Muted But Successful Olympic Start For Bam Adebayo, As Team Usa Pushes Past Serbia, Nikola Jovic

Team USA began play at the Paris Olympics with a Heat-vs.-Heat matchup. Not only was Bam Adebayo in action in Team USA’s 110-84 victory to open pool play, but some of his action came against Heat teammate Nikola Jovic, who made it back into Serbia’s rotation after suffering an ankle sprain during Heat workouts last month at Kaseya Center. Adebayo played 19:52 of the 40-minute game, closing with four points on 2-of-6 shooting, with two rebounds and two assists. Jovic played 13:35, closing with five points on 1-of-6 shooting, with two rebounds and an assist. Jovic converted an early 3-pointer for the only first-half points by either of the Heat big men. The last time Adebayo and Jovic played in the same game was when the Heat fell in Game 5 of the first-round of the NBA playoffs against the Boston Celtics on May 2 at TD Garden. Love to see our guys competing on the same floor