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While much of the sports world is focused on football and the MLB postseason, the NBA preseason quietly began this weekend.
The Miami Heat played their first game Monday night, where Tyler Herro was scorching hot as he scored 14-straight points in the first quarter en route to 26 points on 9/12 shooting.
Fellow former Kentucky Wildcats star Bam Adebayo finished with 14 points on 6/8 shooting.
Tweet(s) of the Day:
14 STRAIGHT POINTS FROM THE BUCKET
— Miami HEAT (@MiamiHEAT) October 5, 2021
@raf_tyler pic.twitter.com/UW7f1EcZOe
The Bucket has spoken.
Gotta take care of the big guys up front! Can’t thank Bluegrass Hospitality Group and the staff at Malone’s Lansdowne enough for agreeing to host the offensive line and me once a week for an amazing steak dinner. These guys deserve it all and more! pic.twitter.com/JZq9Ip49Xi
— Will Levis (@will_levis) October 4, 2021
QB1.
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