The nickname 'Bamonte' has resurfaced for Miami Heat star Bam Adebayo this year's Olympics. Adebayo got the name from JaVale McGee in 2020
The Olympic roster recently began again poking fun at "Bamonte," his alter moniker. A video surfaced of LeBron James, Anthony Davis and Jrue Holiday saying it was the best nickname on the squad.practice court. McGee was unsure of Adebayo's real first name was short for. At first, Adebayo responded by saying Bam stands for "By Any Means" Necessary. McGee then corrected him: "No, that's an acronym.
He goes by Bam because of The Flinstones character "Bam-Bam," but McGee had no idea. So he guessed it was Bamonte. The name has stuck for the last four years. It has since been a running joke among the Team USA players. "At the last Olympics, JaVale McGee asked him what his real name was," Holiday explained in the video. "He was like, `It's probably Bamonte or something."'
If anything, the video showed Jayson Tatum knows Adebayo the best. When asked if he knew Adebayo's real name, Tatum said this:Tatum and Adebayo have been friends since their high school days, so it's probably true. They've also battled it out for supremacy in the Eastern Conference the past five years.Shandel has covered the NBA since 2010, with previous stops at The Athletic and South Florida Sun-Sentinel.
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