Adebayo assault incident update: Herro attempted to fight back but was restrained, now he just wants to move on and close the chapter.

On July 15th Beijing time, according to ESPN, Bucks guard Tyler Herro expressed his desire to put behind the physical altercation with former teammate Bam Adebayo in Las Vegas, stating that he is currently "focused on starting a new chapter with the Bucks."

"Honestly, I just want to turn the page," Herro said in an interview with ESPN. "My focus is on the Bucks, committed to building something new. The team just traded away the greatest player in franchise history, and obviously we want to pick up the baton and continue the team's past competitiveness."

Herro added that if he couldn't stay with the Miami Heat—where he won the 2022 Sixth Man of the Year and was selected to the 2024-25 All-Star Game—then the Bucks, his hometown team, would be his first choice.

"I'm ready to go back home and play, not to prove to everyone that they were wrong, but to represent this city and this state. I've held this dream since my college graduation."

Just days after Shams reported that Herro and Adebayo had a physical altercation on July 11 at the World Resort Hotel in Las Vegas, Herro made the above remarks.

The altercation began shortly after 9 a.m. local time on Friday: Adebayo approached Herro. Adebayo and Heat players came to the same gym for practice, while Herro had been training there early in the morning and then stayed to supervise his AAU youth team's practice.

Sources revealed that the dispute started because Herro made comments on social media criticizing Adebayo. Herro had been sent to the Bucks in a blockbuster trade that brought Giannis to the Heat, ending their seven-year tenure as Heat teammates.

Herro's verbal response angered Adebayo greatly, and the conflict escalated to physical confrontation. Multiple sources confirmed to ESPN that Adebayo punched Herro near the jaw; however, the two sides have differing accounts of the specific details of the physical altercation. Sources say Herro was not knocked to the ground; others in the gym restrained Herro in time to prevent him from retaliating.

Adebayo was angered because a social media account allegedly linked to Herro posted questioning whether Adebayo deserved his $60 million annual salary, and also suggested that if Herro had stayed healthy, he would have been the player on the Heat who truly needed more support from teammates.

These remarks were clearly in response to Adebayo's own comments after the Heat were eliminated in the play-in tournament this season. At that time, Adebayo said that if the Heat wanted to contend for a championship again, he needed more support from his teammates.

Heat internal sources told ESPN that the overall relationship between the two during their partnership was acceptable. However, over the past year, the rift gradually deepened. Herro was plagued by injuries, playing only 33 games, and struggled to adapt to the changes brought by the team's new offensive system.

Adebayo had publicly stated multiple times that Herro needed to make more adjustments to fit into the new tactical system.

On November 24 of last year, Herro made his season debut after undergoing ankle surgery in the offseason. At that time, a reporter asked: Could Herro, who excels at pick-and-roll play, adapt to an offensive system that had significantly reduced its pick-and-roll usage but led the league in scoring?

Adebayo responded at the time: "No problem. As everyone can see, this offensive system is fun to play with. There's less pick-and-roll, but everyone shares the ball. Everyone will like this style of play—everyone can participate in the offense, initiate attacks, keep attacking the rim, and we win games with this system."

As the Heat's captain, Adebayo frequently expressed similar views. Team sources say these comments continuously affected Herro. At that time, he was struggling to recover from multiple injuries to his ankle, toe, and ribs, and in February, he kept hearing rumors that he was involved in trade talks related to Giannis.

During the Summer League game between the Heat and the Bucks, Herro was seen watching from the sidelines at Thomas & Mack Center. Before the altercation news broke, he had also given a live interview with Prime Sports during the game.

When asked if he felt awkward seeing his former team, Herro said: "Everything is fine in Miami. I saw many former teammates, the coaching staff—Chris Quinn, Spo, and the management—there's no bad blood between us. This trade is an adjustment and a fresh start for both sides, and both parties are satisfied with the current situation."