Shannon Sharpe and Chad Johnson CALL OUT the Kobe fans who are hating on Bam’s 83 point game:
Chad: “I was happy, I was hyped and then I go on Twitter then I was like goddamn — people writing think pieces, defending Kobe…”
Sharpe: “if LeBron had 81 — if Bam broke that, what you think the discourse will be on the internet?…Kobe would’ve applauded this man (Bam)…Kobe would’ve been pissed if Bam came out of the game at 81…”
Chad: “the funny thing about it all those Kobe fans — they have the right to be Kobe fans but they don’t have Kobe’s mentality…”
(via @NightcapShow_)
Bam GOES OFF on the "unethical" comments about his 83:
"You're blaming me. You should be blaming the head coach. I was not the one who let me go one on one the whole game until I had 70 then you sent the double. At that point, I had 70 with 9 mins to go. You think I'm not going for it?"
"That's the thing that's crazy when they talk about unethical part of the basketball. If I have 70 w 9 mins to go, who would be like, coach just take me out? Yeah, right!"
"You can't be mad at that. If you are mad, I don't care. A lot of people, they're upset. If they did play, they never got the chance to get that close to chasing greatness. If you get that close, that's the point of chasing it -- so you can surpass it."
Bam Adebayo says Michael Jordan called him after his 83-point game:
“He said Congratulations. If you know Mike he's not talking a lot.”
(h/t @ohnohedidnt24, @Fullcourtpass)