{"id":596630,"date":"2026-02-11T12:31:08","date_gmt":"2026-02-11T12:31:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/596630\/"},"modified":"2026-02-11T12:31:08","modified_gmt":"2026-02-11T12:31:08","slug":"bam-adebayo-posterizes-teammate-kelel-ware-in-heats-31-point-blowout-win-against-wizards-nba-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/596630\/","title":{"rendered":"Bam Adebayo posterizes teammate Kel\u2019el Ware in Heat\u2019s 31-point blowout win against Wizards | NBA News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <img src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/bam-adebayo.jpg\" alt=\"Bam Adebayo posterizes teammate Kel\u2019el Ware in Heat\u2019s 31-point blowout win against Wizards\" title=\"Bam Adebayo (Rafael Suanes-Imagn Images)\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/>Bam Adebayo (Rafael Suanes-Imagn Images) The Miami Heat registered a dominant 132\u2013101 victory over the Washington Wizards on Sunday at Capital One Arena. The 31-point margin highlights Miami&#8217;s dominance on both ends of the court, but the game\u2019s most discussed moment that had the entire arena and Heat Fans in a fit occurred during the second quarter when three-time All-Star Bam Adebayo posterized his own teammate, second-year Kel\u2019el Ware. After a missed midrange jumper by Davion Mitchell, Adebayo soared from the baseline to secure a one-handed dunk, while crashing mid-air into the 7-foot Ware, who was also in the position for the rebound. That friendly fire between the team\u2019s veteran and young quickly went viral, prompting a humorous response from the Heat captain. Adebayo later quoted a video of the play on social media, writing, &#8220;Anybody got the photo? Ima put it in his locker lol.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Bam Adebayo and Kel\u2019el Ware\u2019s statistical breakdown<\/p>\n<p>Adebayo led the Heat with a match-high 22 points on 9-of-15 shooting from the field, along with 8 rebounds, 5 steals, and 3 assists in just 28 minutes of action. Kasparas Jakucionis also bolstered Miami&#8217;s offense, with 22 points, and a spot on a 6-for-6 performance from beyond the arc. Despite being on the receiving end of the game&#8217;s most embarrassing moment, Kel\u2019el Ware also proved to be productive for Heat. He finished the game with a double-double, recording 19 points and 14 rebounds on 8-of-13 shooting from the floor. The Wizards, on the other hand, struggled to maintain pace after a competitive first quarter. They put up 33 points to the Heat\u2019s 37 in the first, but then couldn\u2019t carry the rhythm. By halftime, they were down by 52-74. Tristan Vukcevic led Washington in scoring with 14 points and 5 rebounds while going 5-of-11 from the field. Alex Sarr also contributed 12 points with 12 rebounds and 5 assists.<\/p>\n<p>Heat\u2019s dominance againstWizards <\/p>\n<p>The Heat\u2019s victory was built on consistent offensive efficiency and defensive pressure on the Washington Wizards. Miami forced Washington\u2019s struggling offense to 19 turnovers, while shooting 47.1% from the field and 44.7% from deep, while restricting the Wizards to 41.9% from the field and 33.3 from three point line. The Heat also shot at an efficiency of 86.7% from FT, converting 13-of-15.  With this win, the Miami Heat moves to a 28\u201326 record, strengthening their hold on the eighth seed position in the Eastern Conference. The Wizards are currently 14th in the East with a 14\u201338 record. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Bam Adebayo (Rafael Suanes-Imagn Images) The Miami Heat registered a dominant 132\u2013101 victory over the Washington Wizards on&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":596631,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3778],"tags":[79850,7,79853,35270,144,79852,981,295,189,79851,3881,6],"class_list":{"0":"post-596630","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-miami-heat","8":"tag-bam-adebayo-dunk","9":"tag-basketball","10":"tag-dunk-highlights","11":"tag-eastern-conference-standings","12":"tag-heat","13":"tag-heat-vs-wizards-highlights","14":"tag-kelel-ware","15":"tag-miami","16":"tag-miami-heat","17":"tag-miami-heat-victory","18":"tag-miamiheat","19":"tag-nba"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nba\/116052013647151238","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/596630","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=596630"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/596630\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/596631"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=596630"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=596630"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=596630"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}