Tyler Herro says he’s ready to put the Las Vegas incident behind him and get back to basketball after reports of a physical altercation with former Miami Heat teammate Bam Adebayo.
The episode, first reported by ESPN’s Shams Charania, unfolded on July 10 after Adebayo confronted Herro over comments made on social media following Herro’s offseason trade to the Milwaukee Bucks in the blockbuster deal that sent Giannis Antetokounmpo to Miami. The exchange reportedly turned physical, with Adebayo striking Herro before others intervened and stopped things from getting worse.
By the time ESPN’s Ramona Shelburne caught up with Herro days later, the tone had shifted. Herro said he wants to move on and keep his attention on his new team.
“Honestly, I’m just trying to move past all of it,” Herro told Ramona Shelburne of ESPN. “I’m focused on Milwaukee and building something special.”
He also said he’s eager to return to his hometown team and represent the area he grew up in.
“I’m ready to come home and not prove everyone wrong,” Herro said. “But just be able to represent the city and the state because I wanted to do that coming out of school as well.”
For Kentucky fans, the whole situation lands as an unwelcome headline involving two of the program’s biggest NBA names. Adebayo was a centerpiece of Kentucky’s 2016-17 Elite Eight run with De’Aaron Fox and Malik Monk before becoming a multi-time NBA All-Star. Herro helped push Kentucky to the Elite Eight in 2018-19, the Wildcats’ most recent trip that deep into the NCAA Tournament.
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