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Stephen Curry #30 of the Golden State Warriors reacts after he had an assist to Gary Payton II #0 in the third quarter of their game against the Miami Heat at Chase Center on January 19, 2026 in San Francisco, California.
The Golden State Warriors fell 130-124 in overtime to the Chicago Bulls on Tuesday night, but that was not the story of the evening. Across the country in Miami, Bam Adebayo was putting on one of the most remarkable individual performances in the history of professional basketball.
Stephen Curry watched his own game from the sidelines, still working his way back from a knee injury, unable to do anything about Golden State’s defeat.
By the time the night was over, even he could not believe what Adebayo had just done.
Curry Reacts to Bam Adebayo’s Historic Night
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Curry took to Instagram to respond to Adebayo’s performance, reposting a photo of his former Olympic teammate holding up a piece of paper with the number 83 written on it. The caption said it all.
“You did what now.“
It was the kind of reaction that summed up how the basketball world processed Tuesday night. Disbelief. Admiration. A moment so extraordinary that even the people closest to it struggled to find the words.
Curry and Adebayo shared a locker room at the 2024 Paris Olympics, where Team USA claimed gold. Adebayo played a key supporting role on that squad, bringing his defensive intensity and unselfishness to a group built around the league’s biggest stars. Curry saw firsthand what Adebayo is capable of. And even he was stunned.
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Steph shouting out Bam via IG
“you did what now”
What Bam Adebayo Did Against the Wizards
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GettyBam Adebayo passed Kobe Bryant for the second most points scored in an NBA game with 83.
The numbers are almost difficult to process. Adebayo finished with 83 points in a 150-129 Miami Heat win over the Washington Wizards, the second-highest scoring total in NBA history. Only Wilt Chamberlain’s 100-point game in 1962 sits above it. Adebayo passed his basketball idol, Kobe Bryant, whose 81-point performance in 2006 had stood for two decades.
He scored 31 points in the first quarter alone. He had 43 by halftime. By the end of the third, the total had reached 62. He shot 20-of-43 from the field, 7-of-22 from three, and a dreamlike 36-of-43 from the foul line. Those 36 made free throws set an NBA record. His 43 attempts broke another.
Adebayo also had a personal reason to cherish the night. Reigning WNBA champion and league MVP A’ja Wilson was watching from courtside.
“To have 83 the first game she’s here is special,” Adebayo said afterward. “The behind-the-scenes workouts and conversations are very motivating. You see what she does. You get inspired every day by that.”
Why the Night Meant Something More
Bam Adebayo is not the player anyone had circled as the one to challenge basketball’s all-time scoring records. He is Miami’s defensive backbone, a passing big man, a teammate first. He revamped his offensive game this season, shooting more threes and expanding his arsenal, but his identity has never been built around putting up massive numbers.
That is what made Tuesday so remarkable. The most unselfish player on the floor, the one who passed up open shots late to find teammates in the corner, finished with 83. The basketball world needed a moment to catch up with what it had just seen.
Curry caught up quickly. Two words on Instagram said everything.
Final Word for the Warriors
Curry remains sidelined. The Warriors are below .500 and fighting to stay in play-in contention. Tuesday was a tough night in the Bay.
But even from the sidelines, Curry found a way to be part of one of the most memorable moments the league has produced in years. A shared gold medal. A friendship forged in Paris. And a reaction that captured exactly what the rest of the basketball world was feeling.
You did what now.