Miami Heat Articles - Page 207

Hours before Dwyane Wade’s final home game as a member of the Miami Heat, the team is making a move. With just two games left to play in the regular season, the Heat are signing Duncan Robinson to a standard contract, according to Ira Winderman of the South Florida Sun Sentinel. The Heat have signed […]

On Sunday, the struggling Miami Heat made the tough decision of waiving guard Rodney McGruder. The 27-year-old wasn’t producing as hoped in his third NBA season, all with the Heat. He was claimed by the Los Angeles Clippers earlier Tuesday, which put the Heat beneath the luxury tax threshold. While this might have been the […]

Miami Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra isn’t going to even offer Dwyane Wade a coaching job. Spoelstra says Heat is “too smart for that.” Spo knows it’s not worth it to offer Dwyane a coaching job. “He’s too smart for that,” Spo said. — Tim Reynolds (@ByTimReynolds) April 9, 2019 Wade, the best player in Heat […]

Just like every basketball fan, Brooklyn Nets All-Star point guard D’Angelo Russell has a lot of fond memories of Miami Heat legend Dwyane Wade. Wade’s Christmas games, though, are the games Russell always remembers when someone brings up D-Wade to him. “I remember the Christmas games,” Russell told the Brooklyn media on Tuesday. “Every time they […]

Dwyane Wade won three championships as a member of the Miami Heat in his illustrious NBA career, but it wouldn’t have been possible without his selflessness. Overall, in real terms, Wade left about $6.5 million on the table during his tenure with the Heat, with most of that actually coming after LeBron James left Miami […]

NBA Hall of Famer Shaquille O’Neal requested a trade from the Los Angeles Lakers in the summer of 2004 and was shipped to the Miami Heat. O’Neal told the Lakers he wanted to be traded to the Heat because of Dwyane Wade. “I requested that I be traded to Miami and play with a young […]

Tuesday night is going to be a very emotional evening for Dwyane Wade and Miami Heat fans. Wade will be playing in his final regular-season home game at AmericanAirlines Arena. In a joking manner, the Heat created a fake doctor’s note for people who may be experiencing “Hot Flashes” on this momentous day: https://twitter.com/MiamiHEAT/status/1115600251216248834 Wade, who […]

Miami Heat president Pat Riley regrets not giving Dwyane Wade a max contract in the summer of 2014 after LeBron James left South Beach to go back to the Cleveland Cavaliers. After James left, Riley and the Heat gave Wade a two-year, $31.125 million deal. Wade left the Heat in the summer of 2016 and […]

You could tell that Dwyane Wade was going to be special during his rookie season, when he led the Miami Heat to the second round of the playoffs before finally bowing out to a very strong Indiana Pacers team in six games. But Wade’s true breakout year where he truly put himself on the map […]

In 2003, Dwyane Wade bursted on to the scene, averaging 16.2 points per game his rookie year. He finished third in Rookie of the Year voting, only behind Carmelo Anthony and LeBron James. By 2005, Wade had officially arrived, carrying the Heat to a finals victory over the Mavericks, and even securing finals MVP in […]

Miami Heat icon Dwyane Wade has said that this will be his last season of service in the NBA. In light of this fact, arenas all across the nation have been honoring his legacy as part of his “One Last Dance” tour. Ahead of his final regular-season game in Miami (vs. Philadelphia on Tuesday night), […]

Dwyane Wade has seen plenty of tough challenges during his long career with the Miami Heat, from adapting to play alongside a veteran Shaquille O’Neal to taking part in the first era of a super team next to friends LeBron James and Chris Bosh. Yet there is one event that proved the toughest for him. […]

The Golden State Warriors have seen a boon of success since picking up Kevin Durant, cruising to two championships and in line for a third consecutive trophy since acquiring him as a free agent. Yet greats like Dwyane Wade are able to admire Stephen Curry’s willingness to take a star player of his caliber and […]

Kawhi Leonard had no mercy on the Miami Heat or their playoff chances, as his Toronto Raptors managed to dispatch them in overtime, limiting their chances to make the playoffs to a slim 1.2% shot. Yet it was Wade’s heroics that reminded the two-way star of the toughest series he’s ever been a part of […]

Miami Heat president Pat Riley says from day one, he knew guard Dwyane Wade was going to be a special player. The Heat drafted Wade with the fifth overall pick in the legendary 2003 NBA Draft which included LeBron James, Carmelo Anthony and Chris Bosh. We all know the rest of the story. Wade has established […]

Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid and shooting guard J.J. Redick helped get the team back in the win column with their performances in Saturday’s win versus the Chicago Bulls. However, it seems Philadelphia will need to find a way to beat the Miami Heat without them. According to Keith Pompey of the Philadelphia Inquirer, Embiid […]

Miami Heat star shooting guard Dwyane Wade has one of the most lethal pump fakes in NBA history. Everyone knows it is coming, and yet players always fall for Wade’s patented pump fake. The future Hall of Famer has made a living of getting guys to bite on his shot. According to Couper Moorhead of […]

Despite his team’s ghastly chances of making the postseason, Dwyane Wade reflected on what could be his last-ever home game with the Miami Heat, as he and his teammates prepare to take on the Philadelphia 76ers Tuesday: “It’s been incredible, it’s been amazing,” Wade said Sunday of playing home games at the bayside arena, according […]

The Miami Heat have been all but eliminated from playoff contention as the struggling Eastern Conference franchise has now lost four consecutive games. Not only that, but the Heat made some more news on Sunday afternoon as they reportedly parted ways with forward Rodney McGruder. According to Shams Charania of The Athletic, the Heat have elected […]

Udonis Haslem has been in South Beach for his entire career. As it appears, it never wants to see him go. Spoiler: The feeling is mutual. Miami Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra told Ira Winderman of the South Florida Sun Sentinel that having the 38-year-old power forward return for another season is one of the […]

The Miami Heat announced Sunday that they have switched forward Yante Maten’s two-way deal to a standard NBA contract. Though the details of the deal were not disclosed, Ira Winderman of the South Florida Sun Sentinel reports that Maten was signed using part of the Heat’s taxpayer mid-level exception: So Maten is now no longer is […]

What started out as an 82-game marathon has turned into a 3-game race to the finish line for the Miami Heat. With a 38-41 record on their books and on the outside looking in the playoff picture, Miami has now shifted its focus to giving it their all in these final three contests. Heat forward […]

Miami Heat star Dwyane Wade is wrapping up a retirement tour for the ages. He has been recognized by many around the game on each stop he makes in his final season. The dozens of gifts and acknowledgments Wade has received show the unanimous respect and love the NBA feels for Wade. But the gift […]

Toronto Raptors shooting guard Danny Green hopes the Miami Heat make the playoffs for the Dwyane Wade. Wade is retiring at the end of this season. Basketball fans everywhere want to see Wade play in the postseason one final before he calls it a career. Raptors' Danny Green today on Wade, "I’m hoping they get […]

Paul Pierce probably had no idea the firestorm he would set off on Friday evening before insisting that his career was better than Dwyane Wade’s during ESPN’s NBA Countdown.  Objectively, there’s almost nothing to back up the former Boston Celtics great’s claim. Wade has more championships, more All-NBA selections, three All-Defense honors to Pierce’s zero, and more […]

Minnesota Timberwolves All-Star big man Karl-Anthony Tows had the honor of exchanging jerseys with Maimi Heat legend Dwyane Wade as their two teams met up on Friday night. #OneLastDance A @Budweiser Legendary Moment pic.twitter.com/6Qe8kaLVzx — Minnesota Timberwolves (@Timberwolves) April 6, 2019 It was an absolute honor for Towns, as this was one of the last […]

The high-intensity matchup between the Minnesota Timberwolves and the Miami Heat on Friday night got a little bit chippy. At one point, Timberwolves superstar Karl-Anthony Towns took exception to a hard foul form opposing forward Justise Winslow. Towns obviously felt that Winslow went a bit overboard, and the 23-year-old Minnesota star made sure that the […]

Miami Heat legend Dwyane Wade achieved another career milestone on Friday as the regular season – and quite possibly his career – comes to a close. According to the Miami Heat Twitter account, after pouring in 21 first half points against the Minnesota Timberwolves, Wade registered the 14th 1000-point season of his career. Likewise, Wade, […]

Paul Pierce didn’t mince words when asked on NBA Countdown’s “Truth Serum” segment who had the better career between him or the Miami Heat’s Dwyane Wade as the Boston Celtics great picked himself without hesitation. The two players are nearly deadlocked on every category mentioned having both been Finals Most Valuable Players to which Pierce countered that […]

Due to a conflict in schedule, TNT won’t be able to air Dwyane Wade’s final home game, which will be on Tuesday night when the Miami Heat host the Philadelphia 76ers. TNT bypasses Dwyane Wade's final home game, instead will air Celtics-Wizards on Tuesday night. — Ira Winderman (@IraHeatBeat) April 4, 2019 TNT won’t be […]

Dwyane Wade only has a few games left in his “last dance,” as his legendary season comes to an end in his 15th season. Wade, a 13-time All-Star, 8-time All-NBA team members and three-time NBA champion, has been nothing if not entertaining in his final season in the NBA, and he has produced multiple highlights […]

Los Angeles Lakers superstar small forward LeBron James’ best friend, Miami Heat legend Dwyane Wade, isn’t worried about The King. James is missing the playoffs this season for the first time since his second year in the NBA during his first stint with the Cleveland Cavaliers. LeBron, who won two titles with Wade on the […]

Miami Heat shooting guard Dwyane Wade says Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant set an “unbelievable, impossible bar” with his final performance in the NBA back in 2016. In Bryant’s last game ever, The Black Mamba scored a whopping 60 points at Staples Center against the Utah Jazz. It was a performance which captivated the NBA […]

When Miami Heat star shooting guard Dwyane Wade announced that 2018-19 was going to be his final season in the NBA, the future Hall of Famer never imagined his farewell tour was going to be this special. Wade has been getting standing ovations in every road arena he has played in this season as well as […]

Miami Heat star Dwyane Wade admits he’s going to go to therapy with his wife, actress Gabrielle Union, once he’s retired from the NBA. Basketball is all Wade knows. Now that basketball is going to be in the past, Wade, the best player in Heat franchise history, wants some guidance on how to live the […]

Miami Heat legend Dwyane Wade has been swapping jerseys with players on other teams all season long. The future Hall of Famer has a bevy of jerseys now at his disposal. So, what is Wade going to do with all these jerseys? The Heat icon jokes he might have to get another house to put them […]

Miami Heat icon Udonis Haslem remains unsure if he’s going to retire after the season ends. Haslem signed a one-year deal with the Heat last summer and said at the beginning of the season he was leaning toward retiring with pal Dwyane Wade. However, after thinking it over, Haslem is undecided now with the season almost […]

The Miami Heat are currently embroiled in a tight battle for one of the final playoff spots in the Eastern Conference, but they have not been doing themselves any favors down the stretch, as they have lost three of their last five games to fall to 38-40. The Heat have four games remaining, starting with […]

Dwyane Wade is quickly approaching the last few days of his regular-season career, fighting for a playoff spot with his Miami Heat only a half-game behind the Orlando Magic for the eighth and final spot. However, the 16th-year man out of Marquette admitted what he’ll miss the most out of playing in the league is […]