2024 NBA All-Star Postgame Interview: Bam Adebayo

2024 NBA All-Star Postgame Interview: Bam Adebayo

Nice out third opportunity to do this what what do you take from man I got to get I got to get teammates that pass the ball man it’s rough out there man uh no but fun opportunity man always blessed to come back always blessed to you know try

To make this a routine and uh being able to be in my third you know seeing the guys that I’ve come into the league you know we keep seeing each other at these things so you know it’s a blessing for me and a great opportunity do you remember your first

What the Motions you had I know you’re remember but can you share what the difference now I know where I’m going I know what I’m doing um I kind of know how to schedule out everything that’s going on you know playing ahead uh the first one was very

Chaotic I didn’t know where I was going didn’t know what to expect but you know when you when you around guys like this with all this wisdom and Legacy you it starts to rub off on you how was your F evolved over the oh man uh my first year

I didn’t really do anything was kind of jogging pants um you know I just had to play dedication this time to the motherland uh so yeah you can said this game have something to fix on know to be more competitive defense what would you do uh I mean it’s hard cuz obviously you

Don’t want anybody to get hurt and you know it’s it’s uh it’s the one week where we do have to we do get a chance to chill in a sense actually take our mind off of basketball in between of playing nine months of basketball um for us you know for it to

Be more comp competitive I don’t know the answer um you know we’re giving guys a lot of money to go out here and and win championships um so I don’t know how you can really fight that battle yesterday could interview Janis he spoke about uh new

Format us against the rest of the world you think maybe that format could work I don’t know man because you got some people like me that are you know the the the the in between I was born I was born in America but you know I’m I’m Nigerian

So kind of tough who would wi in that game in mind all the names that are now that I feel like that would be a very interesting game I can’t I can’t put who would win I feel like the team that I’m on would win might have got something did you

Feel like there was a little individual battle for MV going on on the Eastern Conference uh no I feel like everybody was just making shots so it look competitive and uh individualized in a sense but like I said you know I got to find teammates that will pass me the

Ball better did you P did you ask them you find me for a dunk or something man listen it it ain’t that easy uh it’s much as as much as I would love to be MVP sometimes it’s another guy’s turn there are two players in the Miami he

Have shown chemistry K and you how does it feel to be the the represent the miam H this weekend man just feels great not only representing myself but obviously the organization and and the fans who obviously seen my game voted um did the things necessary to get me here so you

Know it’s just an honor to be able to one start and and to be able to represent me and the organization damn I feel like I always ask you about defense after allar game AP so time I see you but especially when you get a game like

This like all the three points oh you even made a threo in the day like tell spoke man pull the clip Up Show spoke I’m I’m going let you know you know skills skills challenge just what you do in allar right so but in general how do you defend threes man

Like especi you’re Center like especially from your perspective but when you grew up you didn’t really have to worry about that as much growing up now you’re in the NBA and everybody shooting that thing like from your perspective and on to focus te how do you how are you supposed to defend that

Shot today man pray they miss you got a lot of guys in this league that that make shots and I mean tough shots U you know the biggest thing for us is making every shot difficult so can’t really say you’re going to stop a guy you can just

Make every shot difficult if he going to make he if he going to get 40 off of all difficult shots got to live with that can you describe your highlight of the game My highlight of the game yeah with yours oh man oh I think this is the

Highlight for you right oh yeah that’s the Highlight for me uh just out there having fun playing basketball doing what we love to do um having an environment like that um it was good for not only us but the city of Indiana to have you know a starter like

Tyreese what does it represent that it’s not a question B also your third one kind of accepted at this point what does it represent to you uh perennial and respect at the end of the day you know being able to obviously get to this get to this thing three times it starts

To you wanted to become a routine you want you wanted to be part of an every year thing um so for me it’s just respect from all the coaches who voted me in and you know respect them who I am and what I do what did You observe from

Tyrese this weekend he was seemingly everywhere which one uh like I said man it was good for the city to have you know a guy like that in allstar game you know I feel like he’s really put Indiana on the map again and made this city support them you know really get

Into the games really really uh do something different you know I feel like since he’s been there their Pace has been different they’re scoring aund 30 plus points a game something crazy like that so you know I feel like for a fan that’s very exciting when you see see

Teams always scoring the hundreds and he’s a big part of that you been a part of this experience for Allstar Weekend and playing in the game but for you is there anything that you can take from this experience that you always never take for granted but for sure would kind

Of use it as motivation for the rest of the season for yourself man you know it’s a stepping stone in in what you want at the end of the career and you look back at it and be like I I gave basketball everything but for the

End of the year obviously allar and then you want to go to all NBA championships TP whatever that case may be cuz you feel like you’ve done one thing why not try to do something else every time you take the court you want to win yeah I said it yesterday when we was

In practice you know Indiana wanted to have fun but I wanted to win we did that all right thank you see you m we go hug

Feb. 18, 2024 – Bam Adebayo speaks to the meda following the 2024 NBA All-Star Game in Indianapolis, Indiana.

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