Bam Adebayo, left, and Tyler Herro played together on the Miami Heat for seven seasons. Brennan Asplen / Getty Images
July 10, 2026 Updated 7:12 pm EDT
Former Miami Heat teammates Bam Adebayo and Tyler Herro were involved in a physical altercation in Las Vegas on Friday morning, the Heat confirmed to The Athletic.
The incident took place at a gym inside the Resorts World Casino in front of Herro’s AAU team. According to multiple source who witnessed the incident and were granted anonymity to discuss a sensitive matter, Adebayo walked onto the courts and Herro said something to him. Adebayo proceed to walk over to Herro and, without hesitation, punch him. Herro’s AAU coach confronted Adebayo, and Herro yelled at his former teammate while being escorted out by security personnel. Both players left the scene on their own.
A spokesperson for the Las Vegas Police Department said they were not called to the scene. The Heat told The Athletic that they were aware of the incident and declined to comment. A Bucks person and several members of Taylor Jenkins’ coaching staff said they were unaware of the incident and also declined to comment.
Herro’s agents, Jeff Schwartz and Mike Lindeman, did not return calls seeking comment.
Miami and Milwaukee played each other in Summer League action Friday at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas. Miami won the game 119-86. Herro attended the game and sat with his new teammates and coaches.
In an interview during the stream of the game on Prime, Herro said of his former Miami teammates, “It’s all love. It’s all love in Miami. I’ve seen a couple of the guys, and the coaching staff. Chris Quinn, Spo, front office guys. We are all good in Miami and just the opportunity for both sides to reset, get a fresh start and we’re both super happy for this.”
The interview took place shortly before news of the altercation with Adebayo emerged.
Adebayo and Herro played together for the Heat for seven seasons. Herro was part of the package of players and draft pick compensation that the Heat sent to the Bucks on July 6 to pry Giannis Antetokounmpo from Miami.
Jul 10, 2026
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