Bam Adebayo addresses struggles amid disastrous start for Heat

Bam Adebayo met reporters after the Miami Heat fell to 0-4 on Monday night and gave a pointed answer about who has been absorbing the blame for it. 

Adebayo had eight points on 3-of-10 shooting, including 0-of-5 from three, in the 113-109 home loss to the Dallas Mavericks. Giannis Antetokounmpo posted 29 points, 14 rebounds and 11 assists.

"No, you can't overthink basketball, man," Adebayo said when asked if part of the problem is learning to play next to Antetokounmpo, via Jump View.

"For me, it's my shot not going in. I'm not going to overthink that. It's funny how the outside noise wants to make me the scapegoat. But when the tables turn and the energy shifts, just be prepared for that."

He went further when the subject turned to his co-star. Asked if he had talked with Antetokounmpo about the outside noise, Adebayo pointed the question back at the people asking it.

"Nah, I mean, the media gonna be the media. You know, they're gonna try to bury you when you down, but then it's quiet when you up. So you know, you expect that from the media," Adebayo said, via Underdog NBA.

Whatever the two have or have not discussed privately, Heat great Dwyane Wade publicly urged them after the 0-3 start to sit down and settle who leads Miami, the same conversation he said he once had with LeBron James.