The NBA is standing pat on the high-profile altercation between Bam Adebayo and Tyler Herro.
An NBA spokesperson said, “After discussing with the players involved and the NBPA, everyone would prefer to move on from this unfortunate circumstance, and no further action will be taken by the league.”
The response comes after ESPN reported a physical altercation between Adebayo and Herro in which Adebayo allegedly punched his former Heat teammate at the Resorts World Hotel in Las Vegas, and Herro was later restrained from a physical response.
Adebayo reportedly confronted Herro over comments he made on social media following Herro’s trade to the Bucks this offseason in a package for Giannis Antetokoumnmpo.
“Honestly, I’m just trying to move past all of it,” Herro told ESPN on the incident.
“I’m focused on Milwaukee and building something special. They obviously just traded the greatest player in their history, so we want to come in and help continue what they’ve been doing.”
Heat sources told ESPN that Herro and Adebayo had generally gotten along during their seven years as teammates in Miami, but grew apart last season as Herro battled injuries and seemingly struggled to adjust to a new offensive scheme.
Several times last season, Adebayo made comments that implied Herro needed to be doing more to adjust, which reportedly impacted Herro as he was fighting ankle, toe and rib injuries, which caused him to appear in just 33 games last season.
Herro had also heard his name in Antetokounmpo trade discussions dating back to February.
He was ultimately a piece of the package going back to Milwaukee that also included Kel’el Ware, Jaime Jaquez Jr., Kasparas Jakucionis, and multiple picks, including three first-rounders.
The Heat also received Bobby Portis from the Bucks in the trade.
