Bam's three-point scoring outburst left LeBron overjoyed.
Team USA bounced back with a big win against Serbia on Wednesday, convincingly taking care of business 105–79 after a
During the win against Nikola Jokic and Serbia, Bam Adebayo showed off his range as a shooter, knocking down three three-pointers. His performance from beyond the arc was largely unexpected, but it was certainly welcomed by his teammates. After the 26-point win, a fired up LeBron James comically declared Adebayo had earned "Splash Brother" status and nicknamed him "Bam Bam Splash."In his NBA career, Adebayo has never hit more than two three-pointers in a single game. He set a career high with 15 made threes throughout all of last season. Prior to 2023-24, he'd never made more than three triples in any season of his career.
Adebayo had an excellent performance in the win, dropping 17 points and seven rebounds while knocking down 3 of 5 attempts from three-point range. After attempting a career high 42 threes last year, it's certainly possible the big man will look to spread the floor more for theKarl Rasmussen is a staff writer for the Breaking and Trending News team for Sports Illustrated. A University of Oregon alum who joined SI in February 2023, his work has appeared on 12up and ClutchPoints. Rasmussen is a loyal Tottenham, Jets, Yankees and Ducks fan.
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