Trae Young and the Atlanta Hawks extended their winning streak to three games on Friday night as they took down the high-flying Miami Heat by a score of 110-108. It was a tight affair that had no shortage of drama, specifically involving Trae and big man Bam Adebayo.
Midway through the third quarter, Bam drifted out to the perimeter to guard the Hawks star and ended up fouling him. That resulted in some trash talk between the two before Atlanta eventually inbounded the rock. After De'Andre Hunter missed a wide-open three, Clint Capela grabbed the board and chucked it out to Young way past the perimeter where he sunk a deep triple and quickly shut Adebayo up:
Bam Adebayo talking trash to Trae Young, here’s what Trae did in response: pic.twitter.com/oAX5uGVWhb
— Rob Perez (@WorldWideWob) January 22, 2022
The only way Trae knows. It was a very good night for the Hawks, who led by as many as 18 at one point before the Heat made a bit of a run in the final quarter, outscoring Atlanta 110-108. As for Young, he dropped 28 points and dished out seven assists in the victory.
Adebayo meanwhile did his damage on the Hawks, scoring 21. But, Nate McMillan's squad managed to keep Jimmy Butler relatively quiet, limiting him to just 13 points.
These teams really do forget. Trae Young thrives off the trash talk. He's been dealing with it his entire life. We saw how much he absolutely loved the hate at Madison Square Garden last season in the playoffs from Knicks fans. Hopefully, Adebayo learned his lesson there. Just let it be.
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