Miami Heat Articles - Page 174

Seven jerseys hang in the rafters at the AmericanAirlines Arena in Downtown Miami, Florida, the home of the Miami Heat. For this piece, we take a look at the numbers which are forever etched in Heat history. No. 1 Chris Bosh In 384 games with the Heat, Chris Bosh averaged 18.0 points and 7.3 rebounds […]

Miami Heat big man Udonis Haslem gave a heartfelt speech to protesters in Miami on Sunday afternoon. Haslem said that while there must be justice for George Floyd — who died in police custody on Monday in Minneapolis — and protests against racial injustice, he is not “proud” of how the protests have been orchestrated. […]

Miami Heat big man Bam Adebayo has raised some pretty valid concerns pertaining to contact between players once the current season resumes. Speaking to The Associated Press recently, the 22-year-old opened up about his concerns with regards to contracting sweat and saliva from other players during play: “Some players like Steve Nash used to lick […]

The NBA’s proposal to resume the 2019-20 season at a “bubble” site with every team in one location is not without risk, so Miami Heat President Pat Riley does not plan on joining the team upon the league’s restart. Per Ira Winderman of the South Florida Sun Sentinel: “For the Heat, the ultimate call on […]

Since the tragic passing of Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant back in January, every player that played alongside him or went up against him has a distinct memory of the five-time NBA champion and what he meant to them. Former Lakers forward Caron Butler is no different. Even though Butler only played one season […]

The Miami Heat’s inaugural season was in 1988. The team struggled as most expansion clubs do, winning only 15 games in Year 1 and 18 in Year 2. Over time, though, the Heat have become one of the hallmark organizations of the NBA. The franchise has three championships and some of the best players in […]

There have been plenty of memorable playoff matchups throughout the NBA’s existence mostly because of the grueling competitive basketball between two equally deserving clubs. But in some cases, the ending is mired with controversy. Here are some of the five notable ones. 5. 1998 NBA Finals Fresh off the unparalleled success of ESPN and Netflix’s […]

It’s no secret that the Miami Heat are targeting Giannis Antetokounmpo when he hits free agency in the summer of 2021. But so do 29 other teams around the Association. The Heat certainly have a shot of luring the reigning NBA MVP away from the Milwaukee Bucks. However, that will depend on the timing of […]

Miami Heat star Jimmy Butler prides himself on his insane work ethic. The 5-time All-Star recently posted a number of videos that show a sneak peek of what goes on during his intense workouts during this quarantine. https://www.instagram.com/p/CAVMxX-hXtZ/ Jimmy is puttin' in WORK. 😤 (🎥: @JimmyButler, h/t @overtime) pic.twitter.com/BVh3qSVwXF — theScore (@theScore) May 23, 2020 […]

Retired Boston Celtics small forward Paul Pierce continues his verbal assault on current Los Angeles Lakers star forward LeBron James‘ ongoing career on Friday, the same week after leaving the former Cleveland Cavaliers and Miami Heat champion of an all-time top-five NBA players list, controversially. While speaking to Jay Williams, Jalen Rose, and others on […]

The NBA could soon decide to resume after a long hiatus since March 11. Brooklyn Nets point man Spencer Dinwiddie recently leaked the potential date in which the season could resume: July 15. Dinwiddie hinted there would be three weeks of training camp before the league resumes the rest of the 2019-20 regular season and […]

Los Angeles Lakers superstar forward LeBron James is arguably the most untradeable player in the history of the NBA. If a LeBron James trade were to ever happen, it would seriously break the entire internet. Women would be crying, men would be weeping and children would be… well, playing with toys still. Children really do […]

By the end of the 2022-23 season — which is the last year of his contract with the Miami Heat — Jimmy Butler will have a total of $220,111,606 in NBA career earnings. Not bad for a guy who used to be homeless. Butler entered the NBA back in 2011, with the Chicago Bulls drafting […]

Caron Butler started out his 14-year NBA career with the Miami Heat after being selected with the 10th overall pick in the 2002 NBA Draft. The following season, the Heat drafted the guy they thought would be his backcourt mate for years to come in Dwyane Wade. That all changed, however, once the Los Angeles […]

The 2020 NBA Conference Finals were scheduled to start on May 19 (with a possible move up to May 17) had the league not suspended the 2019-20 campaign due to the coronavirus pandemic. The NBA has seen plenty of amazing conference finals series over the years. The stakes are even higher when it goes the […]

In the ‘9os reunion episode of NBA Inside Stuff, one of the stories that stood out came from Hall of Fame big man Shaquille O’Neal, who recalled the time he almost choked out then-Miami Heat head coach Pat Riley. Apparently, he wasn’t the only one, as Heat teammate Gary Payton also wanted to wrap his […]

Miami Heat legend Dwyane Wade grew up in Chicago watching Michael Jordan play the shooting guard position better than anybody else in history. He was also a witness on how His Airness delivered six championships to the city during the 1990s. Not surprisingly, he idolized Jordan as a young hooper and strove to model parts […]

When LeBron James’ current contract with the Los Angeles Lakers expires at the end of the 2021-22 season, assuming The King picks up his 2021-22 player option, the NBA legend will have made $387,205,847 in NBA salary, per Spotrac. LeBron entered the NBA back in 2003. The Cleveland Cavaliers selected him with the first overall […]

Miami Heat legend Dwyane Wade was one of the best shot blockers at his position during his time in the NBA. With that said, however, he wasn’t able to escape some embarrassing posters in his career. In fact, Wade was the victim of an epic poster during the 2011 Eastern Conference Finals between the Chicago […]

The most pressing concern for the NBA is finding a plan to ensure a safe return to the hardwood in an effort to finish the 2019-20 season amid the coronavirus pandemic. Miami Heat lifer Udonis Haslem just hopes the league is also accounting for the mental health of its players. Haslem suggested the NBA needs […]

Many consider the Miami Heat’s Big 3 of LeBron James, Dwyane Wade, and Chris Bosh as perhaps the greatest trio ever assembled in the modern era. Despite their short-lived run together, they still have two NBA titles to their names. For Wade, however, the former All-Star guard does not believe that the Heat Big 3 […]

In the eyes of Miami Heat icons Dwyane Wade and Udonis Haslem, the biggest shot in NBA Finals history was Ray Allen’s comeback-topping Game 6 triple in 2013. While speaking with Channing Frye and Bleacher Report, Wade — who retired after a successful, 15-year NBA career at the conclusion of the 2018-19 season — asked […]

Longtime Houston Rockets forward Shane Battier revealed the reason why he infamously defended Kobe Bryant with a hand to the face. The defensive specialist had plenty of wars with the Los Angeles Lakers great during his time in the league, and he insists defending Bryant like that wasn’t a matter of blocking his vision. In […]

For all of the talk about Giannis Antetokounmpo in Milwaukee and Kevin Durant’s eventual return to the court in Brooklyn, neither player represents LeBron James’ biggest rival: Kawhi Leonard No, not even Durant, who has faced James in three NBA Finals, most recently beating LeBron in back-to-back years in 2017 and 2018 while Durant was […]

Dwyane Wade, who retired from the NBA last summer after an illustrious 16-year career, pretty much won it all during his time in the league. For some reason, though, the Miami Heat legend was recently referred to simply as “LeBron’s teammate” by a post from a random — and rather disrespectful — sports page on […]

Team USA finished a lowly seventh in the 2019 FIBA World Cup, which Team Spain won, and many questions arose thereafter revolving around the roster that Head Coach Gregg Popovich and other NBA luminaries had put together for the event. One notable exclusion was Miami Heat center Bam Adebayo, who was cut in favor of […]

Andre Iguodala has had a lengthy NBA career with a lot of accomplishments. He has three NBA championships attached to his name, along with a Finals MVP in 2015 and an All-Star nod in 2012. Even though he’s nearing the end of his career, Iguodala is still valuable to any team looking to contend for […]

Shaquille O’Neal is one of the greatest big men the NBA has ever seen. Some might even say that he was the most physically dominant player in league history. Throughout his decorated career, the 7-foot-1 mammoth also amassed quite a fortune in earnings. According to Spotrac, this amounts to a whopping $286 million in the […]

Since entering the NBA back in 2011, Jimmy Butler has made $112,063,006 through NBA contracts, per Spotrac. The first NBA contract Butler signed was his rookie deal with the Chicago Bulls. The Bulls drafted Jimmy with the 30th overall pick in the 2011 draft, so he got a standard four-year rookie contract with team options […]

Miami Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra has had the opportunity to coach Hall of Fame players in his 12 seasons as a coach. In a recent interview with ESPN’s Adrain Wojnarowski, Spoelstra revealed the favorite player he has coached. “You guys are going to put me on the spot like that?” Spoelstra said. “Obviously, I’ve […]

The Dallas Mavericks shocked the world back in 2011 when the team defeated LeBron James, Dwyane Wade, Chris Bosh and the Miami Heat in the NBA Finals. The Mavs only had one superstar in Dirk Nowitzki, while the Heat had three in LeBron, Wade and Bosh. However, Dallas had elite role players and defenders such […]

Dwayne Wade is in his first year of retirement, but he is already taking some time to relive the glory days while remaining home amid the coronavirus pandemic. Wade’s wife, Gabrielle Union, said during a virtual appearance on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon her husband has spent a good deal of time watching old games. Wade […]

Antoine Walker knows that Shaquille O’Neal won four NBA championships in his career – three with the Los Angeles Lakers and one with the Miami Heat. Surely, winning a three-peat is a difficult feat as only a handful of teams have done so. However, Shaq’s title win in Miami apparently holds a dear place in […]

Retired NBA shooting guard Dwyane Wade spent 15 seasons with the Miami Heat, winning the franchise’s first championship in 2006 under then-head coach Pat Riley and two more titles when the coach turned executive. With that said, could current Heat big man Bam Adebayo turn into a potential franchise cornerstone like Wade? Riley himself thinks […]

Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James has hit the court with a number of talented players over the course of his 17 seasons in the NBA. Along the way, the Akron, Ohio native has claimed three championships, but he has had some help. In this piece, we’ll take a look back at LeBron James’ greatest […]

LeBron James is arguably one of the best athletes to ever play in the NBA. After successful playoff runs, multiple MVP’s and a handful of championships to boot, LeBron has already successfully cemented himself in the league’s Mt. Rushmore alongside legends like Magic, Bird, Kobe, Kareem and MJ.  It’s no question that LBJ was born […]

On May 7, 1994, the eighth-seeded Denver Nuggets defeated the 63-win Seattle SuperSonics to advance to the Western Conference semifinals—marking the first time an eight seeded team won a playoff series. In their honor, let’s revisit (and rank) the 8-over-1 upsets in NBA history. 5) 2012: Philadelphia 76ers over Chicago Bulls (4-2) This first-round series—and […]

In typical Pat Riley fashion, the Miami Heat president made a big trade during the season when he didn’t have to. The Hall of Famer acquired former Finals MVP Andre Iguodala from the Memphis Grizzlies, giving Miami yet another elite wing defender and versatile offensive playmaker. Riley also acquired Jae Crowder in the same deal, […]

Former NBA All-Star power forward Chris Bosh believes that the Golden State Warriors have the “dynasty” advantage over the Miami Heat Big 3 squad. “I was thinking about our place in the history of the game and all that stuff,” Bosh said on Instagram Live, per Ira Winderman f the South Florida Sun-Sentinel. “I even think […]