{"id":6583,"date":"2024-10-02T04:12:29","date_gmt":"2024-10-02T04:12:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.drinkfood.info\/?p=6583"},"modified":"2024-10-02T04:12:29","modified_gmt":"2024-10-02T04:12:29","slug":"bam-adebayos-honest-take-on-why-being-heat-captain-doesnt-get-any-easier","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.drinkfood.info\/?p=6583","title":{"rendered":"Bam Adebayo\u2019s honest take on why being Heat captain \u2018doesn\u2019t get any easier\u2019.."},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/ybmedia\/image\/upload\/c_crop,h_675,w_1200,x_0,y_0\/c_fill,f_auto,h_900,q_auto,w_1600\/v1\/m\/9\/a\/9a57ae91aae590a205e7bd049a06af30ebe3bc85\/Heat-news-Bam-Adebayos-honest-take-on-why-being-Miami-captain-doesnt-get-any-easier.jpg\" alt=\"Bam Adebayo\u2019s honest take on why being Heat captain \u2018doesn\u2019t get any easier\u2019\" \/><\/p>\n<div id=\"ac_91829389\" class=\"article_chunk type_50\">\n<div class=\"froala-view custom-theme first_text_block\">\n<p>As\u00a0Miami Heat star Bam Adebayo gets motivated for the upcoming season,\u00a0he will also head into his second year as captain of the team after the retirement of Udonis Haslem. With the\u00a0Heat coming into a much more loaded Eastern Conference, Adebayo will need to lead the team more than ever, but he\u2019s candid in how hard of a job it truly can be.<\/p>\n<p>Adebayo commented before last season on being captain where he gave a blunt answer on how difficult it can be and doubled down Monday during the team\u2019s media day. The Heat star would tell ClutchPoints that\u00a0his perspective on being captain has not changed and it was Haslem\u2019s idea.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNo it hasn\u2019t,\u201d Adebayo said. \u201cIt doesn\u2019t get any easier. You know, you got new guys coming in, and you have to explain to them what we\u2019re about, how we\u2019re about, how we move, and just really, it\u2019s not about yourself. You know, every year I come back, and more and more, you start to realize that you\u2019re doing this for something bigger than yourself. Like I said, I didn\u2019t choose to be captain. It was kinda\u2026UD (Udonis Haslem) forced me in this role. But, you know, you understand that when you get into that role and get into that high seat, it\u2019s not about you at the end of the day.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Whether he likes it or not, Adebayo is trusted on to be the leader of the Heat from the coaching staff and players alike as he\u2019s looked on to be one of, if not the foundation of the team. Especially how he\u2019s coming off an offseason where the\u00a0Heat center received a sizable contract extension\u00a0and an Olympic gold medal from this past summer in Paris, France.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"ac_91829390\" class=\"article_chunk type_51\"><center><\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" class=\"\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1840795539178197441&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fclutchpoints.com%2Fheat-news-bam-adebayos-honest-take-on-why-being-miami-captain-doesnt-get-any-easier&amp;sessionId=7eb07b2b6bf7f9e862a551a7082a54bc316fcc1c&amp;siteScreenName=yardbarker&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-gtm-yt-inspected-6=\"true\" data-tweet-id=\"1840795539178197441\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><\/center><\/div>\n<div id=\"ac_91829391\" class=\"article_chunk type_50\">\n<div class=\"froala-view custom-theme \">\n<h2><strong>Heat\u2019s Erik Spoelstra speaks on time with\u00a0Bam Adebayo\u00a0during Olympics<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"ac_91829392\" class=\"article_chunk type_51\">\n<div class=\"remote_image_container\"><center><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.clutchpoints.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Bam-Adebayo-on-August-10-2024-1.jpg\" \/><\/center><\/p>\n<div class=\"remote_image_caption\">United States centre Bam Adebayo (13) celebrates after defeating France in the men&#8217;s basketball gold medal game during the Paris 2024 Olympic Summer Games at Accor Arena.\u00a0Rob Schumacher-Imagn Images<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"ac_91829393\" class=\"article_chunk type_50\">\n<div class=\"froala-view custom-theme \">\n<p>Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra spoke\u00a0about Adebayo at length Monday about being the leader of the team, but also about their time with Team USA since he was an assistant coach. He would express how fulfilling of a time it was to see Adebayo further gain the respect of legends of the sport like LeBron James and Stephen Curry.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe just has to continue to lead us. He\u2019ll grow,\u201d Spoelstra said. \u201cWe\u2019ll continue to add more on his plate. You know, the summer was a really fun experience for this old veteran coach, I really treasured that opportunity to be in a team environment with him in a different role. Our relationship has really grown over these years. To be able to step back and be an assistant coach over there, I thought was one of my most memorable moments in this profession, we were able to spend a lot of time in between and have different kind of discussions and different kind of relationship.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Heat\u2019s Erik Spoelstra on \u201cfull circle\u201d relationship with Bam Adebayo\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Spoelstra would also speak on how the relationship\u00a0during the Olympics with Adebayo\u00a0reminded him of his time with Heat legend Dwyane Wade.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt reminded me, really, it was kind of full circle,\u201d Spoelstra continued. \u201cYou know, I was assistant coach and worked with Dwayne. It brought me back a lot of those kind of memories. We didn\u2019t have any deep support staff with USA Basketball so when you\u2019re an assistant coach, you had to do all the player development, you had to do all the rebounding, shagging balls, all that stuff. And so I was Bam\u2019s workout coach. That was fun. And then when we were done working out, we\u2019d sit in the gym and just just shoot the s, you know, and not even talk about hoops, not talk about the team, just really treasuring the experience that we were having being part of that team.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Spoelstra would go on to mention how Adebayo still has a lot to achieve despite having an impressive resume, like being \u201crecognized\u201d for his defensive ability. At any rate, the Heat are in the midst of training camp in the Bahamas in the lead up to the opener on Oct. 23 against the Orlando Magic.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As\u00a0Miami Heat star Bam Adebayo gets motivated for the upcoming season,\u00a0he will also head into his second year as captain of the team after the retirement of&#8230; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":6584,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6583","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nba"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Bam Adebayo\u2019s honest take on why being Heat captain \u2018doesn\u2019t get any easier\u2019.. - Sport News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/sportnews.drinkfood.info\/?p=6583\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Bam Adebayo\u2019s honest take on why being Heat captain \u2018doesn\u2019t get any easier\u2019.. - 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