So much still to happen, man.

It happened so fast it was it was a blink of an eye for me.

Tatum holding with 10 Tatum on the MBA logo with a e.

I just had to jump and I had to block it or we was going into another over.

Makes his way to the three point line down to drive, blocked at the rim.

Buyout of Bio.

Three seconds to go.

That is a ridiculous defensive play, Bam says.

Not in my house.

I was really thinking about it like you had a game saving, blocking in the Eastern Conference finals like that.

It's a little different.

I think that might be the best block, given the stakes in the moment that I've ever seen.

For Heat Center Bam Adebayo, that dazzling denial of Jayson Tatum was affirmation of his national stardom show this fall.

The route he took to reach that success began in a rented trailer in eastern North Carolina.

You can picture it a single wide trailer green looks run down from the outside looking in, and, you know, just going past the house, you probably wouldn't think somebody that's going to be a n b.

A All Star would be coming out that house.

Adebayo would share that space with his mother, Marilyn Blount, a single, tireless working mom making minimal pay at a local meat farm.

I will make leg 34 hours, which it would be about $240.

Disc Ruggles with a $240 which put food on the table, paying all the bills and then trying to keep this boy with clothes on his back and sneakers on the speak to seeing my mom, you know, work every day.

You know, get up at 6 a.m. Cook for me and goto work.

And just make sure I always had food on the table and clothes on my back.

You know, against the point where as a man, you don't want to see your mom struggle anymore.

E, I was like, Man, why can't we just move out and something good happen?

Like like instantly the next day.

And she was always tell me like if you do what you're supposed to dio you can make that happen.

At 69 at a bio was a standout in the AU circuit and the number five overall recruit in the country before committing to Kentucky.

Way get out of his way.

In his lone college season, he averaged 13 points and eight rebounds per game.

Right the Miami Heat.

Select Bam!

Out of bio from the Kentucky when, at a bio got to the MBA, he kept his mom close, moving her into the same apartment, building only a handful of floors separating him from a familiar face.

When I used to being apart from each other for a very long time, so being away from him for like three days, I actually really start to miss my mom When I go on the road, I tried to call her at least once a day, twice a day.

Triple doubles for my mom.

Man, I can't do nothing but thank her enough.

That's my pride and joy.

I couldn't do it on the birthday, but I got it today.

So but reaching the league and making Mom proud wasn't the only goal making mama homeowner Waas, so he kept a photo of his childhood home as a constant reminder.

That picture's worth 1000 words.

So, you know, just looking at the picture every day just to come from that.

And then look at where we are now.

What you ban with crushing last season at age 23 at a bio, became the second youngest player in NBA history.

Toe average at least 15 points, 10 rebounds and five assists heading into his fourth season out of Bio signed a five year Max extension deal with at least $163 million.

And on December 6th, 2020 his mother's birth auto bio completed his mission, surprising his mom with the new home she walked in on.

It was like she broke down.

I said, Oh bam, this is my and I just grabbed them and I said, I thank you, baby.

I said, I love it was just one of those things were like I did it.

I can check that box and say like my mom has her own now Thank you for watching ESPN on YouTube for live streaming sports and premium content.