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Heat's Bam Adebayo: 2 Fingers Went Numb Blocking Celtics' Jayson Tatum in Game 1

Bam Adebayo is mortal after all.

The Miami Heat center revealed to ESPN's Rachel Nichols that two of his fingers went numb after his game-saving block of Jayson Tatum in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Finals on Tuesday.

"Well, two of my fingers actually went numb. ... It was just, like, a big clap, and two of my fingers went numb," Adebayo said, mimicking how the ball smacked against his hand.

Rachel Nichols

Went 1-on-1 with @Bam1of1 to find out exactly what it felt like to make THAT block - he said "two of my fingers actually went numb" - what he's learned from Jimmy Butler, plus why he keeps close a picture of the trailer home where he grew up.