LeBron James reacts to Bam Adebayo 83-point performance, record-breaking night

Miami Heat center Bam Adebayo made NBA history on Tuesday night, dropping 83 points in a win over the Washington Wizards. That was the second-highest scoring total by a player in a game in NBA history.

The 83 points eclipsed Kobe Bryant‘s previous mark of 81, set on Jan. 22, 2006. It was second only to Wilt Chamberlain‘s NBA record 100 points in a game on March 2, 1962.

And much of basketball’s royalty was quick to chime in. Including superstar LeBron James.

“BAM BAM BAM,” James wrote on Twitter. He included an explosion emoji and seven fire emojis with it.

Bam Adebayo reached the scoring mark on a late free throw in the fourth quarter against the Wizards. That was where Adebayo did a lot of his damage on the evening.

The Miami Heat star got to the free-throw line a whopping 43 times in the contest. He made 32 of his free throws, a new NBA record. The previous record was 28, held by Chamberlain (1962) and Adrian Dantley (1984).

On the night, Adebayo got to 83 points on 43 shots, going 20-for-43 from the field, 7-for-22 from the 3-point line and 36-for-43 from the free throw line. He has also added nine rebounds, three assists and two blocks to his statline, for an all-around great performance.

The Heat held a sizable lead over the Wizards when he went to the free-throw line, up 23 points at the time of the history-making point. They went on to win 150-129 when the score went final.

Bam Adebayo averaged 18.9 points and 9.8 rebounds on the season, prior to the historic performance. The five-time All-Defense selection has been better known for his contributions on that end, but left no doubt that he can score with anyone in the NBA.

On3’s Derek Lewis also contributed to this report.