Miami Heat: Bam Adebayo Breaks Silence on Flagrant 1 Foul That Prompted Injury Scare for Celtics’ Jayson Tatum

Tatum injured his foot after landing on Adebayo on a 3-point attempt. What makes this even more polarizing is the fact that it all went down after the referee had already called a foul on Miami guard Patty Mills:

Even the broadcast team couldn’t agree on whether or not Adebayo should have contested Tatum’s shot in the first place. Either way, the challenge saw the Celtics talisman hitting the deck and writhing in pain.

After the loss, Adebayo was asked to shed light on the incident in question, which resulted in a Flagrant 1 for the Heat forward/center. The three-time All-Star was at a loss for words and opted not to address the situation:

Jayson Tatum Reacts

For his part, Tatum himself chose to play the incident down. The Celtics superstar, however, was vocal about his appreciation for teammate Al Horford having his back:

Horford was actually more upset about the incident than Tatum was. The veteran big man even shoved Adebayo out of the way as he came to check on Tatum:

After the game, Horford admitted that he was infuriated by what he deemed to be a dangerous play on the part of Adebayo:

All this just adds another layer of controversy to an already compelling first-round matchup.