Times columnist Mirjam Swanson is right. Bam Adebayo is an impostor. If ever there was justification for an asterisk subsequent to a report, his illegitimate assault on a scoring report is it. It was contrived and shameful.
Ron Yukelson
San Luis Obispo
Agree with Times columnist Mirjam Swanson, Bam Adebayo’s a fraud! It was a complete setup as soon as he received shut to Kobe’s record-setting 81 factors. Both groups … the Heat and the Wizards … conspired with their flopping and intentional fouling to get him to 83. Is this what the NBA has sunk to? Shame, disgrace.
Marty Zweben
Palos Verdes Estates
Bam Adebayo’s 83-point game, whereas spectacular, appeared to be a sloppy affair comparable to an All-Star game filled with dunks and threes. His field-goal proportion was underneath 50%. He shot 43 free throws. which was considerably of an NBA shame. Kobe’s 81 occurred in a game that was shut many of the means, meant getting right into a playoff spot, and demonstrated Kobe’s artistry in an impressive show of your complete offensive arsenal he labored so arduous to excellent. He was a maestro and savant. I really feel like he has been dirty.
Dell Franklin
Cayucos
There has already been a lot complaining about Bam Adebayo’s 83-point game, complaining that his teammates fed him the ball hoping that he would surpass Kobe’s single-game whole of 81. Those of us of a sure age know that the very same factor occurred when Wilt scored 100 in 1962. Perhaps the factor to do just isn’t to look to diminish this effort, however to admire it for the accomplishment it’s. Congratulations to Bam.
Ronald O. Richards
Los Angeles