I’m getting really annoyed by people calling it “Kobe’s record” when it was never the record and only 2nd place

The discourse around this whole thing has been so stupid

Only way to rectify this situation is move the wizards to Baltimore, rebrand, and start over. We will rename CFG bank arena to CFG Bam arena.

Oh look it’s Mr. Education Reform

He both deserved it and it was weird at the end.

So what do people think Bam should have done? Seriously? “I’m not a scorer, so I will stop playing because I don’t deserve to do what I am about to do?” This chatter is just people who are taking themselves too fucking serious.

if it upsets people like Hayward then I’m totally flipping my opinion, Bam is the GOAT

BREAKING: Ja Rule chimes in

These people out here acting like anyone can drop 80 points in a game. Crazy work.

Gordon Hayward coming in clutch with a bitch ass take.

Bro, a non-scorer doing that makes it even better. All the scorers who get hot should go for that record now. If it’s so “easy” why haven’t they done it?? It gets forgotten that Bam had 30 in the first quarter and was in an absolute heater. 43 at halftime. Technically speaking, he was on pace for an 86 point game and “only” ended up with 83. Nonsense take from Hayward.

The raptors were also complete buns so his point falls flat

Is there an NBA fanbase that likes Gordon Hayward still?

Lol all these players probably grow up dreaming that they would be the ones to surpass Kobe’s 81. They wash out of the league thinking that that shit is untouchable. And then one day, someone finally beats it but it’s Bam Adebayo of all people. That must piss them off deep in their soul and I love it.

Kobe didn’t hold a record. He broke kobe’s personal best.

Every team these 70+ games comes against is bad. The best team (and arguably the most impressive scoring game in its own right) 70 point opponent is Luka vs the Hawks and they barely scratched the play-in.

Because it wasn’t against the world-beating ‘06 Raptors?!

Gimme a break with the Kobe retcon…

lol at all these people who now require a certain number of criteria be met before your score is legitimate.

Cross reference scoring output with expecting scoring ability x star power x opposing team x % of taking and divide that by the # of free throws and multiply by era and pace. Then add it to the 3rd power and only then can we quantity it your score of the day is legitimate or not.

What record did Kobe have

oh god enough with these takes…I’m fine Bam getting his, but it would be awesome if an even more random player, like RJ Barrett, did it

The guy who was on the Jazz team who let Kobe get 60 in his last game is talking?

They let Kobe shoot a million shots when he was clearly washed and couldn’t even dunk just to let the spectacle continue

Stop hating on Bam

If it was so easy, why has no one else done it who’s considered a scorer

All these bums mad they can’t get 80 😂

Go do it against a tanking team then FOH

Give the man his flowers, so what if it was a free throw contest, points are points would have been insane to see live.

Hayward hating…Bam still SCORED all those points

So basically it would have been fine if it was a guard who did it.

Someone is jealous. :)

Kobe was a rapist.

Another L take from somebody who didnt watch the game.

He scored 70 shooting over 50% and over 40% from 3, the lizards could not stop him, the fouls were legitimate. Towards the last 4 minutes they decided they didnt want him getting the record so they started full court triple teaming him. Of course things got sloppy and stupid after that. Nobody ever doubled tripled Kobe when he was getting 81. Keep in mind Herro, Ware, Powell, and Wiggins were all out and the lizards were only down 12 in the 4th so everything was legitimate until the last 4 minutes when things got stupid as it was in the Kobe and wilt game

And once the wizards started with the shenanigans, my theory is spo wouldn’t have done this to almost any other team. No other team would’ve put them in this position anyway. One thing we know about Spo is that he absolutely hates tanking. I think he sent a message. Youre gonna make a joke of the game, lets turn this clown show up to 11. The most surprising thing to me by far was spo allowing this to happen and being an accessory to it. Its not the spo I know and I think thats just a testament to how much he hates tanking but thats my personal theory. As a fan im glad he went for it. I wanted the dolphins to break the points in a game record and was annoyed at mcdaniel for stopping it. You live for these moments, to watch it happen to your team

“I don’t think it’s good for the league that people are talking about the league”

Yeah that kobe game was 100% super legit…that 100 point game was also super legit…fuckin NBA for you

Shut the fuck up Gordon Hayward

Yes, world renowned scorer Gordon Hayward with his take

This just sounds salty. Hayward himself played against some atrocious tanking teams. What prevented him from getting 84 or whatever? Like what is the thing that he is trying to say? 28 other teams are playing the Wizards too what prevents others from dropping as many points? If it is an ordinary not so important achievement then more frequently we need to see this happening.

Bro, let be real, this is THE ONLY reason anyone is upset that bam passed Kobe. They feel like he is not worthy and doesn’t deserve it. Ignore the fact that he had an efficient 70 points before starting to chuck up shots the last couple minutes. It’s fucking stupid.

If players are upset, go break the record.

This is big man discrimination 

I mean, Kobe’s wasn’t a record in the first place, so I don’t really get the pearl clutching.

All these losers downplaying Bam are welcome to try topping his record. Also fuck protecting a selfish rapist like his record had been deemed untouchable by God. Kobe and his record can rest in piss.

Gordon should go score 84 to prove how easy it is then.  Oh wait he retired and never scored more than 44 points?  Well alright then.

Hayward is, and always has been, an absolute herb

Should have been Jarred Vanderbilt. Just to see how people react

LOL kobe turning into NBA Jordan Peterson really fried all his superfans’ brains man, I swear

May this be the eye-opening moment where NBA media at several big places realize they’ve lost the plot. Dude scores 83 but because it’s not one of the cherished few, it’s bad for the league and denigrated. Shit’s embarassing, but then they’ll write and wonder why NBA is not gaining new fans

The funny thing about all these takes is most of these guys didn’t even watch the game

It’s only not legit if the other team didn’t play defense and just intentionally let him score.

I’ve never seen so much hate and vitriol come from people who should be championing the league. When these same pundits sit here and debate why viewership is down and why opinions on the sport are so low, they can watch back all the tape of themselves dragging it down to answer their own question. You don’t have to like it, but to sit here and act like what he did wasn’t impressive is a joke. Accusing every team of tanking is also dangerous language for casual fans and the others who only watch to sport bet and don’t even care. It perpetuates negativity and makes growth a challenge. I think the NBA has been at its best in a long time the past few seasons and I hope it continues to get better.

Bam’s 83 can’t impress a guy whose entire NBA career was based on

1. His being white
2. His not being Black.

Gordon Hayward is a loser can’t stand that fraud