Bam Adebayo just moved himself firmly into the public sports consciousness on Tuesday night with one of the greatest scoring games in NBA history.
The [Miami Heat](https://www.sportingnews.com/us/nba/miami-heat) frontcourt star will have that name of his written in league lore forever. And it's quite the name, when you think about it (and yes, it's a nickname).
Bam is a perfect name for a muscle-bound star in the NBA.
The origin story is even better.
What is Bam Adebayo's real name?
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Bam Adebayo's legal name is Edrice Femi Adebayo.
He hasn't gone by Edrice much in his life at all, though, earning Bam when he was still just a tiny human.
Why is Bam Adebayo called Bam?
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This is a great origin story.
When little Edrice was just a year old, his mother started calling him Bam Bam.
He had been watching The Flintstones, and when Bamm-Bamm Rubble flipped over a table, little Adebayo did the same to the coffee table in their house.
Thus, Bamm Bamm.
Over time, it has been shortened to Bam.
And now, that name -- nickname, really -- will go down in NBA history.
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