Letters to Sports: Bam Adebayo’s 83-point game needs asterisk

Times columnist Mirjam Swanson is right. Bam Adebayo is an impostor. If ever there was justification for an asterisk next to a record, his illegitimate assault on a scoring record is it. It was contrived and shameful. Ron Yukelson San Luis Obispo Agree with Times columnist Mirjam Swanson, Bam Adebayo’s a fraud! It was a total setup once he got close to Kobe’s record-setting 81 points. Both teams … the Heat and the Wizards … conspired with their flopping and intentional fouling to get him to 83. Is this what the NBA has sunk to? Shame, shame. Marty Zweben Palos Verdes Estates Bam Adebayo's 83-point game, while impressive, appeared to be a sloppy affair comparable to an All-Star game full of...