Miami Heat fans got a sneak peek at how Bam Adebayo will play for Team USA during the Tokyo Olympics when the USA Basketball Twitter account released a short video a few days ago.
Adebayo will play tonight in an exhibition game against Nigeria — a team that features three Heat players, Precious Achiuwa, KZ Okpala and Gabe Vincent. It will be broadcast on NBC Sports. And we’ll get a sense of what Adebayo’s role will be.
Gregg Popovich called his role “a center” and that “he’s going to be very valuable to us.