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When Heat teammates push Bam Adebayo to become more on offense ‘you start to listen’

Miami Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra talks to the media during the season-ending press conference at the AmericanAirlines Arena on Friday April 12, 2019 in Miami. By

When did Bam Adebayo realize he needed to take a more aggressive approach on offense?

“When your teammates start yelling at you a lot, you start to listen,” Adebayo said matter-of-factly Friday during the Heat’s season-ending interviews. “You start to see ways you can score and you see how much it helps the team and you as an individual.”

Adebayo, 21, averaged 8.9 points on 57.6 percent shooting, 7.