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Tyler Herro of the Miami Heat has admitted that he modeled his game after Phoenix Suns guard Devin Booker. The Heat will face the Suns on Thursday. And for the first time, Herro will face against the player who has served as the main inspiration for his playstyle. Per Anthony Chiang of the Miami Herald, […]

Kendrick Nunn has been among the biggest surprises in the NBA landscape this 2019-20 season. Nunn earned a spot in the Miami Heat’s starting lineup and has so far been thriving as part of a new nucleus in South Beach. So, how did the Heat land an undrafted rookie with such high upside and untapped […]

Shooting guard Dion Waiters’ absence from the Miami Heat continues on Tuesday night, as he is inactive against the Denver Nuggets. Per the South Beach Sun Sentinel’s Ira Winderman on Twitter: “Dion will not be active,” Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra said. “He will work out. I met with him. He and I talked. Things […]

Ahead of their Tuesday night matchup in the Mile High City, Denver Nuggets head coach Michael Malone complimented the Miami Heat, calling them the best “cutting” team in the NBA. Per the South Florida Sun Sentinel’s Ira Winderman on Twitter, the Nuggets’ fifth-year coach called the team’s off-ball movement particularly “impressive.” Michael Malone calls Heat […]

The NBA is still very much up for grabs, with less than a month’s worth of games played, but there are five teams distinguished with surprisingly good performances due to either rookies, team ball, or changing the trajectory of a franchise’s future. 5. Miami Heat The Miami Heat are tied for first in the Eastern […]

Miami Heat star Jimmy Butler recently said he knew he could play in the NBA after seeing Lance Stephenson play. Stephenson reacted to Butler’s comment by saying, “That boy look up to me, don’t downgrade talent. I motivate you to work hard and get in that gym. You love my game don’t be scared to […]

Miami Heat small forward Justise Winslow has missed the previous two games due to a back injury, but it looks like he’s going to play on Tuesday against the Denver Nuggets. The Heat say Winslow and Derrick Jones Jr. will both warm up with the intent to be available versus the Nuggets: https://twitter.com/MiamiHEAT/status/1191805615129157632?s=20 Winslow has […]

Jimmy Butler threw shade at Lance Stephenson in a recent interview, and all fans knew it was only a matter of time before “Born Ready” clapped back. The outspoken Miami Heat forward recently claimed that he knew he could cut it in the NBA after seeing a guy like Stephenson make it. Stephenson, who now […]

Miami Heat star Jimmy Butler knew he could play in the NBA after seeing Lance Stephenson play. Butler, who has turned himself into one of the best two-way players in the game, was on Vince Carter’s podcast and told the Atlanta Hawks veteran that seeing Stephenson play in the NBA was a sign that he […]

The Miami Heat was one of the teams expected to fight for one of the last few playoff spots in the East. Yet they have impressed early, getting off to a 5-1 start and standing second in the conference after leading the league in point differential (plus-11.2 points per game). New franchise star Jimmy Butler […]

Jimmy Butler joined the Miami Heat as part of a four-team deal in July, leaving the Philadelphia 76ers. It was a decision that was met with a certain level of scrutiny, which he believes was disrespectful. “Mother——s act like I’m not a good basketball player,” Butler told Yahoo Sports. “Like for real. Just think about […]

The Houston Rockets got busted up by the surprising Miami Heat, who trotted out a 129-100 victory over the NBA title hopeful. Head coach Mike D’Antoni didn’t mince words, calling his team “soft” while arguing they should have “appropriate fear” of their opponents or risk getting blown out. D’Antoni channeled his inner Confucius and mustered […]

The Miami Heat have taken the Eastern Conference by surprise and surfaced as one of the teams that fans should keep an eye on through the early stretch of the season. Jimmy Butler missed the team’s first three games of the season after the birth of his child, but the Heat have steamrolled since his […]

The Miami Heat are putting an early hurting on the Houston Rockets Sunday night. Miami set a franchise record for its highest-scoring first quarter. It dropped an astonishing 46 points on the Rockets. The Heat led the Rockets 46-14 after just one period: According to Basketball Reference, that was the Heat's highest-scoring first quarter in […]

The Miami Heat may be without two of their top players when they take on the Houston Rockets on Sunday night. According to Ira Winderman of The South Florida Sun Sentinel, wings Jimmy Butler and Justise Winslow are both listed as questionable for the Heat’s matchup with the Rockets. Butler is dealing with a left […]

Miami Heat guard Dion Waiters will be available for his team’s game against the Houston Rockets on Sunday, which will mark his first game back since his one-game suspension, according to Barry Jackson of The Miami Herald. Waiters was suspended for the Heat’s season opener against the Memphis Grizzlies but has yet to rejoin the […]

A pair of Miami Heat rookies, Tyler Herro and Kendrick Nunn, have started their professional careers and the 2019-20 season red hot. In fact, they are responsible for the Heat’s fast 4-1 start in the Eastern Conference. According to SportsCenter, the two first-year guards have combined to score 194 points so far — the highest […]

A University of Kentucky fan lost his mind after getting a game-worn wristband from one of his heroes, Tyler Herro, to be precise. The now Miami Heat guard played only one season in Lexington before declaring for the NBA Draft in 2019, but he’s already had a massive following dating back to his days as […]

Kendrick Nunn has found himself joining an elite company in just the first five games of his NBA career. The undrafted Miami Heat rookie has already put up 112 points – making him the first player to reach 100+ PTS in his first five career games since Kevin Durant (113) during the 2007-08 season.  Jerry […]

Miami Heat star Jimmy Butler struggled from the field in the team’s win over the Atlanta Hawks on Thursday night. However, he made up for it through other aspects of the game. Butler’s contributions produced a rare stat line that puts him beside James Harden, Draymond Green, Andrei Kirilenko, and Jamaal Tinsley. Per Tim Reynolds […]

Rookie guard Kendrick Nunn of the Miami Heat has set the NBA record for most points by an undrafted player through his first five games. Per Barry Jackson of the Miami Herald: … And as Kevin Harlan notes, Nunn's 108 points in first 5 games is most by any undrafted player in NBA history. And […]

Miami Heat star Jimmy Butler has finally broken his silence on the fight between Sixers big man Joel Embiid and Minnesota Timberwolves center Karl-Anthony Towns. Butler, who has played with both Embiid and Towns, knew Embiid was going to drag him into the social media jabs on Wednesday night: Jimmy Butler to @KristenLedlow on Embiid-Towns: […]

Miami Heat star Jimmy Butler thanked former teammate Joel Embiid for dragging him into his feud with Karl-Anthony Towns after the two got into it on Wednesday night and were consequently ejected from the game. The beef between the two centers was prolonged on social media, where Embiid tagged Butler in a post indirectly directed […]

Veteran small forward James Johnson has met his conditioning requirement with the Miami Heat and returned to practice on Wednesday. Johnson will travel with the Heat to Atlanta for Thursday’s game against the Hawks: https://twitter.com/MiamiHEAT/status/1189601266294546432 Johnson put up 7.8 points, 3.2 rebounds and 2.5 assists per game for the Heat last season. He shot 43.3 […]

Jimmy Butler finally made his long-awaited debut for the Miami Heat on Tuesday, as he helped his side to a 112-97  victory against the Atlanta Hawks. The 30-year-old missed his team’s first three games of the new season as he attended to the birth of his new daughter, but he was more than happy to […]

Jimmy Butler joined the Miami Heat via a sign-and-trade deal with the Philadelphia 76ers over the offseason. Along with Butler, the Heat also obtained rookie Tyler Herro out of Kentucky, and the youngster has already proven himself to be a tremendous offensive player due to his exploits during the preseason. Now, during a game against […]

If Jimmy Butler had his way, he would absolutely suit up in as many NBA games as he could. The Miami Heat’s prized offseason acquisition, however, missed the team’s first three games of the 2019-20 NBA regular season for “personal reasons.” Further reports revealed that 30-year-old superstar had a pretty good reason to sit out […]

Twelve teams have passed on Tyler Herro in this year’s draft, and some may already be rethinking their choices after his impressive start for the Miami Heat in the 2019-20 NBA regular season. The 19-year-old sharpshooter recorded 29 points on an efficient 7-for-9 shooting clip against the Atlanta Hawks on Tuesday. According to ESPN, it […]

We’ve got some rookie-on-rookie crime going on, as this year’s lottery picks Cam Reddish just put on Tyler Herro in a poster with a ferocious one-handed jam. The highlight came early in the fourth quarter of the Atlanta Hawks versus Miami Heat match on Tuesday, when the 20-year-old Duke product blew by Herro and drove […]

Tuesday in South Beach, Atlanta Hawks veteran swingman Vince Carter became the fourth player to score 700 points in road games against the Miami Heat, including the playoffs. Carter joined Paul Pierce (867), Patrick Ewing (754) and Michael Jordan (722), via Tim Reynolds of the Associated Press: Vince Carter just became the fourth player to […]

Miami Heat rookie guard Tyler Herro lighted it up against the distracted Atlanta Hawks on Tuesday night, scoring 19 second-quarter points, pushing the South Beach franchise up 10 at the half against Atlanta (via Bleacher Report). Tyler Herro WENT OFF for 19 PTS in the 2Q 🍿 pic.twitter.com/0AhA0Ud8h5 — Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) October 30, 2019 […]

Four-time All-Star swingman Jimmy Butler is making his debut as a member of the Miami Heat on Tuesday, and it included an electric first quarter where he scored 12 points for his new team. Then, in the second quarter, the 30-year-old former Most Improved Player crossed up Atlanta Hawks backup point guard Ty Wallace (via […]

Jimmy Butler missed the first three games of the Miami Heat season due to the birth of his daughter. The four-time All-Star, though, made his Heat regular season debut on Tuesday against the Atlanta Hawks and scored on an easy layup for his first basket with Miami: First touch, first bucket. Miami's gonna love @JimmyButler. […]

The Miami Heat have reinstated shooting guard Dion Waiters, but the veteran wing will remain inactive for Tuesday’s game against the Atlanta Hawks, according to Tim Reynolds of The Associated Press. Head coach Erik Spoelstra was succinct when asked about Waiters on Tuesday. “He will work out, he will not be active and then we’ll […]

Veteran swingman Jimmy Butler is expected to make his debut in a Miami Heat uniform on Tuesday in the team’s matchup at home with the Atlanta Hawks. The 30-year-old four-time All-Star missed the Heat’s first week of games due to the birth of his daughter. The South Florida Sun Sentinel’s Ira Winderman tweeted today that […]

Jimmy Butler is all set to finally make his debut for the Miami Heat on Tuesday against the Atlanta Hawks. Butler has missed Miami’s first three games of the new season due to the birth of his daughter, and the Heat have confirmed that he’s expected to take the floor on Tuesday. Heat head coach […]

By the way Kendrick Nunn is playing his first three NBA games, you’d think the Miami Heat guard was a lottery pick in the 2019 draft. The 24-year-old undrafted shooting guard has been a revelation for the Heat so far, introducing himself big time when he scored 40 points in the team’s preseason finale. He […]

Minnesota Timberwolves swingman Andrew Wiggins exploded for 16 points in the fourth quarter in their win over the Miami Heat. Per NBA, Wiggins finished with a total of 25 points which includes four 3-pointers. His fourth-quarter performance was critical as helped his team get the win. Andrew Wiggins (25 PTS) scores 16 4th quarter PTS, […]

It is only a matter of time before Bronny James and Zaire Wade are making noise atop the NBA level. With the up-and-coming hoopers playing alongside one another at Sierra Canyon, that obviously means that Los Angeles Lakers superstar forward LeBron James and recently retired Miami Heat shooting guard Dwyane Wade get to hang out […]