{"id":4184,"date":"2026-03-12T16:47:02","date_gmt":"2026-03-12T16:47:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/westcoastaftershock.com\/wca\/2026\/03\/rick-ross-defends-miami-heats-bam-adebayo-scoring-83-against-washington-wizards\/"},"modified":"2026-03-12T16:47:02","modified_gmt":"2026-03-12T16:47:02","slug":"rick-ross-defends-miami-heats-bam-adebayo-scoring-83-against-washington-wizards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/westcoastaftershock.com\/wca\/2026\/03\/rick-ross-defends-miami-heats-bam-adebayo-scoring-83-against-washington-wizards\/","title":{"rendered":"Rick Ross Defends Miami Heat\u2019s Bam Adebayo Scoring 83 Against Washington Wizards"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>Rapper Rick Ross is stepping into the basketball debate after Miami Heat\u2019s Bam Adebayo delivered a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hot97.com\/sports\/bam-adebayo-scores-83-points-the-second-most-in-nba-history\/\">historic scoring night that shook up the record books<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The Miami Heat center reportedly dropped 83 points against the Washington Wizards on March 10, igniting intense discussion across sports and hip-hop circles. The performance placed Adebayo ahead of the late Kobe Bryant for the second-highest scoring game in National Basketball Association history. Only Wilt Chamberlain, who famously scored 100 points in 1962, remains above that mark.<\/p>\n<p>Not everyone celebrated the milestone. Critics online questioned the legitimacy of the feat or downplayed its significance compared with legendary scoring nights from Bryant or Michael Jordan. Ross quickly pushed back on that criticism in a social media clip posted March 12.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI gotta say something about this Bam Adebayo scoring 83-points,\u201d Ross said. \u201cFirst and foremost, it\u2019s too much hate for a brother that put the 83 up.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Rick Ross says people gotta stop downplaying Bam Adebayo dropping 83 last night.. thoughts?<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/pp6iHKqley\">pic.twitter.com\/pp6iHKqley<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 My Mixtapez (@mymixtapez) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mymixtapez\/status\/2032035009192710551?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 12, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Ross framed the achievement as undeniable, regardless of fan loyalty or nostalgia for past greats.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe put it up. I know y\u2019all want to say it\u2019s A.I.,\u201d Ross continued. \u201cIf you love Kobe, you love Kobe, you love Jordan, you love Wilt, whatever it is.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-rapper-rick-ross-defends-miami-heat-s-bam-adebayo-after-receiving-hate-for-scoring-historic-83-points-against-washington-wizards\">Rapper Rick Ross Defends Miami Heat\u2019s Bam Adebayo After Receiving Hate For Scoring Historic 83 Points Against Washington Wizards<\/h2>\n<p>For Ross, the number alone proves the accomplishment. The Miami rap mogul compared Adebayo\u2019s night to a flawless academic result.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut homie put 83 up,\u201d Ross said. \u201cPut 83 up. Like a n***a scoring that perfect score on the SAT. You pass the test.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Ross acknowledged that fans may prefer other players or eras. However, he argued that personal preference should not fuel hostility toward a record-breaking moment.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"3.12.26 Headlines, The Mind of Mero &#038; Juvenile Hangs Out with the Crew\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/dezaXCfDUHE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\u201cKeep it to yourself or just say homie wasn\u2019t my favorite player,\u201d Ross said. \u201cThat\u2019s cool\u2026 But stop the hate, dawg. Hit the 83. Swish.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Ross\u2019 comments reflect the cultural overlap between hip-hop and basketball, where legendary performances often spark passionate debate. For the MMG boss, though, the message remains simple: when a player drops 83 points, the scoreboard speaks for itself.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rapper Rick Ross is stepping into the basketball debate after Miami Heat\u2019s Bam Adebayo delivered a historic scoring night that&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":14044,"featured_media":4287,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4,6],"tags":[10,9],"class_list":["post-4184","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-rss","tag-culture","tag-hip-hop"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/westcoastaftershock.com\/wca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4184","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/westcoastaftershock.com\/wca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/westcoastaftershock.com\/wca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/westcoastaftershock.com\/wca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/14044"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/westcoastaftershock.com\/wca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4184"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/westcoastaftershock.com\/wca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4184\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/westcoastaftershock.com\/wca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4287"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/westcoastaftershock.com\/wca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4184"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/westcoastaftershock.com\/wca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4184"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/westcoastaftershock.com\/wca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4184"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}