Bam Adebayo Calls Out Dwyane Wade For Remarks on Heat's Lack of 'Buzz,' 'Take Your Ass in the House'

Dwyane Wade is a Miami Heat legend, but that status didn't spare him from receiving some pointed remarks by Bam Adebayo after the center's historic performance.

Appearing on Shaquille O'Neal's podcast, Wade posited the energy in Miami isn't the same as it was in years past.

On the heels of scoring 83 points against the Washington Wizards, Adebayo quipped that Wade is in his mid-40s and told the 13-time All-Star to "take your ass to the house."

To some extent, Wade has a point.

Acquiring O'Neal in 2004 was a major moment. Few stars were bigger at the time, and he helped deliver a title in 2006. The Hall of Fame center shifted the outside perception toward the franchise.

Once Shaq's tenure in South Florida came to an end, Wade was the cornerstone and a box-office draw. A lot of fans may not have been following the team on a nightly basis, but they were aware of D-Wade's reputation and on-court exploits.

Then Heat basketball became appointment viewing with the dawn of the Big Three era in 2010. No team in recent memory generated the reaction Miami did when it signed Chris Bosh and LeBron James.

Despite making two Finals appearances since James left in 2014, the Heat's identity hasn't been the same. They swapped the general decadence of the Big Three period with grit and max effort.

Pat Riley is the connective tissue through it all, but Jimmy Butler is probably the first name associated with "Heat Culture" rather than Riley, James or Wade.

Adebayo's reaction to Wade's remarks was understandable, though.

The Heat have been one of the most consistently successful teams of the last decade. Maybe they haven't been doing it with a ton of stars, but people certainly stand up and take notice whenever Miami goes on a deep playoff run.

More than anything, it's unfair to make any comparison to what the vibes around the Heat were from 2010-14. That was a special moment that might be impossible to replicate. The NBA has certainly made it more difficult to create superteams like that.

Ultimately, it shouldn't matter whether there's a sense of buzz around the organization as long as the Heat are still contending for the postseason.