Adebayo spoke of his gold during the Heat’s media session in Mexico. “To be able to win with that team, it was the noise of people saying we couldn’t get it done,” Adebayo said of overcoming doubts. “We had a lot of outside noise that we blocked ...

Bam Adebayo scored 20 of his 32 points in the first half and the Miami Heat beat the Washington Wizards 118-98 on Saturday night in the 14th NBA regular-season game in Mexico.

At Kentucky, Bam Adebayo was primarily a back-to-the-basket post-up big man, but in the NBA his game keeps evolving. His newfound versatility paved a path toward being an All-Star and helped win him the NBA Skills Challenge.