Bam Adebayo's Mom Reveals 83-Point Milestone Came on Late 83-Year-Old Grandma's Birthday

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Bam Adebayo's Mom Reveals 83-Point Milestone Came on Late 83-Year-Old Grandma's Birthday

Days before his 83-point night, Bam's mother Marilyn Blount had a warning. "You better score and win because she'll come back and haunt you," she told him, referencing his grandmother's birthday. After the second-highest scoring game in NBA history, her brother called. "He said that my mother died five years ago at the age of 83," Marilyn said.

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