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Domantas Sabonis Mocked Bam Adebayo’s Flop Minutes Before Game-Winner

Sabonis got the last laugh against the Heat.

Stephen Douglas

Domantas Sabonis makes the game-winning basket over Bam Adebayo on Monday night.
Domantas Sabonis makes the game-winning basket over Bam Adebayo on Monday night. / Sam Navarro-Imagn Images
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The Sacramento Kings beat the Miami Heat 111-110 in a thriller in South Beach on Monday night. It was a showdown of two of the best big men in basketball as Domantas Sabonis and Bam Adebayo faced off in a very physical matchup.

Things started quickly with Adebayo hitting Sabonis in the face a few minutes into the game, sending him to the locker room.

Then during the fourth quarter Adebayo baited officials into a foul by throwing the ball over his head towards the basket as he struggled to get possession. Sabonis mocked his flop while announcers wondered what officials saw that was worthy of a foul.

Luckily for the Kings, Sabonis had the last laugh as got a rebound over Adebayo and made the game-winner with 0.7 seconds remaining in the game. Adebayo had position on the De'Aaron Fox miss and Sabonis might have gotten away with a little push, but officials decided to let them play.

Sabonis finished with 16 points, 16 rebounds and seven assists while Adebayo had 16 points, eight rebounds, fives assists, four blocks and three steals. The teams will meet again on January 6th in Sacramento.

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Stephen Douglas is a Senior Writer on the Breaking & Trending News Team at Sports Illustrated. He has been in journalism and media since 2008, and now casts a wide net with coverage across all sports. Stephen spent more than a decade with The Big Lead and has previously written for Uproxx and The Sporting News. He has three children, two degrees and one now unverified Twitter account.

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