"It's because all she's been through and all the struggles she's been through and what the living conditions I had to go through and how she still strived to make me happy and make our house feel like home," Adebayo told espn.in . "I can't do nothing but give her that and keep giving her every other accolade I get."
Not known for his three-point shooting, Adebayo stole the show that tests shooting ability, passing and ball-handling.
"I just want to say something. I read a tweet that I was last to win in Vegas," said Adebayo, who was +1200 to win at FanDuel Sportsbook. "So whoever bet, I hope you got your money. I hope you go buy yourself a Ruth's Chris, Cheesecake Factory, something in that fashion."
Adebayo, 6-foot-9 and 255 pounds, became the first Miami Heat skills challenge winner since 2007 champ Dwyane Wade.
"It just shows where this league is going, and it's scary because when you got guys that are 6-10, classified as centers or power forwards, I don't believe it's any of that anymore," Adebayo said. "I mean, [Kevin Durant] is 7-foot, so KD is a center? Anyways, it just shows how this game has transformed and it gets scary."
"It's just showing how the game is changing and how big men and power forwards are basically bringing up the ball, passing the ball," added Sabonis, who is 6-foot-11. "It's more of a point guard position."
Eight players who participated in Sunday's All-Star Game:
Bam Adebayo, Heat
Patrick Beverley, Clippers
Spencer Dinwiddie, Nets
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Thunder (replacing Derrick Rose, Pistons)
Khris Middleton, Bucks
Domantas Sabonis, Pacers
Pascal Siakam, Raptors
Jayson Tatum, Celtics