Bucks G Kevin Porter Jr. pledges to beat Bam Adebayo's 83-point game 'for the respect of Kobe'
Porter's career high is 50 points, from five years ago.
Of all the people to exceed Kobe Bryant’s legendary 81-point game, it was a bit of a surprise that Bam Adebayo was the one to do it. Kevin Porter Jr. now has an even bigger surprise in mind.
During an appearance on a Twitch stream this week , the Milwaukee Bucks guard was asked about his previous 50-point game and quickly pledged to beat the Miami Heat center’s recent 83-point game: “I’m trying to drive 80. Shout-out to Kobe. Shout-out to Bam, because I’m beating that one day.
For sure. Now that Kobe got beat, I gotta beat Bam just for the respect of Kobe. ” Porter posted that 50-point game on April 29, 2021, during his second year in the league while he was with the Houston Rockets.
Since then, he hasn’t scored more than 36 points in a game. He has also missed several games this year with a knee issue. His pledge was met with quick mockery from the Twitch comments.