​Former Los Angeles Lakers champion Danny Green expressed astonishment upon learning that Bam Adebayo punched Tyler Herro during a confrontation between the former Miami Heat teammates on Friday. Green said he was taken aback by the news, noting that Herro appeared all smiles while seated with his new Milwaukee Bucks teammates at a Summer League game that reportedly occurred shortly after the confrontation with Adebayo. “Tyler looked fine to me; he looked in good spirits and chilling with his Bucks teammates,” Green said on his Green Room podcast. “It had to have been a small scuffle that somebody blew out of proportion, because Tyler looked fine to me at the Summer League,” he added, while also expressing surprise at seeing Shams Charania’s tweet about the fight.
Green also indicated that he was not surprised by Adebayo being the aggressor in the reported incident with Herro. “I can see Bam checking somebody. Bam is a real dude,” Green emphasized. “If you have something to say, you say it to my face. You can talk to me about it if we have some issues. Let me know what’s up.” He admitted he did not know the full extent of the altercation but admitted he was shocked by it. “I don’t know the extent of it, but I was taken aback by it,” Green added.
The veteran guard noted that some of his peers in the NBA world shared his sense of disbelief. In discussions within group chats, some players wondered aloud, “It’s too damn hot to be scrapping in Vegas. What’s going on? The average temperature is 110 degrees outside — maybe that’s why the scrap happened. Who knows?”
According to ESPN’s Ohm Youngmisuk and Jamal Collier, the confrontation between the former Heat teammates occurred before the Heat’s against Bucks’ Summer League game. The incident reportedly took place at a gym inside the Resorts World Casino in front of an AAU team run by Herro. Multiple unnamed witnesses described the sequence: Adebayo reportedly walked onto the courts, Herro said something to him, and Adebayo approached and punched him without hesitation. Herro’s AAU coach confronted Adebayo, and Herro yelled as security personnel escorted him out. Both players left the scene on their own accord.
Police involvement was not indicated in the report, as a Las Vegas Police Department spokesperson said officers were not called to the scene. The Heat told The Athletic they were aware of the incident but declined to comment. Bucks personnel claimed to The Athletic that the team was aware of the situation, though Bucks coaching staff reportedly did not know of the incident at the time. Coaches and team officials did not provide comments.
Neither Herro nor Adebayo has issued public comments addressing the altercation. This account consolidates statements and reported details from multiple outlets as the situation remains under discussion in NBA circles.