# @bleacherreport on YouTube

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://youtube.com/watch?v=uKTciNBtiDo
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/11552305-bleacherreport-youtube
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- **Posted:** 2023-02-27T21:48:15.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) — https://gondola.cc/BleacherReport

## Caption

Heat star Bam Adebayo sits down with Taylor Rooks for an exclusive interview to talk rivalry with Celtics, All-Star Game and DPOY. 

Watch the full interview now 🍿

(@statefarm)

0:00 - Intro 
2:45 – Bam talks 2023 All-Star game  
3:42 – How would Bam fix the All-Star game? 
6:06 – Should there be a 1-on-1 competition added to All-Star Weekend? 
7:06 – Bam wants to see JT and Jaylen Brown 1-on-1 
10:18 – Why Bam meditates and how it helps him on and off the court 
14:29 – Bam on chasing “that high” after his first All-Star appearance  
16:11 – The passing of the torch in the NBA  
19:15 – When LeBron retires, the torch is officially passed  
20:52 – Giannis is “next up” and will become “the LeBron of the NBA”  
23:03 – Bam didn’t hear Giannis say “Winner Winner, Chicken Dinner”  
24:02 – Bam makes his case for why he is the best defender in the NBA  
28:57 – Bam on why he should have won DPOY over Rudy Gobert and Marcus Smart 
30:42 – Bam on making space for Kevin Love 
32:04 – Why Kevin Love is the exact right big for Miami 
37:17 – Taylor on Bam feeling zen and at peace 
38:50 – Bam doesn’t like the Boston Celtics  
43:48 – Bam on trash talking Tatum  
44:04 – Bam on the Eastern Conference  
46:01 – Bam on losing in the finals in the NBA Bubble 
48:45 – Bam on getting a taste of the championship 
49:38 – Bam on ring culture and how hard it is to win 
52:31 – Bam on his journey to understand his Nigerian heritage  
58:28 – If Bam wasn’t an NBA player he would be a physical therapist OR an actor 
59:47 – On all of the talent on his Kentucky team and how they “got cheated” 

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## Stats

- **Views:** 22,008
- **Likes:** 495
- **Shares:** 0
- **Comments:** 73

## Credits

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| Name | Username | Profile | Role |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Bleacher Report | @BleacherReport | https://gondola.cc/BleacherReport | Sports Media Outlet |
| Dave Siegel | @dsiegel | https://gondola.cc/dsiegel | Video Editor |

## Tags

taylorrooks, bamadebayo, nba

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