Did the NBA drug test Bam Adebayo? Why NBA fans wrongly think Heat star is suspended after 83-point game originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here.
Before Tuesday night’s game against the Washington Wizards, Bam Adebayo had never scored more than 41 points in an NBA game.
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The Miami Heat star more than doubled that figure on Tuesday, scoring 83 points in a 150-129 win over the Washington Wizards.
Adebayo’s record-setting performance has shocked many around the NBA, with fans wondering how a player averaging 19 points per game entering Tuesday could explode for the second-highest single-game point total in league history.
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Viral posts originating Tuesday night on Facebook claimed that Adebayo was immediately drug-tested following his 83-point outing, while another claimed that NBA commissioner Adam Silver had levied a suspension on Adebayo after the game.
Though the posts generated hundreds of comments, impressions and reactions, they are untrue.
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Adebayo was not drug-tested or suspended following his historic night in Miami; the three-time All-Star just had a night that he will never forget.