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“The road to back-to-back starts in about a week,” LeBron James said, before the Los Angeles Lakers unveiled their 2020 NBA championship banner. A brief address from Lakers captain LeBron James pic.twitter.com/sBiW8pP6uf — Michael Corvo (@michaelcorvo_) May 13, 2021 Prior to the final home game of the regular season — the 70th game of 2020-21 […]

The Miami Heat and two-time All-Star guard Victor Oladipo delivered some tough news on Wednesday after the club announced that their most recent star acquisition is bound for a season-ending surgery on his right quadriceps tendon. Dipo has been out since injuring his right knee during an April 8 win over the Los Angeles Lakers, […]

Miami Heat All-Star Jimmy Butler has been a great player for a while, but his star rose to new heights thanks to his dominant performance in the NBA bubble in 2020. Butler brought his scrappy Heat squad all the way to the NBA Finals before losing to the Los Angeles Lakers in six games. In […]

It’s not hard to overlook the crucial role a coach plays in every team’s success. The spotlight is always placed on the players — and rightfully so — which sometimes causes most of us to undervalue the type of contribution a head coach has on his team. Today, we take a look at some of […]

It’s that time of the year again! It’s that time when many make unreasonable predictions for the NBA Playoffs. But all’s fair in love, war, and basketball. So even if Dwyane Wade and Shaquille O’Neal made a pretty biased assessment, that’s par for the course. On NBA on TNT on Tuesday, Wade and Shaq were […]

When talking about the 2020-21 Defensive Player of the Year, fans and experts alike often mention Ben Simmons and Rudy Gobert. However, Miami Heat center Bam Adebayo believes he has made a strong case for the award as well. After helping Miami edge out the Boston Celtics on Tuesday, Adebayo made sure to remind everyone […]

With the NBA Playoffs just around the corner, the Miami Heat are hoping to get Victor Oladipo back on the court for the most important stretch of the year. However, head coach Erik Spoelstra gave a rather vague update on the health and status of Oladipo, according to Barry Jackson of the Miami Herald.  Spoelstra […]

The Miami Heat will be in Beantown to take on the Boston Celtics at the TD Garden on Tuesday night. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series and make a Heat-Celtics prediction and pick. The season series between these two Eastern Conference clubs is dead even at one a piece coming into this third […]

The Boston Celtics amassed a ton of hype entering the 2020-21 season amid the expected development of Jaylen Brown and Jayson Tatum. The two were named All-Stars which meant the hopes were reasonable. The Celtics as a team, however, teetered between a mid-tier squad to a team barely making it to the NBA Playoffs. As […]

If his latest move is any indication, Miami Heat guard Victor Oladipo is in South Beach to stay. According to Brian Bandell of South Florida Business Journal, Oladipo recently purchased a mansion in Miami beach worth a whopping $7.75 million. The said 6,900 square foot property has seven bedrooms and seven and half bathrooms, as […]

Los Angeles Clippers superstar Paul George is arguably one of the best defenders in the league right now. The 31-year-old has been tasked to guard the opposing team’s best scorer down the stretch and is the type of person that you’d want in your team with the game on the line. That being said, George […]

Bam Adebayo and his mother clearly have a special relationship. The Miami Heat star isn’t bashful sharing the struggles he’s overcome alongside his mom. Just a few months back, Adebayo even made headlines towards the end of 2020 when he surprised her for her birthday with a secret present, which turned out to be a […]

The Miami Heat and the Boston Celtics will square off at the TD Garden on Sunday afternoon. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series and make a Heat-Celtics prediction and pick. Miami and Boston are in the heat of a battle for positioning in the Eastern Conference playoffs. Both teams have wavered of late, […]

Miami Heat forward Jimmy Butler crossed paths once again with his former teammate in Karl-Anthony Towns when the Minnesota Timberwolves visited South Beach on Friday night. The five-time All-Star didn’t forget their colorful past as he hurled expletives towards Towns midway through the tilt, via Complex Sports. “You soft as baby sh*t… you a loser. […]

Tyler Herro can get buckets. The 21-year-old Miami Heat star possesses a ton of weapons on the offensive end, and he showcased a couple of them on Friday against the Minnesota Timberwolves. Herro got hot late in the third quarter as finished this strong move to the basket over three Wolves defenders (h/t Heat on […]

Good news for the Boston Celtics: All-Star wing Jaylen Brown is expected to return to the lineup in time for a pivotal showdown with the Miami Heat on Sunday. Brown is nursing a sore right ankle, which will likely keep him out of Friday’s game vs. the Chicago Bulls. “Jaylen looks like he’s close but […]

Dallas Mavericks guard Tim Hardaway Jr. is grateful that he’s now etched in franchise history as one of its best three-point shooters. He, however, was never really gunning for any record of any sort. He claimed he was just focused on the game. Hardaway drained 10 three-pointers on Tuesday against the Miami Heat, greatly aiding […]

The Dallas Mavericks will head down to South Beach to take on the Miami Heat on Tuesday night. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series and make a Mavericks-Heat prediction and pick. Dallas has been on a roll of late, going 6-2 in its last eight games coming in. Miami continues to climb the […]

Miami Heat star Jimmy Butler has never been one to back down from a challenge. With just over a week remaining in the NBA regular season, he could care less about the names on the schedule. A reporter asked Butler about the difficulty of Miami’s remaining schedule as the Heat continue to jockey for playoff […]

The Miami Heat take on the Charlotte Hornets for the third time this season on Sunday afternoon. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series and make a Heat-Hornets prediction and pick. The Heat hold a record of 34-30 overall and are 28-34-2  against the spread. Miami is coming off a blowout win over the Cleveland […]

In Saturday night’s 124-107 victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers, Miami Heat sharpshooter Duncan Robinson became the fastest player in NBA history to make 500 career three-pointers. While Robinson and his team celebrated the milestone, Heat forward Bam Adebayo had a hilarious comment on Robinson’s accomplishment Saturday night. When Adebayo was asked if he took pride […]

Miami Heat sniper Duncan Robinson became the fastest player to make 500 3-point shots in the history of the NBA on Saturday versus the Cleveland Cavaliers. This is a remarkable achievement for a player like Robinson, who has worked tremendously hard to make it in the NBA over the past couple of years.  Robinson was […]

In news that has become almost synonymous with him, Miami Heat forward Jimmy Butler has reportedly clashed with head coach Erik Spoelstra in a win against the San Antonio Spurs. This has certainly been an up-and-down season for the reigning Eastern Conference champions, as they sit at 33-30 which is good for the seventh seed […]

“Seven.” That’s how many titles Shaquille O’Neal believes he and Kobe Bryant would have ended up winning for the Los Angeles Lakers had the Hall of Fame center remained in the purple-and-gold. The Lakers three-peated from 2000-02, then lost in five games to the Detroit Pistons in the 2004 NBA Finals. That summer, O’Neal was […]

With the Miami Heat’s victory over the San Antonio Spurs on Wednesday, head coach Erik Spoelstra joins an elite group of coaches to win 600 games with one franchise. The coaches part of this exclusive club are all-time greats such as San Antonio Spurs current coach Greg Popovich (1,308), Jerry Sloan with the Utah Jazz […]

Miami Heat big man Bam Adebayo brought people out of their seats after dunking on San Antonio Spurs center Jakob Poeltl. Adebayo skyrocketed up after a beautiful pass from Heat guard Goron Dragic. This is one of the multiple highlight plays Adebayo has had this season.  Adebayo, who signed a max contract with the Heat […]

Tyler Herro has been dealing with a lingering injury on his right foot and is now set to miss his third game for the Miami Heat on Wednesday when they take on the San Antonio Spurs. Miami head coach Erik Spoelstra has provided an update on the injury of his highly popular shooting guard and the […]

The San Antonio Spurs and Miami Heat faced off exactly a week ago as the two teams look to matchup once again Wednesday night at AmericanAirlines Arena. With that being said, it’s time to continue our NBA odds series and make a Spurs-Heat prediction and pick. The Spurs are riding a three-game winning streak and […]

Jimmy Butler and the Miami Heat continue to look for their identity in this crazy 2020-21 NBA season. The Heat dropped another crucial game on Monday against a shorthanded Chicago Bulls squad. It was a close battle throughout three quarters before the visiting Bulls went on a late surge and outscored Miami 34-20 in the […]

The Chicago Bulls will head down to South Beach to take on the Miami Heat on Monday night. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series and make a Bulls-Heat prediction and pick. The Bulls will be looking for revenge in this game as they lost to this same Heat team just two nights ago. […]

Seems like Miami Heat All-Star Bam Adebayo took teammate Jimmy Butler‘s most recent advice to heart. After Jimmy Buckets questioned his aggressiveness earlier this week, Bam, went back to his rim-rocking ways against the Chicago Bulls on Saturday at AmericanAirlines Arena. Around the seven-minute mark of the second quarter between the two East teams, Adebayo […]

Miami Heat star Jimmy Butler had to backtrack on his previous statement following his harsh criticism of how his team has been performing of late. In spite of Miami’s recent struggles, the five-time All-Star made it abundantly clear that his unwavering loyalty to his squad and his teammates remains as steadfast as ever. Butler recently […]

The Miami Heat continue on their downward spiral as they absorbed a loss against the injury-depleted Atlanta Hawks on Friday night. Veteran swingman Jimmy Butler didn’t mince his words as he summed up the level of his team’s performance in a two-word oxymoron: “consistently inconsistent”, per Anthony Chiang. Jimmy Butler: "We're actually really consistently inconsistent, […]

April is almost over but Jimmy Butler and Kendrick Nunn are not done making a fool out of their opponents. The two Miami Heat players were in sync on Friday, performing a classic give-and-go trickery against the Atlanta Hawks. It all began with Butler leaving his feet on one play before throwing a fancy pass […]

The Miami Heat are traveling slightly west to Atlanta for a game against the Hawks tonight. The teams are separated by only one game in the standings so this game could have important implications for the playoff standings. Let’s continue our NBA Odds Series and make a Heat-Hawks prediction. Both teams will have a heavy […]

If there’s a recurring theme in this NBA season, it’s the injuries which are affecting superstars and above-average players. This week alone, NBA fans did not get to see LeBron James, Anthony Davis (returning on Thursday), Kevin Durant, James Harden, Donovan Mitchell and a handful more players on the court.  The amount of injuries this […]

Miami Heat star swingman Jimmy Butler isn’t very invested in checking the NBA standings and seeing what his team needs to do to improve its seeding. Butler was asked Wednesday night if he is generally aware of conference standings. In short, he is not: “I don’t care. I really don’t,” Butler said, via Anthony Chiang […]

DeMar DeRozan and the San Antonio Spurs were embarrassed at home by the visiting Miami Heat on Wednesday. The Spurs fell to a 107-87 blowout loss, their biggest home loss against the Heat in team history. Not surprisingly, this got the highly competitive DeRozan a bit worried for his young squad with the NBA Playoffs […]

The Miami Heat and San Antonio Spurs are both coming off of consecutive wins as they matchup Wednesday night at AT&T Center. With that said, it’s time to continue our NBA odds series and make a Heat-Spurs prediction and pick. The Heat is having a pretty disappointing end to the season as they have dropped […]