Tyler Herro says he’s ready to leave last week’s altercation with former Miami Heat teammate Bam Adebayo behind and focus entirely on his future with the Milwaukee Bucks.
“Honestly, I’m just trying to move past all of it,” Herro told ESPN. “I’m focused on Milwaukee and building something special. They obviously just traded the greatest player in their history, so we want to come in and help continue what they’ve been doing.”
He also admitted that if he was ever going to leave Miami, returning home was always the ideal outcome.
“I’m ready to come home and not prove everyone wrong,” he said, “but just be able to represent the city and the state because I wanted to do that coming out of school as well.”
The comments come days after ESPN’s Shams Charania reported that Herro and Adebayo were involved in a physical confrontation at Resorts World in Las Vegas.
Adebayo approached Herro after taking exception to comments made from a social media account allegedly linked to the Bucks guard, according to ESPN. The account questioned whether Adebayo was worth his $60 million salary and suggested Herro needed more support during his injury-plagued stint in Miami.
Sources told ESPN that the confrontation escalated after the two exchanged words, with Adebayo striking Herro near the chin. Herro was reportedly restrained by others at the gym before he could respond physically.
Despite the incident, Herro insists there is no lingering animosity toward his former organization.
“It’s all love in Miami,” Herro said, when asked if it’s awkward seeing his former team. “I’ve seen a couple of the guys, coaching staff, Chris Quinn, Spo [Erik Spoelstra], the front office guys; we are all good in Miami. Just an opportunity for both sides to reset, get a fresh start, and both are super happy with this.”
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