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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 […]

It was confirmed on Monday morning that the Hall of Fame coach of the Miami Dolphins, Don Shula, passed away at 90 years old. Among all of the people to share their condolences, the Miami Heat’s Pat Riley released a touching statement on Shula. “There was no better man or coach in the history of […]

Former Miami Heat star Chris Bosh was forced to end his NBA career early due to blood clots. And while it hasn’t been easy for him, he has learned to accept it. In an Instagram Live session, Bosh opened up about the thoughts of having a comeback and noted that the basketball chapter of his […]

Miami Heat swingman Jimmy Butler turned down his last invitation to play for Team USA in 2019 after he was invited to the preliminary training camp roster for the FIBA World Cup. It appears this rejection might become permanent. Butler previously won gold with Team USA in the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, but […]

Miami Heat big man Meyers Leonard, who decided to do a full Dennis Rodman on his hair while locked down in quarantine, just roasted teammate Jimmy Butler for what was supposed to be a thoughtful gesture from the Heat star. According to earlier reports, Butler gifted his teammates and coaches with their very own basketball […]

While the rest of us have been left engrossed by “The Last Dance, Miami Heat star Jimmy Butler has just revealed that he has not seen a single episode of the series. Butler explained what he has been doing instead: “I haven’t seen this MJ doc. I haven’t seen it,” said Butler during a recent […]

The summer of 2010 was one of the wildest periods in NBA history. That was the summer LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh decided to team up and join the Miami Heat, creating a “Big 3” that would reach the NBA Finals (and win two) in each of the next four seasons. Pat Riley […]

To say that Jimmy Butler’s time with the Minnesota Timberwolves ended in the most controversial of manners would probably be an understatement. Prior to forcing his way out of Minnesota in 2018, Butler had an infamous blowup in practice, during which he allegedly berated his teammates while dominating with the third string. One of the […]

Miami Heat star Jimmy Butler recently went on an Instagram Live video with WNBA legend Sue Bird and US Women’s Soccer superstar Megan Rapinoe. One of the things they discussed was, of course, Kawhi Leonard’s epic game-winner against Butler’s former NBA team, the Philadelphia 76ers, during Game 7 of the 2019 Eastern Conference Semifinals. That […]

If anyone knows what a great team is, it’s Pat Riley. The Miami Heat president has seen the likes of Dwyane Wade, Chris Bosh and LeBron James all team up in South beach. Moreover, as a head coach, Riley ushered in the “Showtime” era for the Los Angeles Lakers which was headlined by the likes […]

Miami Heat All-Star big man Bam Adebayo has spoken out about his team’s chances against the league-leading Milwaukee Bucks. According to the 22-year-old, he believes that his Heat could defeat reigning league MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo and his Bucks in a seven-game playoffs series. “I am taking my team,” Bam Adebayo confidently told Chris Sheridan of […]

Miami Heat team president Pat Riley recently declared that in his mind, he believes that his team are “close” to building a championship team. Boston Celtics legend Paul Pierce does not seem to agree, and he explains why. “If the Miami Heat is close, that means every team in the NBA is close,” Pierce claimed […]

The Miami Heat have won three titles under Pat Riley’s leadership—either as head coach or team president—and Riley thinks their current squad isn’t far from adding another ring. The Heat used this NBA-free Wednesday to release taped video comments from the 75-year old Hall of Famer on the state of the team. “I want to […]

If the NBA is able to resume, Miami Heat rookie Tyler Herro will get his first taste of playoff basketball, with his team currently in the No. 4 seed in the Eastern Conference at 41-24. However, the first-year swingman has personal motivations for finishing the 2019-20 season, too. The 20-year-old, selected 13th overall by Miami […]

After making his first All-Star appearance this season, Miami Heat big man Bam Adebayo has shown the makings of a star that the Miami Heat can build around. For his part, the 22-year-old seems to be on board with this idea. He even recently admitted that he admires the type of loyalty exhibited by longtime […]