Miami Heat

Celebrity Buzz A Yoruba father, a Kentucky college career and two NBA Finals: Bam Adebayo Bam Adebayo, born Edrice Femi Adebayo in Newark, New Jersey, in 1997 to a Nigerian Yoruba father and an African American mother, played at Kentucky before the Miami Heat drafted him 14th in 2017. A three-time All-Star and six-time All-Defensive selection, he helped Miami reach the NBA Finals in 2020 and 2023.