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After coming so close to winning the 2020 NBA Finals, the Miami Heat will be in search for another star to pair alongside Jimmy Butler going into the 2020-21 season. However, the franchise’s activity this offseason hinges on the decisions of current players such as Kelly Olynyk. According to Ira Winderman of the South Florida […]

The season may have ultimately ended in disappointment for Jimmy Butler, as his Miami Heat fell to the newly-crowned NBA champs, the Los Angeles Lakers in six games in the NBA Finals. This, however, has not prevented the 31-year-old from continuing to build on his recently-established coffee empire. Butler made headlines while inside the bubble […]

When Chris Bosh went to the Miami Heat to form the “Big Three,” he quickly thought that he’ll be the centerpiece of the team, believing that LeBron James and Dwyane Wade will utilize their passing abilities to his own benefit. It didn’t turn out as he expected but was nevertheless happy with the results. Bosh […]

It’s been 10 years since LeBron James’ infamous The Decision and it’s still being talked about to this day. When he joined the Miami Heat in 2010 to team up with Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh to form the so-called “Heatles,” it shifted the power balance in the entire NBA. It, however, also resulted in […]

Chris Bosh knows that LeBron James of the Los Angeles Lakers took home his fourth championship and fourth NBA Finals MVP award last weekend by ousting the Miami Heat in six games. After James won his fourth ring in 10 tries, the age-old debate once again sprung up – is James the “greatest of all […]

Chris Bosh and the Miami Heat lost the 2011 Finals to the Dallas Mavericks in six games despite being the more talented team. The Heat were led by LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and Bosh, while the Mavs only had one superstar on the team in Dirk Nowitzki. However, James played poorly in the six-game series, […]

Tyler Herro broke his social media silence on Thursday following the Miami Heat’s failure to capture the 2020 NBA title against the eventual champions, Los Angeles Lakers. After licking his wounds from the disappointing defeat, the 20-year-old posted a photo of himself on Instagram with a short, but inspiring caption. https://www.instagram.com/p/CGX50P7DSwo/ Picked 13th overall by […]

Miami Heat point guard Goran Dragic’s 2019-20 season did not end the way he wanted. Dragic had emerged as one of Miami’s top scorers and playmakers during the NBA restart, helping propel the Heat to the 2020 Finals. But the veteran guard suffered a torn plantar fascia in Game 1 against the Los Angeles Lakers, […]

It is no secret that the Miami Heat have every intention of joining the race to sign Milwaukee Bucks superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo should the back-to-back MVP opt to enter free agency in 2021. What the Heat need to be way of, however, is how this “all-in” pursuit might have an adverse effect on the future […]

With LeBron James successfully capturing his fourth NBA title and Finals MVP, there is no question that The King has cemented his legacy in the NBA. In the Finals, James was a dominant force for the Lakers as he put up 29.8 points, 11.8 rebounds, and 8.5 assists per game while shooting an efficient 59.1% […]

Last season the Miami Heat were the 10th seed in the Eastern Conference. This season they took the Los Angeles Lakers to six games in the NBA Finals. It was a season where a complementary balance of veterans and youth fired on all cylinders. Pat Riley and company need to keep the band together, rather […]

Jimmy Butler has been an enigma for the last five years as he jumped from team to team trying to find the right fit. He clearly found that in Miami and proved he can be the culture-setter that a title team needs. On the daily Locked On Heat podcast, host David Ramil is joined by […]

LeBron James just won his fourth NBA title — first with the Los Angeles Lakers — and Chris Bosh still wonders what could have been if he would have stayed with the Miami Heat. During an appearance on Shannon Sharpe’s show “Club Shay Shay”, Bosh revealed how he truly felt when LeBron left Miami in […]

The Miami Heat have a bright future despite losing the 2020 NBA Finals to the Los Angeles Lakers in six games. As long as the team’s core of Jimmy Butler, Bam Adebayo and Tyler Herro remains intact this offseason — and there is no indication any of those three players are going anywhere anytime soon […]

The Los Angeles Lakers walked away from the 2019-20 campaign with their 17th NBA championship, tying the Boston Celtics for the most in league history. It was a great achievement for the Lake Show, but which team should be favored to win it all next season? In this piece, we’ll lay out our favorites to […]

The Miami Heat ultimately fell short in their goal to hoist the Larry O’Brien trophy this season, but head coach Erik Spoelstra remains proud of his men for giving the Los Angeles Lakers one hell of a fight. While it would have been sweet to cap off their amazing bubble run with the championship in-hand, […]

Jimmy Butler might have failed to lead the Miami Heat to the NBA title in the 2019-20 campaign, but he believes there are still big things in store for him in South Beach in the coming years. A day after their disappointing defeat to eventual champions Los Angeles Lakers in six games, Butler vowed to […]

Miami Heat point guard Goran Dragic suffered a plantar fascia tear in Game 1 of the Finals against the Los Angeles Lakers and missed the next four contests. While Dragic made a grand return in Game 6, he wasn’t even close to 100 percent since the lefty didn’t have enough time to rehab the tear […]

After the Miami Heat lost the 2020 Finals to the Los Angeles Lakers at Walt Disney World, Jimmy Butler told reporters that the guys were already itching to get back in the gym. Well, it appears Butler wasn’t lying, as the five-time All-Star was spotted in the gym just a day after the Heat lost […]

As happy as Miami Heat legend Dwyane Wade was for his close friend LeBron James in winning the 2020 NBA Finals, it couldn’t have come at a worse time. Due to a bet the Heat legend loss to Cari Champion, Wade got a purple”L”spray painted on his head. . @DwyaneWade holds up his end of […]

The Los Angeles Lakers arrived in the Orlando bubble on July 10 with aspirations of capping off a season unlike any with a ring. Over 100 days, 29 games, zero positive COVID-19 tests, and one title later, the Purple and Gold have finally returned to L.A. On Monday afternoon — less than 24 hours after […]

Plenty of prominent figures and athletes have congratulated the Los Angeles Lakers on their NBA championship win on Sunday. Less than 24 hours after the final buzzer sounded, President Donald Trump reacted to LeBron James and the Lakers winning their 17th NBA title. Viewership for NBA Finals Finale Crash Nearly 70%, Beaten by Random Sunday […]

Pau Gasol was glad to see his former team capture the NBA championship on Sunday night. But Gasol also gave a shoutout to former teammate Jimmy Butler. Gasol took to Twitter on Monday morning to hail Butler as “one of the best players in the world” and a “great leader”after Butler helped a compromised Heat […]

Portland Trail Blazers star guard Damian Lillard wasn’t about to allow disgruntled Miami Heat fans to blurt pure hearsay following the Heat’s loss in the NBA Finals. After a random fan on Twitter decided to make an audacious claim as to Duncan Robinson being a better shooter off passes than Klay Thompson, the Blazers star […]

Miami Heat point guard Goran Dragic would’ve been a key contributor in the 2020 NBA Finals series against the Los Angeles Lakers. However, he suffered a torn left plantar fascia in Game 1 of the series which sidelined him for the next four games. The Slovenian native penned a heartfelt message to Heat Nation after […]

After a surprising championship run in the 2020 NBA Playoffs, Miami Heat President Pat Riley will have a lot to decide for during the offseason, especially with regards to the contract of their rising star in big man Bam Adebayo. Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra also spoke highly of the former Kentucky product which emerged […]

One of the more amusing developments of life in the NBA bubble has been the spontaneous interactions between opposing players and coaches on the Disney World campus. On Sunday night, after the Los Angeles Lakers defeated the Miami Heat, 106-93, in Game 6 of the NBA Finals, Heat All-Star Bam Adebayo caught a glimpse of […]

Disappointment was evidently seen across the faces of the Miami Heat players. This rang especially true for Jimmy Butler, after suffering a 106-93 loss in Game 6 which serves as a death knell for them in the 2020 NBA Finals. The former Marquette product felt that he didn’t deliver on a promise to team president […]

The Los Angeles Lakers have won the title after a 10-year drought, following Sunday’s series-clinching Game 6 victory over the Miami Heat. The duo of LeBron James and Anthony Davis exhibted their dominance yet again in the blowout win, which prompted a well-deserved congratulatory message from Dwyane Wade. Wade took to Twitter to send his […]

Miami Heat star Jimmy Butler had nothing but love and appreciation for his team, his organization, and his city after a tough Game 6 loss to the Los Angeles Lakers in the 2020 NBA Finals. It’s hard to put to words what anyone would feel after such a heartbreaking defeat, but the 31-year old who’s […]

The Miami Heat should be incredibly proud of what they were able to accomplish this season despite losing the 2020 title to the Los Angeles Lakers. When Jimmy Butler signed with the Heat in the summer of 2019 via a sign-and-trade deal with the Philadelphia 76ers, there wasn’t one single pundit who picked Miami to […]

Los Angeles Lakers big man JaVale McGee has taken a bit of a jab at Milwaukee Bucks superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo following L.A.’s championship-winning victory in Game 6 on Sunday against the Miami Heat. On Instagram live, McGee hilariously pointed out how Lakers second-year forward, Kostas Antetokounmpo, was the one who was able to win the […]

After leading the Los Angeles Lakers to their 17th title in franchise history, LeBron James was deservingly awarded with the Finals MVP trophy on Sunday night. Head coach Frank Vogel had nothing but high praise for his superstar after their championship-clinching victory against the Miami Heat, with Vogel dubbing LeBron as the GOAT of the […]

Miami Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra was devastated in the aftermath of Game 6 of the NBA Finals on Sunday. His team fell short against the mighty Los Angeles Lakers squad, who closed out the series 4-2 and won their 17th NBA title in the process. While the Purple and Gold stayed on the court […]

Miami Heat guard Tyler Herro struggled offensively in Game 6 of the NBA Finals versus the Los Angeles Lakers. Unfortunately for him, his opponents had not been shy about letting him know about his shortcomings. Although Herro managed to get a wide open look coming down the lane in the third quarter, his attempt at […]

Los Angeles Lakers point guard Rajon Rondo has wasted no time making his presence felt against the Miami Heat in Game 6 of the NBA Finals. He is now turning back the clock for a vintage performance to try to help the Lakers secure their 17th championship in franchise history. Although Rondo has thrived in […]

Following an ankle injury that was initially deemed to take him out of the remainder of the NBA Finals, Miami Heat guard Goran Dragic has made his return in Game 6. More amazingly, he scored his first points of the series since Game 1. Checking into the game with 1:09 left to go in the […]

With their statement in in Game 5, the Miami Heat have made it clear that the NBA Finals is not going to be a cakewalk for the Los Angeles Lakers. However, LeBron James responded by getting in his bag early on for Game 6. James navigated through multiple Heat defenders before a spectacular left-handed finish. […]

Miami Heat point guard Goran Dragic is showing the world just how much an NBA championship means to him. Following a torn plantar fascia, which appeared as though it would sideline him for the remainder of the Finals, Dragic himself was honest about his status. In spite of what he said before, however, Dragic is […]