this decade, Adebayo missed out on making either of the All-NBA Defensive teams. The star big man is one ...

MIAMI — Despite anchoring the NBA’s ninth-ranked defense, Miami Heat big man Bam Adebayo for the first time in six years was not among those named Thursday to one of the NBA’s All-Defensive ...

Advertisement On the surface, Miami’s 11th-ranked defense seems standard ... guarding an opponent’s best scorer, which allows Bam Adebayo and Jimmy Butler to be more defensively versatile.

Instead, rather than breaking out, Adebayo seemingly faded into the background this season, a concerning trend as the 27-year-old enters what should be the prime years of his career. The main ...

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But somebody who doesn’t play defense shouldn’t be talking ... I don’t need any fuel from that guy over there.” Bam Adebayo said players who make comments (like Garland did) “cannot ...