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Jimmy Butler is loving life right now. He’s living in beautiful Miami, has a new daughter and is the star player for the Miami Heat, who are 9-3 on the season. Butler has been fitting in with the Heat very well so far. Why? Because the franchise is allowing the four-time All-Star to be himself: […]

Miami Heat president Pat Riley is one of the most aggressive basketball minds out there. He made a big splash this summer by acquiring four-time All-Star Jimmy Butler from the Philadelphia 76ers, giving the Heat a new franchise player in the post-Dwyane Wade era. Miami has started the season at 9-3 and looks well on […]

Jimmy Butler currently leads the Miami Heat in scoring and assists. The four-time All-Star is averaging a team-high 18.4 points and 7.2 assists through the Heat’s first 12 games. Heat legend Udonis Haslem admits he didn’t know how unselfish Butler is, while rookie Kendrick Nunn says the 30-year-old is “a great passer.” “I didn’t know […]

Contrary to the belief of many, Miami Heat guard Dion Waiters still believes he is in a “great place” despite all the troubles he has gone through this season. “I’m not going to lie to you, I’m in a great place,” Waiters said per Donna Ditota of Syracuse.com. “I can only control what I can […]

Dion Waiters did not envision his 2019-20 season to begin the way it has so far. The Miami Heat guard still has not played this season, and it looks more and more likely that his time with the Heat is coming to a close. Waiters addressed rumors that he has played his last game with […]

Miami Heat star small forward Jimmy Butler intends to play against the New Orleans Pelicans on Saturday despite dealing with an illness. However, the Heat will be without point guard Goran Dragic who is sick as well. Jimmy Butler is questionable but intends to play and Goran Dragic will not play tonight. Both dealing with […]

The New Orleans Pelicans are going to be extremely shorthanded against the Miami Heat on Saturday. Lonzo Ball, Jahlil Okafor, and JJ Redick are all out, while Brandon Ingram is questionable: Shorthanded Pelicans vs. Heat tonight. Per the Pelicans: Lonzo Ball (Right Adductor Strain), Jahlil Okafor (Left Ankle Sprain) and JJ Redick (Left Great Toe […]

Add Kendrick Perkins to the list of player-turned-analysts that believes Hassan Whiteside is not as good as most people believe. Perk, who recently signed a two-year contract with ESPN, was upfront about his criticism of the 30-year-old center during an appearance on “The Jump” with Rachel Nichols. “The great Pat Riley fooled them, and sold […]

Miami Heat legend Dwyane Wade is finally relieved that his good friend Carmelo Anthony — now of the Portland Trail Blazers — has found a team. Via Twitter, Wade shared the good news and his reaction to it: It’s about damn time‼️ https://t.co/6A3wDbbrQ2 — DWade (@DwyaneWade) November 15, 2019 Anthony was one of the biggest […]

When LeBron James left the Cleveland Cavaliers for the Miami Heat in the summer of 2010, the Heat and Cavs franchises were changed forever. The Cavs went from a perennial title contender to one of the worst teams in the NBA, while the Heat went from a middle of the pack team to a legitimate […]

Goran Dragic is thriving with the Miami Heat, but doing so under a new role. The veteran point man has excelled as one of Erik Spoelstra’s first men off the bench, but the helmsman couldn’t have predicted a transition so smooth. Spoelstra first reached out to the Slovenian international after he returned from a clean-up […]

Miami Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra witnessed the “genius” of LeBron James up close during The King’s four years in South Beach, one that pivots on his ability to adapt to others’ skill sets. While James had his share of trouble adapting to Kevin Love during his second stint with the Cleveland Cavaliers, he enjoyed […]

The pairing of LeBron James and Anthony Davis with the Los Angeles Lakers sparked a conversation with another dynamic pairing — that of James and Chris Bosh. It’s been five years since the two and Dwyane Wade dominated the Eastern Conference from South Beach with the Miami Heat, but Bosh still remembers what it’s like […]

While the Miami Heat have not closed the door on shooting guard Dion Waiters playing for the team again, there is a chance Waiters has played his last game with Miami, according to Barry Jackson of the Miami Herald. Waiters suffered a panic attack on the Heat charter plane after consuming a THC-infused edible. Miami […]

Miami Heat legend Dwyane Wade was at Staples Center recently to watch his Heat take on LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers. James and the Lakers defeated Miami, with LeBron putting up 25 points, four rebounds and six assists. Wade recently laughed at the notion that LeBron is “washed” in a tweet last week: […]

The Detroit Pistons will be without the services of Derrick Rose and Blake Griffin for Tuesday night’s road game against the Miami Heat, according to a report from Tim Reynolds of The Associated Press. Per the Pistons injury report, Blake Griffin and Derrick Rose are both out for tonight's game in Miami. — Tim Reynolds […]

NBA icon Dwyane Wade is pleased with the way Jimmy Butler and the Miami Heat are performing through the early stages of this season. Miami is carrying a 6-3 record through their first nine games of this campaign, and Butler is playing well. The former Marquette Golden Eagle has made six appearances with the Heat […]

It appears that the Miami Heat will be coming in shorthanded against the Detroit Pistons on Tuesday night, with recent reports stating that Justise Winslow will be forced to watch from the sidelines yet again as he continues to recover from his recent concussion: Tyler Herro, Kelly Olynyk questionable for tomorrow. Justise Winslow remains out. […]

The Miami Heat can’t release shooting guard Dion Waiters because the franchise is operating under the hard cap and wouldn’t have room to sign a player, according to Barry Jackson and Anthony Chiang of the Miami Herald. Waiters will soon become ineligible to obtain a $1.2 million bonus that’s tied to playing in at least […]

Miami Heat shooting guard Dion Waiters is expected to return to the team after his 10-game suspension for conduct detrimental to the team expires. Shams Charania of Stadium noted that there “isn’t a buyout on the horizon” for Waiters, and that the 6-foot-4 slasher must “get back into the good graces of the organization” upon […]

The drama between the NBA and China continues, as broadcast of the live game between the Los Angeles Lakers and Miami Heat last Friday had to be interrupted due to the appearance of a Taiwan flag. Per Kelvin Tan of SportBusiness, cameras caught a spectator seating in the front row of Staples Center wearing a […]

The Miami Heat have suspended shooting guard Dion Waiters for 10 games without pay for “conduct detrimental to the team.” Miami has levied a 10-game suspension on Waiters for “conduct detrimental to the team” off heels of incident where he had taken one ‘gummy‘ prior to boarding team plane, per sources. https://t.co/3YujvvfPXd — Shams Charania […]

The Miami Heat are zeroing in on making the playoffs this year, but they suffered a hiccup when Dion Waiters was nowhere to be seen during the team’s loss to the Los Angeles Lakers. The team at first didn’t reveal the reason for Waiters not being present during the game. However, Brian Windhorst reported that […]

Miami Heat legend Dwyane Wade was at Staples Center on Friday to watch his Heat take on LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers. Wade took to Instagram after the game to let his fans know he’s “peacefully retired” and didn’t have an urge to play on Friday: https://www.instagram.com/p/B4p2F0NHWSO/?utm_source=ig_embed Wade just had his farewell tour […]

After getting himself suspended for one-game at the beginning of the season for conduct detrimental to the team, Miami Heat swingman Dion Waiters was involved in one of the most bizarre health emergencies. Per Andy Slater, Waiters reportedly overdosed on “gummies” during the Heat’s flight from Phoenix to Los Angeles on Friday. The 27-year-old Syracuse […]

LOS ANGELES – The Los Angeles Lakers have now won seven straight games after dropping their season opener to the L.A. Clippers. LeBron James and company made easy work of a scrappy defensive-minded team led by Jimmy Butler on Friday night. The Miami Heat couldn’t keep up with this revamped Lakers squad as Frank Vogel’s […]

LeBron James has teamed up with several talented superstars over the course of his career, but his latest pairing with Anthony Davis on the Los Angeles Lakers seems to be a match made in heaven. James’ former coach Miami Heat coach Erik Spoelstra certainly thinks so, as he shared his two cents on the AD-LeBron […]

Miami Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra might have hit two birds with one stone after complimenting his point guard Goran Dragic and appearing to throw some subtle shade on the disgruntled Dion Waiters. The 33-year-old Slovenian star has fully accepted a reserve role for the Heat this year, paving the way for Justice Winslow to […]

Miami Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra says swingman Justise Winslow has a concussion and entered the league’s concussion protocol. Winslow took a nasty hit from Denver Nuggets big man Paul Millsap. He missed the Heat’s game on Thursday against the Phoenix Suns and obviously won’t play on Friday versus the Los Angeles Lakers. “Justise does […]

On Thursday against the Phoenix Suns, Miami Heat rookie Tyler Herro told All-Star small forward Jimmy Butler to get out of his way because he wanted to guard Suns star Devin Booker. Both Herro and Booker played their college ball at Kentucky, so the Heat youngster took his matchup with Booker — one of the […]

Following a four-year reign of terror from LeBron James and the Miami Heat, the Golden State Warriors soon became the new superteam to hate after a long five-year juggernaut-like stint atop of the NBA. Many had grown irked by the likes of Stephen Curry and Draymond Green — two players that played with brash confidence […]

Jimmy Butler trotted out a 30-point half after mostly filling in the gaps during his first four games with the team after the birth of his daughter. That barrage of buckets helped the Miami Heat trot out a 124-108 effort to light out the Phoenix Suns. Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra was glad to finally […]

Jimmy Butler had one heck of a game against the Phoenix Suns and we can’t blame him if he wanted the spotlight all for himself on Thursday night. Led by Butler’s 34 points, the Miami Heat sent the surging Phoenix Suns back to earth with a 124-108 victory at the Talking Stick Resort Arena. The […]

Jimmy Butler of the Miami Heat notched 30 points in the first half against the Phoenix Suns on Thursday night. Those 30 points in one half matched a feat not done by a Heat player since LeBron James was taking Miami to the NBA Finals every season: Jimmy Butler is the first Heat player with […]

Miami Heat swingman Jimmy Butler is pretty much unstoppable when he gets it going on offense – regardless if he has two shoes on or not. With under two minutes left in the second quarter of the Heat versus Phoenix Suns clash on Thursday, the 30-year-old wing player lost his right shoe after bumping into […]

Jimmy Butler of the Miami Heat exploded for 30 points in the first half against the Phoenix Suns with 18 of those points coming in the first half. Jimmy Butler had a near perfect 1st half 🔥 30 PTS9/10 FG2/2 3PT10/10 FT pic.twitter.com/yKRi3w0uhP — Bleacher Report NBA (@BR_NBA) November 8, 2019 Butler is slowly getting […]

Phoenix Suns head coach Monty Williams and Miami Heat star Jimmy Butler were together in Philadelphia last season when Butler was on the Sixers and Williams was an assistant coach. Williams and the Suns host Butler and the Heat on Thursday. At the Suns’ pregame shootaround, Williams said “there’s nothing” Butler can’t do on a […]

The Los Angeles Lakers may be shorthanded once again on Friday against the Miami Heat, as the team is listing Avery Bradley as questionable and Rajon Rondo as doubtful. Bradley missed the Lakers’ game on Tuesday against the Chicago Bulls due to a bruised lower leg, while Rondo has yet to play this season: #Lakers […]

Hassan Whiteside has no ill feelings when it comes to his former team, the Miami Heat. The Portland Trail Blazers starting center had a falling out with the organization in his last two seasons, as he recovered from a slew of injuries and tried to regain his starting spot. He was finally traded to the […]