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What Tyler Herro said about Bam Adebayo before Las Vegas fight
Tyler Herro and Bam Adebayo got into a physical fight in Las Vegas and it all started with an alleged social media comment.
Former Miami Heat teammates Bam Adebayo and Tyler Herro got into a physical altercation in Las Vegas on Friday, and it all seemingly started over comments Herro made about Adebayo on social media.
What did Tyler Herro allegedly say?
The fight allegedly happened because of comments Herro seemed to make in a direct message conversation on Instagram about Adebayo.
Whether it was actually Herro in this alleged DM exchange or not, this seemed to be what caused the scuffle that led Adebayo to strike Herro on Friday in Vegas.
Here the messages:
“You should get paid $60 Million to be a top tier defender on some nights? I'm just wondering,” Herro allegedly told a fan about Adebayo in a tense exchange.
“If I'm healthy I'm the one who needs help... Who did Cleveland prioritize taking away in the playoffs? Who did Boston prioritize taking away when Jimmy [Butler] got hurt and we was the 8 seed? When I'm healthy... I need help... Not the other guy.”
The alleged comments questioned whether Adebayo's defensive performances were worth the $60 million he earns each year. Adebayo signed a three-year, $166 million extension with Miami in June 2024.
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How did the physical altercation happen?
The altercation occurred at a practice court in a Las Vegas hotel. Sources told ESPN that it began when Bam Adebayo approached Tyler Herro about comments Herro had made on social media criticizing the center after their seven-year time together in Miami ended with Herro's trade to Milwaukee.
ESPN's sources also added that Adebayo struck Herro in the head during the altercation. Later that day, Herro was sitting courtside at the Thomas & Mack Center for Friday's Summer League game between the Heat and Bucks. He was also interviewed on the Prime broadcast before news of the altercation became public.
During that interview, Herro said, “It's all love in Miami,” when asked if it felt awkward seeing his old team.
“I've seen a couple of the guys, coaching staff, Chris Quinn, Spo [Erik Spoelstra], the front office guys, we are all good in Miami. Just an opportunity for both sides to reset, get a fresh start and both are super happy with this.”
He added, “An organization like Miami, they want championships, they play for championships. It's part of the business. I know how good I am, what I am capable of. I just got to continue to keep working and try to stay healthy and represent this new team how I am supposed to.”
It is not known at this time whether Adebayo or Herro have been arrested or whether Herro will press charges, according to For The Win.
Herro, a former Sixth Man of the Year award winner, averaged 20.5 points, 4.8 rebounds and 4.1 assists in 33 games in 2025-26 and was named an All-Star during the 2024-25 season.
And Adebayo is a three-time All-Star who was named to the All-Defensive first team in 2023-24 and has been a second-team All-Defensive player five times, averaging 20.1 points, 10 rebounds, 3.2 assists and 1.2 steals last season.
