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Earlier this month, the Miami Heat traded guard Tyler Johnson to the Phoenix Suns simply to get out from under his contract. The Heat were the only team Johnson had known throughout his four-and-a-half-year NBA career, and for that reason, he said it was “weird” entering AmericanAirlines Arena as a visitor on Monday. So weird, […]

Newly-acquired guard Tyler Johnson is still gaining his bearings after a trade deadline move sent him from the Miami Heat to the Phoenix Suns, now in the midst of a new experiment alongside rising star Devin Booker. The agile hybrid guard went a combined 7-of-34 from the field during his first four games in his […]

There was a time when everything Miami Heat president Pat Riley touched turned to gold. The man could sell you an igloo in the middle of the desert and have you convinced that you would be able to make use of it. His shrewdness was at an all-time high during the summer of 2010, when […]

Just one game after losing power forward James Johnson to a shoulder injury, the Miami Heat are down another player. Shooting guard Rodney McGruder left Saturday night’s game against the Detroit Pistons early with a knee injury. The Heat confirmed the development on Twitter, adding that McGruder wouldn’t be able return in the game. https://twitter.com/MiamiHEAT/status/1099488082162782208 […]

Dwyane Wade isn’t nearly as quick as he was 10 years ago. Still, the Miami Heat superstar has enough juice left in the tank to occasionally remind the basketball world why he was once called “Flash.” Case in point: This spinning, and-1 layup in the first quarter of his team’s game against the Detroit Pistons […]

Miami Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra says the team has a high sense of urgency to make the playoffs this season, and it’s all because of Heat legend Dwyane Wade. Wade is retiring after this season, so Erik Spoelstra and the Heat want to make sure Miami gets to the postseason so Wade can play in […]

After being traded from the Miami Heat at the beginning of the month, Wayne Eliington will be making his return to American Airlines Arena tonight. With that in mind, the Heat have produced a tribute video for the guard to commemorate his time on the team: https://twitter.com/MiamiHEAT/status/1099370517461680128 The Heat shared the video above on their […]

The Miami Heat managed to dodge a bullet with guard Justise Winslow’s injury. However, it appears he will not be able to play against the Detroit Pistons. Winslow sprained his knee during Miami’s 106-102 loss to Philadelphia on Thursday. According to Anthony Chiang of the Miami Herald, he will sit out tonight against Detroit: Justise […]

The Miami Heat are just one game behind the Detroit Pistons for the eighth and final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference. While head coach Erik Spoelstra’s team could potentially be a player in the NBA Draft lottery, Spoelstra told AP basketball writer Tim Reynolds that his focus is solely on making the playoffs: Spo: […]

Top NBA prospect Zion Williamson and his recent exploding shoe incident has been the talk of the town. Miami Heat forward Justise Winslow has himself a couple of things to say about the matter, with the 22-year-old opting to take a stance against the league’s current one-and-done rule. Winslow recently spoke with Ira Winderman of the Sun […]

Back in January, it was announced that Udonis Haslem, who has spent his 16 seasons in the league with the Miami Heat, was planning on hanging it up after this season. He had planned to retire in unison with Dwyane Wade and stated there was “nothing else left for me to do on the basketball […]

Dion Waiters wasn’t shy about criticizing the officiating following a 106-102 loss to the Philadelphia 76ers. The Miami Heat saw a huge free-throw disparity, even as center Joel Embiid sat out due to a knee injury. Miami shot nearly a third of the Sixers’ total free-throw attempts, something Waiters had issues with. “At the end […]

Philadelphia 76ers phenom Ben Simmons is the latest opposing player to earn the honor of receiving a sweaty, game-worn basketball uniform. After his team’s 106-102 win over the Miami Heat at Wells Fargo Center on Thursday, the Sixers star exchanged jerseys with retiring legend Dwyane Wade. DWade x Ben Simmons with the jersey exchange in […]

The Heat are right in the middle of a crowded playoff race in the Eastern Conference. But their push may have hit a bump in the road on Thursday night. During Thursday night’s game in Philadelphia against the Sixers, Miami power forward James Johnson was forced to leave the game early with a shoulder injury. […]

Dallas Mavericks rookie Luka Doncic says “it was amazing” to hear Miami Heat legend Dwyane Wade compare his passing skills to Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James. After the Heat and Mavs played before the All-Star break, Wade said Doncic’s passing reminded him of James from the standpoint of how Luka can find shooters in […]

Dwyane Wade’s farewell tour has been a season-long storyline. Its latest chapter came on Thursday night, when the Heat took on the Sixers for Wade’s final game against Philadelphia. During the game, Sixers Hall-of-Famer Allen Iverson released a special video tribute to Wade. Via Bleacher Report on Twitter: "Definitely one of the best two guards […]

The Philadelphia 76ers certainly know how to honor a legend. Dwyane Wade and the Miami Heat visited Wells Fargo Center on Thursday for the future Hall of Famer’s final stop in Philadelphia on his way toward retirement. Rather than dispense with the normal ceremony of in-game cheers upon his insertion to the game and a […]

The Miami Heat will soon be getting a much-needed boost in the backcourt as the team begins a late-season run to the playoffs. Just not quite yet, though. Point guard Goran Dragic remains inactive for the Heat’s game against the Philadelphia 76ers on Thursday. Previous momentum indicated that Dragic would be available to play versus […]

Miami Heat legend Dwyane Wade plays his final game in Philadelphia on Thursday, so Sixers star small forward Jimmy Butler decided to share a special message for his friend and the future Hall of Famer. From one Golden Eagle to another.@JimmyButler shares a message with @DwyaneWade before one last stop in Philadelphia.#OneLastDance | #HereTheyCome pic.twitter.com/usujGkAlWy […]

Miami Heat teammates Goran Dragic and Derrick Jones Jr. were full participants in Wednesday morning’s practice session, according to an official report from the team. Both have been out of commission due to knee injuries, but it sounds like they’re nearing a return: https://twitter.com/MiamiHEAT/status/1098293694191583232 Dragic underwent surgery in December to clean up a nagging right […]

On Wednesday morning, the Miami Heat officially announced that they have signed forward Emanuel Terry to a 10-day contract. Details of Terry’s deal were not released, per team policy. https://twitter.com/MiamiHEAT/status/1098260757366693890 Terry, now 23 years of age, played four years of collegiate ball at Lincoln Memorial University, where he earned Division II All-American honors in 2018. […]

When LeBron James left the Miami Heat in the summer of 2014, Heat president Pat Riley says he saw a dynasty fly out the window. James signed with the Cleveland Cavaliers in 2014, ending his four-year run in South Beach with Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh. The Heat went to four straight NBA Finals during […]

Miami Heat president Pat Riley is channeling his inner Dwyane Wade, as the 73-year-old Hall of Famer says he doesn’t want to retire until the Heat win another championship. Back in 2006 when the Heat were down 2-0 to the Dallas Mavericks in the NBA Finals, Miami was on the verge of going down 3-0. That’s […]

All-Star Weekend is over, which means we’re heading into the final stretch of the regular season. It is during this time that the playoff seedings are finalized. Contending teams usually use the last two months of the regular season to position themselves better in the standings, with the goal of earning home-court advantage. For teams […]

During an awesome one-on-one interview with NBA legend and current TNT personality Kevin Garnett, Miami Heat shooting guard Dwyane Wade says he “needed” Pat Riley and Miami’s guidance to begin his NBA career. Garnett says before Wade got to the Heat in 2003, players didn’t want to come to Miami because of how crazy Pat […]

Miami Heat legend Dwyane Wade is a man of his word. After the 2019 All-Star game ended in Charlotte on Sunday, Wade told reporters he’s going back to Miami to play some Golf. Sure enough, Wade posted a video on Monday of him smoking a cigar on a golf course in sunny South Beach. https://twitter.com/BR_NBA/status/1097644754454466561 […]

Miami Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra was hopeful to bring back veteran icon Dwyane Wade for what would be his last season in the league, and while he couldn’t have predicted a tooth-and-nail fight with the Detroit Pistons for the last playoff spot in the East, he expected his longtime stud to have a significant […]

Dwyane Wade appeared in the All-Star Game for his 13th and last time in his 16-year career, looking back at the countless memories he’s accumulated through the years and the legacy he left behind before his impending retirement. “Whatever my legacy is and whatever it will become, it’s what I’ve been building since anybody ever […]

Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James got one last chance to share the hardwood with longtime friend and draftmate Dwyane Wade as part of Team LeBron during the All-Star Game on Sunday. Asked of what it means to share this moment with his former Miami Heat teammate, James argued it was a bittersweet time in […]

LeBron James and Dwyane Wade gave fans thousands of highlight plays together when they were teammates with the Miami Heat, and they’re trying to give them a couple more in the latter’s final All-Star Game appearance. This is an alley-oop pass from James to Wade that is reminiscent of the great plays they shared together […]

Former Miami Heat center Shaquille O’Neal has announced that he will attend Chris Bosh’s jersey retirement ceremony, according to AP Basketball writer Tim Reynolds. Shaquille O'Neal just said he will attend the Chris Bosh jersey retirement ceremony in Miami on March 26. — Tim Reynolds (@ByTimReynolds) February 18, 2019 Bosh and O’Neal have somewhat of […]

This is it for Miami Heat legend Dwyane Wade, who will be retiring from the NBA at the end of the 2018-19 campaign. With Wade and Dallas Mavericks big man Dirk Nowitzki signing on to anchor this year’s NBA All-Star Game rosters as the tandem of legends get set to hang up their sneakers for good, […]

Dwyane Wade has had plenty to reflect on in his final season with the Miami Heat. From jersey swaps to honorary All-Star selections, Wade has felt the love from the NBA community. He has also been the subject of plenty of rap lyrics, cited in bars from the likes of Kendrick Lamar and Kanye West. […]

Dwayne Wade will retire at the end of the 2018-19 season as one of the best shooting guards of all time. There’s even a legitimate case to be made that the Miami Heat legend should rank ahead of Kobe Bryant in the league’s historical hierarchy, leaving him behind only the untouchable Michael Jordan in the […]

In an interview with Kevin Garnett on TNT, Miami Heat guard Dwyane Wade says he initially didn’t like the “Flash” nickname Shaquille O’Neal gave him. Dwyane Wade talked to Kevin Garnett about how the whole vibe in South Beach changed when Shaquille O’Neal arrived to the Heat in 2004, and that he started to like the […]

Miami Heat guard Dwyane Wade broke Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant’s nose during an All-Star game back in the day after he fouled Bryant hard on a layup. What we didn’t know until Saturday, though, is that Kobe Bryant actually loved it. In a one-on-one interview with NBA legend and current TNT talent Kevin […]

After the All-Star Game on Sunday, Miami Heat star shooting guard Dwyane Wade wants to do a jersey swap with His Airness, Chicago Bulls legend and Charlotte Hornets owner Michael Jordan. Wade has been doing jersey swaps after games this season with players from the other team. The future Hall of Famer told ESPN on […]

Dwyane Wade is playing his final season in the NBA. During his career, he earned the reputation as one of the best shooting guards in the history of the league. Wade is playing his 13th and final All-Star game on Sunday, in what people see as a formality for him to pass the torch to […]

The Miami Heat expect to have former All-Star guard Goran Dragic back soon after the All-Star break following a two-month injury layoff for the 32-year-old. Once he gets back to full speed, he will surely reclaim his starting post, which may give Miami head coach Erik Spoelstra a bit of a headache. Recently, 22-year-old Heat […]