[Iko] Yahoo Sports learned that both the Heat and Bucks routinely reside at Resorts World during Summer League, and Adebayo shoved Herro in the face before swinging and striking him in the head.
Yahoo Sports learned that both the Heat and Bucks routinely reside at Resorts World during Summer League, and Adebayo shoved Herro in the face before swinging and striking him in the head.
(Herro, who owns Team Herro, a 17-and-under AAU team, was scheduled to make an appearance at EYBL for an exhibition matchup with Expressions on Friday afternoon, but he was a no-show.)
A number of conversations with individuals familiar with the Heat’s operations — those who have spent time with the organization and those who have played or coached against Herro — paint a clearer picture of an Adebayo/Herro dynamic that turned frosty rather quickly, as well as the incendiary role the latter played that ultimately led to the reported physical confrontation.
However, there’s a growing belief — at least according to the individuals with close ties to Miami (although not currently with the team) — that a large faction of Herro’s gripe is centered around Adebayo’s silence during trade negotiations for Antetokounmpo and not stepping in privately or publicly in a way that could have reinforced Herro’s importance to the organization. A combination of that along with the on-court difference in perception is potentially what could have led to the bubbling tension.
According to players and coaches who have competed against the 26-year-old Herro, he’s been described as cocky and someone who consistently attempts to rile up opposing players by talking trash and insinuating he’ll fight. “Same boring tough-guy s***,” said one individual.