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While Masai Ujiri knew Kyle Lowry’s time with the Toronto Raptors was coming to an end, it didn’t make the transition any easier. In fact, it got tougher for the exec. Lowry left the Raptors this free agency, joining the Miami Heat through a sign-and-trade deal. The veteran guard inked a three-year, $85 million deal […]

The Toronto Raptors are one of three organizations that are being investigated by the NBA for possible tampering involving the Kyle Lowry sign and trade that sent him to the Miami Heat. It’s unknown what will ultimately end up happening, but Raptors President Masai Ujiri has finally spoken out on the situation. Via TSN’s Josh […]

The NBA has released the schedule for its marquee games this upcoming 2021-22 season. As usual, the 5-game Christmas Day slate will feature some of the league’s brightest stars, as well as intriguing match-ups among the NBA’s top current rivalries. The main headline will feature a colossal showdown between the NBA’s two powerhouse teams, the […]

Miami Heat president Pat Riley welcomed 41-year-old veteran Udonis Haslem back to the franchise after officially re-signing for his 19th season in South Beach. The three-time NBA champ is once again returning on a veteran’s minimum contract to play another season for the Heat which left the longtime exec more than thrilled. “Mister Miami is […]

The Miami Heat had an eventful free agency following a disappointing 2020-21 campaign. They got swept by the Milwaukee Bucks in the first round and had to make improvements in the offseason. Amazingly, the South Beach franchise went out and added some key pieces that could help them get back to title contention. They were […]

The entire basketball world may be buzzing about the Los Angeles Lakers’ impressive haul in the offseason, but it looks like one man remains unfazed. Brooklyn Nets star Blake Griffin doesn’t appear to be too worried about LeBron James’ new-look Lakers, and the six-time All-Star even had a bit of advice for LA. Griffin’s message […]

The Dallas Mavericks need Goran Dragic. The Mavs have had a respectable offseason but little more. Is it terrible? It is not. Is it phenomenal? It is not. Here’s what new general manager Nico Harrison has pulled off thus far this summer: Traded Josh Richardson to the Boston Celtics for Moses Brown Picked up team […]

Udonis Haslem has never played with a different team in his entire NBA career and it appears that won’t change. The 41-year-old has signed a one-year deal worth the veteran’s minimum with the Miami Heat as he returns for his 19th season. Udonis Haslem to embark on 19th season with Heat. https://t.co/VvGBp7UHeC It will be […]

Coming off a disastrous NBA season that was riddled with injuries and health and safety protocols during the regular season and playoffs, the 2021-22 NBA season is bound to have a new outlook. With a handful of teams coming back to full strength and looking to dethrone the Milwaukee Bucks as the 2022 NBA champions, […]

The NBA has some questions to answer regarding tampering once again. The trades under investigation are the Chicago Bulls-New Orleans Pelicans trade involving Lonzo Ball and the Miami Heat-Toronto Raptors trade involving Kyle Lowry. The NBA has tried to cut down on tampering in recent years by implementing harsher penalties. But, according to Marc Stein, […]

The Miami Heat have been one of the busier teams in NBA free agency. The acquisition of six-time All-Star Kyle Lowry is undoubtedly the big acquisition of their summer, tampering allegations aside. They also re-signed sharpshooting guard Duncan Robinson to a massive five-year, $90-million, which marks the largest contract ever by an undrafted player. They […]

One of the reasons why the Milwaukee Bucks won the championship is because of PJ Tucker. Shortly after winning it all, though, and they’ve made a mistake by letting him go in NBA free agency.  On the first day of free agency, Tucker shocked NBA fans by deciding to sign a 15 million dollar deal […]

The New Orleans Pelicans tried hard to sign Kyle Lowry in free agency. Unfortunately, the veteran point guard–who eventually signed with the Miami Heat–never had any interest in joining the team. According to Barry Jackson of Miami Herald, the Pelicans were ready to go all-out for for Lowry and offer him a multi-year contract in […]

Kyle Lowry is now ready to get to work with the Miami Heat after agreeing to a three-year deal worth $85 million. Lowry still chose the Heat despite a $90 million dollar offer from the Dallas Mavericks because he wants to play with good friend Jimmy Butler. The Heat were already hotly pursuing Lowry during […]

New Washington Wizards guard Spencer Dinwiddie won’t easily fall to questions that will get him in trouble. He proved just that on Monday when one appeared to lead him to admit to such violation. Amusingly enough, he also poked fun at the Los Angeles Lakers, Toronto Raptors and Miami Heat in the process. During his […]

To say that 2021 NBA free agency has been a massive whirlwind is an understatement. Within a span of one week, around 100 players have been traded, signed with a new team, or decided to stay with their current squad. Each of these moves will not only make an impact on the upcoming season, but […]

With several new additions during the first week of free agency, the Miami Heat have had a very busy and productive start to the 2021 NBA offseason. Miami’s master plan of roster overhaul is now officially underway with the signings of Kyle Lowry, P.J. Tucker, and Markieff Morris, plus the re-signings of Duncan Robinson, Victor […]

It’s not every day you win an Olympic gold medal. This is probably the main reason why Miami Heat’s Bam Adebayo showed in Las Vegas casually carrying his shiny gold medal like it was a water bottle. Fresh from his successful trip in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, the All-Star flew straight to the desert to […]

The NBA recently opened an investigation on the sign-and-trade deals of Lonzo Ball with the Chicago Bulls and Kyle Lowry with the Miami Heat for possible violations. After all, given that free agency opened at 6 p.m. on August 2 and the deals were quickly struck, it raised suspicions that there could be tampering involved […]

After much drama, it was the Miami Heat who emerged as the grand winners of the Kyle Lowry sweepstakes. Somewhat lost in all the celebration, however, is the fact that the Heat had to part ways with long-time servant Goran Dragic as part of the deal. Jimmy Butler recently opened up about his relationship with […]

When you think of controversial NBA figures, Dwyane Wade isn’t exactly the first name that comes to mind. The Miami Heat legend has by all accounts been a model teammate and veteran in the locker room through the years. But he recently revealed an incident during his stint with the Cleveland Cavaliers that he’d like […]

While Kyle Lowry and Lonzo Ball are already members of two different organizations, it appears the NBA will be investigating the sign and trades that saw the respective players join the Miami Heat and Chicago Bulls because of potential tampering, per ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski: Reporting with @RamonaShelburne on ESPN: The NBA has opened up investigations […]

Miami Heat star Jimmy Butler just secured a bag. The veteran has signed a massive four-year, $184 million extension with the Heat, which keeps him with under contract through the 2025-2026 season, per ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski: All-Star G Jimmy Butler has signed a four-year, $184M extension to stay with the Miami Heat, his agent Bernie […]

Kyle Lowry‘s departure from the Toronto Raptors signaled the end of an era for the franchise up north. The 2019 NBA champion decided to take his talents to South Beach but his heart will forever be in The Six. He’s arguably the greatest Raptor of all time. His jersey will eventually be retired in Toronto. […]

There aren’t a lot of things that can scare someone like Fat Joe. But unfortunately for him, Shaquille O’Neal (and his silhouette) is his kryptonite. In a recent sit down with Matt Barnes and Stephen Jackson in ‘All The Smoke‘, the 50-year-old rapper shared an incident back in 2008 when he literally thought The Big […]

Former Toronto Raptors franchise player Kyle Lowry made sure he didn’t leave the franchise and the city of Toronto without a proper goodbye. On Wednesday, the 35-year-old vet put out an emotional farewell message on social media as he takes his talents to South Beach to join Jimmy Butler and the rest of the Miami […]

Miami Heat guard Victor Oladipo is returning to the franchise in free agency, according to Shams Charania of The Athletic and Stadium. The deal is for one year at the minimum so Oladipo can become a free agent again in 2022, making the 2021-22 season a prove-it year. Injuries have totally nuked Oladipo’s last few seasons […]

Rumors swirled in recent days that the Miami Heat were hot on the heels of free agent guard Derrick Rose. It felt like a good fit, with Rose reuniting with former teammate Jimmy Butler. But as with any offseason, things suddenly changed drastically for the Heat. It, however, had nothing to do exactly with Rose. […]

Drake got some people showing fake love to him. Straight up to his face, straight up to his face. Yup, Drake has found himself on the wrong end of the news once again after posting an emotional farewell post to Kyle Lowry. The award-winning rapper took to Instagram Stories to express his gratitude to Lowry […]

Kevin Durant and PJ Tucker have fought each other in multiple high-stake battles in recent years. In spite of the countless back-and-forth between them on the court, these two competitors have developed a mutual respect for one another—enough to warrant some good old ribbing from time to time. The Miami Heat’s newly acquired forward recently […]

Just one day into 2021 NBA free agency, the Miami Heat have already reached their offseason goal of a significant roster alteration. The key acquisition for them Monday was bringing on Kyle Lowry to give them a seasoned champion and gritty two-way point guard to help lead Miami back to the NBA Finals alongside Jimmy […]

Markieff Morris, who helped defeat the Miami Heat in the 2020 NBA Finals in the Orlando bubble with the Los Angeles Lakers, has joined the Miami roster. Morris signed with the Heat on Tuesday afternoon, as Miami and Pat Riley continue to fill out their 2022 roster with noticeable speed. Free agent F Markieff Morris […]

Goran Dragic had become a mainstay with the Miami Heat, spending the last seven season with the team. The fanbase embraced him from day one and Dragic provided plenty of big time moments in those seven years. Now, he’s reported to become part of the sign-and-trade deal that is sending Kyle Lowry to the Heat […]

The Milwaukee Bucks just won the NBA title, but they also just lost a key piece in free agency with P.J. Tucker joining the rival Miami Heat on a two-year, $15 million deal. Tucker seemed to be a bit blindsided by the Bucks not making a stronger effort to bring him back in an emotional […]

After getting swept by the Milwaukee Bucks in the first round of the NBA Playoffs, the Miami Heat opened the offseason with a bang as they made a big splash in free agency by landing superstar Kyle Lowry. The 35-year old was brought in on a 3-year $90 million deal via sign-and-trade for Goran Dragic […]

Ex-Milwaukee Bucks forward PJ Tucker had an emotional message to the entire city of Milwaukee after his stunning exit en route to join the Miami Heat. The free agent chose to end his short stint with the Bucks and sign a $15 million, two-year deal with the Heat which had members of the Bucks community […]

Former Chicago Bulls, Minnesota Timberwolves and Philadelphia 76ers small forward Jimmy Butler has finally found his long-term NBA home with the Miami Heat. According to multiple reports from throughout the day on Monday, not only is Butler expected to sign a four-year contract extension with the Heat, but Miami will reportedly be ponying up the […]

Forward PJ Tucker is leaving the Milwaukee Bucks and is headed to South Beach to sign a $15 million, two-year deal with the Miami Heat. Shams Charania of The Athletic broke the news on Twitter on Monday: PJ Tucker is signing a two-year, $15 million deal with Miami, sources tell @TheAthletic @Stadium. https://t.co/Pti5ZYmeg0 — Shams […]

The Miami Heat made a huge splash early in free agency after securing a deal with All-Star point guard Kyle Lowry. With the now-former Toronto Raptors star on his way to South Beach, it looks like the Heat are still doing everything they can to reunite Lowry with his good buddy DeMar DeRozan. According to […]