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Miami Heat center Bam Adebayo (13) and Miami Heat guard Tyler Herro (14) react during the player introductions before an NBA game on Wednesday, February 26, 2025, in Miami, Florida.<\/p>\n
D.A. Varela<\/p>\n
dvarela@miamiherald.com<\/p>\n
LAS VEGAS<\/p>\n
Just minutes before news surfaced of an altercation between former Miami Heat teammates Tyler Herro and Bam Adebayo, Herro spoke in glowing terms about the Heat organization and the city of Miami.<\/p>\n
\u201cNever,\u201d Herro told two South Florida newspapers, including the Miami Herald, on Friday afternoon when asked whether he holds any ill will toward the Heat after being traded to the Milwaukee Bucks this offseason.<\/p>\n
\u201cThey drafted me from Kentucky, and they gave me a platform. They gave me an opportunity. They believed in me, and it was a great seven years. Not many guys in my draft class are still on their teams or anything like that. So, again, I\u2019m just excited and appreciative for everything that\u2019s kind of happened and transpired.\u201d<\/p>\n
But hours before Herro watched the Heat blow out the Bucks 119-86 in the Las Vegas Summer League opener for both teams on Friday afternoon from his courtside seat at UNLV\u2019s Thomas & Mack Center, he was involved in an altercation with Adebayo at a practice court set up outside of Resorts World Las Vegas on Friday morning.<\/p>\n
A league source confirmed there was an altercation between Adebayo and Herro, who spent the last seven seasons together as Heat teammates. Adebayo and Herro were viewed as the Heat\u2019s top two leaders this past season, with Adebayo holding the title of team captain and Herro gaining trust because of his on-court accomplishments and relatively long tenure in Miami.<\/p>\n
\u201cMy only comment is no comment,\u201d Herro said later on when asked about the incident while on his way out of Thomas & Mack Center.<\/p>\n
ESPN\u2019s Shams Charania reported that the altercation started \u201cwhen Adebayo approached Herro about comments the guard made critiquing the center on social media after their seven-year run in Miami ended.\u201d<\/p>\n
According to The Athletic, the incident took place \u201cin front of an AAU team run by Herro\u201d when \u201cAdebayo walked onto the courts and Herro said something to him. Adebayo approached Herro and, without hesitation, punched him. Herro\u2019s AAU coach confronted Adebayo, and Herro yelled at his former teammate while being escorted out by security personnel. Both players left the scene on their own.\u201d<\/p>\n
The Heat and Bucks\u2019 summer league teams are both practicing at Resorts World Las Vegas, which led to Adebayo and Herro running into each other on Friday morning.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are aware and not commenting,\u201d a Heat spokesperson said of the incident.<\/p>\n
It\u2019s unclear if any legal charges will be filed because of the incident. It\u2019s also unclear if any team or league-issued punishment for either player could come from this.<\/p>\n
\u201cI was anticipating this\u2019<\/p>\n
The drama comes after Herro was traded to the Bucks as part of a package to acquire two-time NBA MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo and veteran forward Bobby Portis in a deal agreed to in late June and finalized on Monday.<\/p>\n
In an interview with two South Florida beat reporters on Friday before news of the altercation with Adebayo became public, Herro said he anticipated the trade.<\/p>\n
\u201cI saw it coming,\u201d Herro said. \u201cIf any summer, it was going to be this summer, so I was anticipating this. And obviously not knowing Milwaukee, but I kind of figured I was going to get traded this summer. I\u2019m excited and happy it\u2019s Milwaukee.\u201d<\/p>\n
Herro was involved in plenty of trade speculation throughout his seven seasons with the Heat. Whether it was for Damian Lillard, Kevin Durant, James Harden or Antetokounmpo, Herro was essentially part of trade rumors during every offseason of his Heat tenure.<\/p>\n
\u201cThat\u2019s part of it,\u201d Herro said. \u201cI think, I\u2019m sure there will still be rumors in Miami somewhere for someone. I\u2019ve said it though, Miami is an organization that wants to win championships and they want to compete. We\u2019ve obviously almost got there, and we\u2019ve had years where we\u2019ve lost in the first round, we\u2019ve had years where we didn\u2019t make the playoffs. So it\u2019s like, I\u2019ve been through every ending of the season. And it makes sense for them to want to get a fresh start, get someone like Giannis and build from there. So, it\u2019s understandable.\u201d<\/p>\n
Herro, 26, spent the first seven seasons of his NBA career with the Heat before being traded to his hometown of Milwaukee this offseason. Herro was drafted by Miami with the 13th overall pick in 2019.<\/p>\n
Along the way, Herro became the first Heat player to be named the NBA\u2019s Sixth Man of the Year when he won the award for the 2021-22 season. He also was selected for the NBA All-Star Game in 2025.<\/p>\n
Herro averaged 19.5 points, five rebounds and 4.1 assists per game while shooting 45% from the field and 38.2% on threes in 394 regular-season appearances (245 starts) during his Heat career. He ranks sixth in Heat history in all-time points scored (7,664 points) and second in all-time three-pointers made (1,068 threes).<\/p>\n
Herro was on a $31 million salary with the Heat last season. He was eligible to receive an extension from the Heat last offseason, but an offer from Miami never came.<\/p>\n
\u2018I\u2019ve never got hate in the city ever\u2019<\/p>\n
Herro told the two South Florida newspapers before Friday\u2019s altercation became national headlines that he does think he was appreciated and respected in Miami.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou know what? I think so,\u201d Herro said. \u201cBecause if you, like, I\u2019m on Twitter, but if you take away Twitter, I\u2019ve never got hate in the city ever. I\u2019ve been in Miami seven years. Every time I go out in public, people ask me for pictures. People, like, they\u2019re cool to me. No one\u2019s ever hated on me in the city that I\u2019ve witnessed or been a part of. Obviously, they\u2019ll talk and do the things on Twitter, but that\u2019s Twitter. I feel appreciated by the people that matter.\u201d<\/p>\n
Ironically, the comments that evidently angered Adebayo stem from screenshots of an Instagram direct message conversation shared on X in recent days that show a profile seemingly run by Herro showing some resentment toward Adebayo.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhy are Heat fans so worried about me and what I do? But I\u2019m not the best player on the team right?\u201d the account that appears to belong to Herro wrote.<\/p>\n
\u201cI didn\u2019t say any names. I\u2019m just saying, should an elite defender be making 60 million a year? Answer that.\u201d<\/p>\n
The account also wrote: \u201cYou should get paid 60 million to be a top tier defender on some nights? I\u2019m just wondering.\u201d<\/p>\n
Adebayo was the Heat\u2019s highest paid player last season and is due $49.5 million this season. He has been named to an NBA All-Defensive team across six different seasons.<\/p>\n
On Instagram last week, Herro also posted a graphic listing the league\u2019s worst midrange shooters last season. Antetokounmpo was listed as the worst at 26.8% and Adebayo was listed as the 10th-worst at 35.9%.<\/p>\n
Asked about his social-media posts, Herro said earlier during his interview on Friday: \u201cYou\u2019ve seen it.\u201d<\/p>\n
Asked about what to make of those social media posts, Herro added, \u201cI don\u2019t know.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u2018I appreciate Miami\u2019<\/p>\n
While Herro sat courtside for Friday\u2019s summer league matchup between the Heat and Bucks, Adebayo was not in attendance. Herro did not appear to have any visible mark on his face from Adebayo\u2019s reported punch.<\/p>\n
All the while, Herro has not lost his love for Miami or the Heat. During Adebayo and Herro\u2019s seven seasons as teammates, the Heat played in two NBA Finals and three Eastern Conference finals but never won an NBA title.<\/p>\n
\u201cI mean, they drafted a 6-5 white kid with a 6-3 wingspan,\u201d Herro said Friday prior to the altercation becoming public. \u201cIf y\u2019all would have said that I was going to be an All-Star and average 20 a game for five straight seasons, people probably would have been like, no way, right? They wouldn\u2019t believe it. So, I feel like I\u2019ve done enough. Obviously, we didn\u2019t win the championship, but we competed. We almost climbed to the top of the mountain in different particular years.<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd, again, I appreciate Miami. I appreciate my time there. And I would be open at some point to end my career there, but it would just have to make sense.\u201d<\/p>\n
Herro even plans to continue to make Miami his home. Herro\u2019s two children will remain in Miami despite his trade to Milwaukee.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m going to probably live in Miami regardless,\u201d Herro said minutes before the altercation became public. \u201cObviously, I\u2019m going to be in Milwaukee during the season. But home will be Miami for me. My kids will go to school in Miami. And that\u2019s how we\u2019re going to do it.\u201d<\/p>\n
This story was originally published July 11, 2026 at 10:00 AM.<\/p>\n
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