Miami Heat Articles - Page 216

It is crunch time in Miami. With just five games remaining in the season, the Heat are desperately clinging to the No. 8 seed in the Eastern Conference. They can use Derrick Jones Jr. Their playoff hopes might have taken a hit on Monday night. Jones was replaced late in the second quarter of the […]

Before Miami Heat star Dwyane Wade played his final game at the TD Garden, the home floor of the Boston Celtics, the C’s general manager Danny Ainge presented the three-time champion with a gift. Ainge presented Wade a plaque that has a piece of Boston’s 2008 parquet floor in it. Celtics president Danny Ainge gifted […]

Miami Heat shooting guard Dwyane Wade has had a lot of battles with the Boston Celtics during his legendary playing career. During the Big Three era with LeBron James and Chris Bosh, Wade used to get viciously booed by Celtics fans when the Heat came to Boston. The rivalry Miami’s Big Three had with the […]

Entering Monday, the Miami Heat are 38-38 on the season. They currently sit in the eighth and final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference. The Orlando Magic are just a half game back of the Heat. Miami has six games remaining in the regular-season. BetOnline.ag has placed the Heat’s odds to make the playoffs at +170. […]

Boston Celtics head coach Brad Stevens is glad longtime conference staple Dwyane Wade is choosing to retire after this season, knowing the series of headaches he’s brought his team after several years of competition against the Miami Heat and the soon-to-be Hall of Famer. Stevens stressed outmost respect for his career, noting he’s looking as […]

When the Miami Heat square off with the Boston Celtics on Monday night, there’s a chance they’ll be doing so without the help of forward Derrick Jones Jr. Jones has been listed as questionable for the game, with the team citing personal reasons for potentially missing the important game. Heat listing Derrick Jones Jr., as […]

Miami Heat guard Dwyane Wade is in his final season and is having a league-wide jersey exchange with a select number of players from opposing squads. Surely, players who admire and respect D-Wade would love to get their hands on his classic number “3” Heat jersey. One of them was New York Knicks guard Emmanuel […]

The Dwyane Wade farewell tour took its last stop at the famed Madison Square Garden when the Miami Heat faced the New York Knicks on Saturday. Following his team’s 100-92 win over the home team, Wade could not help but share how special it was for him to play in this world famous venue for […]

The injury bug picked a bad time to bite Josh Richardson. As the Miami Heat fight tooth and nail with four other teams for three spots at the bottom of the Eastern Conference playoff standings, Richardson is in a walking boot, with no timetable for his return to the floor from a bruised left heel. […]

Los Angeles Lakers star small forward LeBron James may be at Miami Heat legend Dwyane Wade’s regular-season career finale against the Brooklyn Nets on April 10, according to Ira Winderman of the South Florida Sun Sentinel. The Lakers shut down James for the remainder of the season on Saturday. Los Angeles’ last game is on April […]

New York Knicks rookie Mitchell Robinson is one of the few bright spots for the team this season. Although he was selected 36th overall by the franchise in last year’s draft, the 20 year-old big man has shown flashes of becoming one of the best two-way bigs in the league. Ahead of the Miami Heat’s […]

Miami Heat star Dwyane Wade is set to retire after this season, ending an illustrious 16-year career that saw him win three NBA titles and 13 All-Star selections. Now, people are wondering what his post-retirement career will be. One route Wade can take is to become an NBA coach. However, he told Marc Berman of […]

Madison Square Garden is one of the most prominent arenas in the NBA. There is this belief that playing at the New York Knicks’ home floor usually brings out the best in the superstars from the opposing teams. Fans have witnessed epic performances at MSG from guys like Kobe Bryant, LeBron James and Carmelo Anthony. […]

Goran Dragic and Luka Doncic, the two most notable Slovenian players in the NBA, dueled against one another for the first time in Miami last night. In the game, the Miami Heat defeated the Dallas Mavericks 105-99. To greet them, however, were over 2,000 Slovenians — many of which had traveled thousands of miles to […]

For the first time in his basketball career, Dallas Mavericks rookie phenom Luka Doncic was nervous before a game started. Doncic and the Mavs faced off against Goran Dragic and the Miami Heat on Thursday in South Beach. It was the first time Doncic was playing against Dragic and not with him. Both Dragic and […]

After their duel on Thursday, Goran Dragic of the Miami Heat and Luka Doncic of the Dallas Mavericks met at center court to swap jerseys. The Slovenians also had a quick chat before going their separate ways. Per NBA TV, Dragic shared what he told the Dallas Mavericks rookie — who, as it turned out, […]

Dwyane Wade, in the final season of his legendary pro career, is having a grand old time during his “last dance.” Wade is playing big, crucial minutes for a team with playoff aspirations, drilling insane buzzer-beaters and piloting his Miami Heat to a possible playoff spot in the Eastern Conference. Of course, Wade is also […]

Luka Doncic and Goran Dragic had a special moment after they went against each other on Thursday night at the American Airlines Arena. Dragic and Doncic swapped jerseys after Dragic’s Miami Heat scored a 105-99 win over Doncic’s Dallas Mavericks. It was the first NBA game in which these two stars from Slovenia played against […]

In their final game against each other, Miami Heat icon Dwyane Wade edged out Dallas Mavericks legend Dirk Nowitzki, 18-17 in their career head-to-head matchup. Per NBA TV, peep Wade and Nowitzki’s head-to-head record. They’re knotted at six games apiece in playoff wins. They’ve won one NBA Finals over each other and both have one […]

Dallas Mavericks star Luka Doncic was a bad man in one play on Thursday night. He floored one defender during a showdown with the Miami Heat at the American Airlines Arena. Doncic, the third overall pick in the 2018 NBA Draft, put James Johnson into his highlight reel collection this season. The rookie sensation leaned […]

It’s still unclear whether Dirk Nowitzki will retire at season’s end. But like the rest of the league throughout 2018-19, the Miami Heat took it upon themselves on Thursday to congratulate the Dallas Mavericks icon on his stellar career nonetheless, posting this awesome highlight reel on twitter of he and Dwyane Wade – who’s actually […]

Miami Heat legend Dwyane Wade has consistently said nothing is going to change his mind about retiring from the NBA after this season. That’s not going to stop Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra from trying to get Flash to play at least one more season. Spoelstra on Nowitzki possibly retiring, "I'm still working on trying to convince […]

The Dallas Mavericks were hardly considered to be favorites in the Western Conference heading into the 2010-11 season. After all, the Los Angeles Lakers had just come off of consecutive NBA titles and still had all of their core intact, and the San Antonio Spurs were looming as perennial contenders. But after securing the third […]

Miami Heat president Pat Riley says Dwyane Wade was better than Los Angeles Lakers star shooting guard Kobe Bryant in 2006 when Wade won his first championship over Dirk Nowitzki and the Dallas Mavericks. Bryant led the league in scoring during the 2005-06 and 2006-07 seasons. He was also universally recognized as the best player […]

On Tuesday night, former NBA All-Star Chris Bosh had the distinct honor of having his number retired by the Miami Heat. However, according to a federal court in Austin, TX, he also got a lawsuit. Bosh’s personal driver Michael Ray filed the lawsuit after Bosh reportedly failed to pay Ray for overtime duties that he […]

The Miami Heat desperately need a win. After losing to the Orlando Magic Tuesday night, the Heat relinquished their hold on the eighth and final playoff seed in the Eastern Conference. But unfortunately for Miami, it looks like they might be a little shorthanded as they attempt to bounce back. Josh Richardson is being listed […]

Dirk Nowitzki has had some of his best and worst memories facing Dwyane Wade and the Miami Heat. The Dallas Mavericks 7-footer knows the so-called rivalry between the two is one of the most unlikely ones in NBA history, but one that eventually shaped the path of his career. Wade got the best of Nowitzki […]

In his jersey retirement ceremony, Miami Heat icon Chris Bosh brought along some jokes for former teammate and good friend Dwayne Wade. Bosh shared a story involving him and Heat team president Pat Riley. Bosh recalled that he met Riley way back when he was 19-years-old. Later on, in the 2003 NBA Draft, Bosh was […]

Chris Bosh’s No.1 jersey was retired by the Miami Heat organization on Tuesday. In the ceremony, they honored him with a heartfelt tribute video. Peep the tribute video below. https://twitter.com/MiamiHEAT/status/1110701991129477125 Bosh joined the Heat in 2010 and formed the big three with LeBron James and Dwyane Wade. Right from the get-go, they transformed the Heat […]

Derrick Jones Jr. is about as acrobatic as they come in the NBA. The 22-year-old Miami Heat wing has a habit of soaring through the air self-assuredly and cramming it on any living soul who steps in his way. Unfortunately, there wasn’t much that Orlando Magic center Nikola Vucevic could do to break that very […]

On Tuesday evening, the Miami Heat officially retired the No. 1 jersey of former NBA power forward Chris Bosh, enshrining the former big man in the rafters forever. A two-time NBA Champion as a member of the Heat, Bosh has now formally joined the likes of Alonzo Mourning, Shaquille O’Neal and Tim Hardaway as the only […]

On Tuesday night, the Orlando Magic are in Miami to take on the Heat. The two teams are locked an intense battle for the final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference, making this a pivotal match-up. The Heat have been in this spot before. They have made the playoffs in eight of the last ten […]

Chris Bosh says Miami Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra is his favorite coach ever. Spoelstra coached Bosh for six seasons in Miami before blood clots forced the All-Star power forward to retire from the NBA. The Heat went to four-straight NBA Finals during The Big Three era with LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh, winning […]

Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James says he wouldn’t win his two rings with the Miami Heat without Chris Bosh. Bosh is getting his No. 1 jersey retired by the Heat on Tuesday. LeBron and Bosh went to four-straight Finals during their time together in South Beach, going 2-2. CB Forever! @KingJames to @chrisbosh! #ThankYouChr1s […]

Chris Bosh will get his No. 1 jersey retired by the Miami Heat on Tuesday. The former NBA star, who had to end his playing career prematurely due to blood clots, wants to remind people just how good he was during his prime. Bosh, who was humble throughout his NBA career, tells ESPN that making […]

The Orlando Magic are half-a-game behind the eighth-seeded Miami Heat. The two teams will meet on Tuesday and Magic guard Evan Fournier expects a dogfight. Per Ira Winderman of the Sun-Sentinel, Fournier expects both teams to battle with all their might. Magic use 41-11 run to race past 76ers in 119-98 victory, now within half […]

Dwyane Wade, who will be retiring after this season, has accepted a reserve role for the Miami Heat. The three-time champion and All-Star guard has been averaging 14.3 points, 4.0 assists, and 3.8 rebounds in 25.6 minutes off the bench. He’s had quite a few highlights as a sixth man this season, including a game-winner […]

Miami Heat shooting guard Dwyane Wade has been receiving nonstop praise this season from players and coaches. Many believe Wade is retiring from the NBA too soon and he can play a couple of more seasons in the league. Wade appreciates the support from his peers, but the future Hall of Famer isn’t going to […]

Former NBA All-Star Chris Bosh is set to receive the highest honor a team can bestow on one of its players. During halftime of Tuesday night’s game against the Orlando Magic, the Miami Heat will retire his No. 1 jersey. Though his stint in Miami was cut short due to medical issues, Bosh had the […]