The NBA won’t levy any sort of penalty – such as a fine or suspension – on Heat big man Bam Adebayo for punching former teammate Tyler Herro in a gym in Las Vegas last week, a league spokesperson tells Joe Vardon of The Athletic.

“After discussing with the players involved and the NBPA,” the spokesperson said, “everyone would prefer to move on from this unfortunate circumstance, and no further action will be taken by the league.”

Adebayo reportedly confronted Herro inside a gym in the Resorts World Casino on Friday morning about critical comments his ex-teammate made on social media. According to Ramona Shelburne of ESPN, Adebayo took exception to the way Herro responded when confronted and the altercation became physical, with the Heat forward/center striking the Bucks guard in the chin area. Herro reportedly had to be held back from retaliating, Shelburne adds.

The Bucks, the Heat, and the players’ union declined to comment on the situation, per Vardon. However, Herro did tell Shelburne earlier in the week that he wanted to “move on” from the incident and is focused on getting a fresh start with his new team, as we outlined this morning.

While the NBA typically fines and/or suspends players who are involved in in-game fights, there’s no obvious recent precedent for this kind of off-court – and offseason – dispute.

Bobby Portis was suspended eight games by the Bulls after punching Nikola Mirotic in 2017, while Draymond Green was fined – but not suspended – by the Warriors after punching Jordan Poole in 2022. In each of those cases, the league deferred the decision on potential discipline to the team itself, but those altercations involved teammates and took place during practices.