Regardless of how you feel about Bam Adebayo's performance against the Washington Wizards on Tuesday night, he still recorded 83 points in what was the second-highest scoring game by a player in NBA history. This was an incredible moment and accomplishment for Adebayo and the Miami Heat, which is why many, including Giannis Antetokounmpo, will pay tribute to the Heat star.

Since he was playing as well on Tuesday night, Giannis wasn't able to actually see live what was happening in South Beach on Tuesday night when Adebayo passed Kobe Bryant's 81-point mark to move only behind Wilt Chamberlain on the all-time single-game scoring list. However, Antetokounmpo wants everyone to stop and appreciate what actually happened.

More importantly, Giannis doesn't want the slander towards Adebayo to continue.

“Incredible. Incredible. Speaks volumes about his hard work. I haven’t seen the game. I have to watch the game and see,” Antetokounmpo said of Adebayo's 83-point game after the Milwaukee Bucks fell 129-114 to the Phoenix Suns. “It doesn’t matter how you get it. All that means is that you got it.

“In 10, 20, 30 years from now, nobody’s going to remember how many free throws he shot. I don’t think I remember how many shots Kobe shot, or how many free throws he made, or threes. All you remember is 81, 100. You don’t remember that, you know?”

Unlike some players, who used their platform to critique Adebayo's performance due to his free throws and hunting shots late in the game, Giannis can't respect what Bam did enough.

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Although they may play on separate teams and compete against one another in the Eastern Conference, what many don't know is that Antetokounmpo and Adebayo hold a close relationship with one another. These two NBA All-Stars share the same agent, and they hold a lot of respect for one another.

That is why Giannis can't be happier for Adebayo and won't stand for any slander that is coming his way.

“I know that his family, his close friends, they’re extremely excited and happy for him,” Antetokounmpo continued. “And again, it speaks volumes about his hard work. I know Bam. He works his butt off every single day. He never cheats the game. And seeing a guy like him doing something like this is incredible.”

Funny enough, Adebayo and Antetokounmpo will match up against one another on Thursday, which will be Bam's first game since making history with his 83-point performance.

While Giannis will celebrate Adebayo's accomplishment and congratulate him for this achievement, the Bucks star did send a joking message to his friend in Miami ahead of this matchup.

“He's going to score 82,” Giannis said with a smirk. “So, we do our best for him to score 82, not 83.”