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Dion Waiters and the Miami Heat lost their season opener to the Orlando Magic, 116-109, Wednesday night. It was a rougher night for Waiters, as he tweaked his ankle three times according to the guard, Manny Navarro of the Miami Herald reported. Dion Waiters said he went all preseason without tweaking his left ankle. Did […]

The 2003 NBA Draft is widely regarded as one of the greatest drafts in not just basketball history, but in all of professional sports. After all, the class lays claim to nine All-Stars and four All-NBA selections. In a draft so historically loaded, how much would change if the top ten teams were given a […]

Two of the best centers in the Eastern Conference, Hassan Whiteside and Joel Embiid, made a lot of headlines recently with their playful banter on Twitter. It all started during the preseason game between the Miami Heat and Philadelphia 76ers on Friday, when Whiteside was whistled for a foul against the 7-foot Cameroonian international. He […]

There has suddenly become a growing rivalry between promising big men Joel Embiid and Hassan Whiteside after their comical on-court exchange spewed over to social media earlier this week. This saw both players take personal jabs at each other that has created much entertainment and excitement for their next meeting in the regular season. According […]

The NBA game may have transformed into a more guard-oriented pace, leaving dominant big men fading into the background, but the titans of the court now appear to be making a return to prominence. Two of those hulking figures, Joel Embiid and Hassan Whiteside, took over the internet in the final day of preseason exhibition […]

The NBA preseason finale Friday night was not without a jolt of drama courtesy of Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid and Miami Heat center Hassan Whiteside. The two engaged in some heated moments on the court that extended to a battle on social media afterwards. Embiid was calling out Whiteside for fouling him too much, […]

The king of social media stays the king. Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid was on top of his game last night, not only on the court in a preseason matchup with the Miami Heat, but after when he took to Twitter to call out Hassan Whiteside during a heated yet playful exchange. Embiid called over […]

Philadelphia 76ers big man Joel Embiid is apparently ready for the season to begin and is already claiming victories in battle, even if it is only preseason. During Friday night’s match against the Miami Heat, Embiid took on one of the league’s best defensive big men in Hassan Whiteside. The Sixers weren’t afraid to take […]

Miami Heat guard/forward Rodney McGruder is expected to be sidelined for three-to-six months with a stress fracture in his left leg, according to Shams Charania of The Vertical. The second-year player was in line to compete for minutes at the shooting guard and small forward slots this season, but could miss the entire season if […]

The Miami Heat have signed veteran forward DeAndre Liggins to an undisclosed deal, the team announced in a statement on its official site. The Heat are well-acquainted with Liggins, who signed two 10-day contracts with Miami back in 2014, and made one regular season appearance. He also spent two seasons with Miami’s G League affiliate, […]

Their partnership on the floor may only be a few games old, but Hassan Whiteside seems to be very happy sharing the court with Kelly Olynyk this season. Although both of them stand 7-feet tall, their skill sets are very different. As last year’s rebounding leader plays like a traditional center who operates mostly near […]

Dion Waiters has long been known to have the confidence and swag that only a few select stellar players in the NBA can pull off. While the Philadelphia-born shooting guard isn’t at the stature of a James Harden or a DeMar DeRozan when it comes to the league’s best, his belief in himself is unrivaled, […]

Miami Heat president Pat Riley has been fortunate enough to be involved with lots of great NBA talent that has led to multiple NBA championships through his own coaching or front office moves. He has been on the winning side of lineups that included legendary stars such as Magic Johnson, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, James Worthy, Shaquille O’Neal, Dwyane […]

Josh Richardson is fresh off an offseason where he able to garner a four-year, $42 million extension with the Miami Heat. The 24-year-old has already put forth some lofty individual goals for this upcoming season with eyes set on leading all guards and small forwards in one particular category while surpassing All-Star Dwyane Wade in […]

Since making it known more than two years ago that he is motivated to play better because he wants his NBA 2K ratings to go up, Hassan Whiteside has continued to be very vocal about his skills, and being underrated among his fellow centers. After team GM’s had a poll recently on who they think […]

Through his first two seasons in the league with the Miami Heat, forward Justise Winslow has niched out a significant role. However, Winslow has notably struggled to show any vast improvement on his outside shooting ability over that span. According to Anthony Chiang of the PalmBeachPost.com, the 21-year-old voiced that he believes it’s one of his […]

The talk about a potential return to the NBA surrounding 11-time All-Star forward Chris Bosh sparked up once again after he was spotted on Tuesday at the Los Angeles Lakers’ practice facility. According to Barry Jackson of the Miami Herald, Bosh has yet to concede his hope that he can be cleared to play in […]

It’s certainly difficult to imagine Miami Heat forward Udonis Haslem sporting a different uniform and playing in a new city. However, that could have been a possibility this offseason as the 14-year NBA veteran revealed he considered joining a different team in the East. A free agent this summer, Haslem re-signed with the Heat for […]

Besides working on his basketball skills, Miami Heat center Hassan Whiteside is also trying to improve on another area: his Spanish. The 28-year-old has been taking a Rosetta Stone course at home for the past two months, and as one would expect from the big man, he documented the experience of learning Spanish on Snapchat. […]

Having been with the Miami Heat for eight years as their assistant coach, David Fizdale has had the chance to know their players on a deeper level. He was known to have a good relationship with all of them, and understands each ones role within the team. There are some who may not receive a […]

Dion Waiters’ sense of confidence is as sky-high as ever coming into this Miami Heat training camp. Having gone in an unforeseen 13-game winning streak last season and secured a four-year, $52 million deal this offseason, the Philly native wasn’t in agreement with this year’s Sports Illustrated rankings, which left him out of their top-100 […]

Despite the heartbreak from people in South Florida after finding out Dwyane Wade had decided to sign with the Cleveland Cavaliers after negotiating a buyout from the Chicago Bulls, the 12-time All-Star didn’t just leave the door open, but expressed vivid intent in returning to South Beach and retiring in the jersey that welcomed him […]

The ankle injury which prematurely ended Dion Waiters’ season last year has not yet completely healed. According to the Sun-Sentinel’s Ira Winderman, the Miami Heat guard had the option to undergo surgery on that ankle which would’ve sidelined him for eight-10 months but opted against it in favor of rehabilitation, which is still an ongoing […]

Miami Heat big man Bam Adebayo is quickly making fans out of some of his Heat teammates. The incoming rookie, who was drafted No. 14 overall out of Kentucky last June, has drawn high praise for different aspects of his game, according to the Miami Herald’s Barry Jackson. Tyler Johnson, who figured Abebayo would be […]

After finding out that Dwyane Wade has reached a buyout agreement with the Chicago Bulls, there were players who started to recruit him to their teams, and made it known that he is welcome to join them. However, the 12-time All-Star and former Finals MVP decided to take his talents to Northeast Ohio to reunite […]

Miami Heat guard Dion Waiters saw his 2016-17 season end prematurely due to being sidelined with a badly sprained left ankle injury. According to Manny Navarro of the Miami Herald, the 25-year-old has revealed that he is still dealing with some issues stemming from the ailment. “It’s aching a little bit. But if I take […]

Dwyane Wade finally reached a buyout on his deal with the Chicago Bulls yesterday and he will now be free to sign with another team. It was quickly reported soon after the buyout that there were three major contenders to sign Wade in the Cleveland Cavaliers, San Antonio Spurs and Miami Heat. It looks like […]

Since news about Dwyane Wade reaching a buyout with the Chicago Bulls was reported, the sweepstakes for his services immediately started. A number of teams have emerged as favorites to sign him, as they see him as an important piece to their championship aspirations. The San Antonio Spurs, Cleveland Cavaliers, Miami Heat, and Oklahoma City […]

Heading into this upcoming season, there is plenty optimism surrounding the Miami Heat with eyes toward reaching the playoffs. With training camp now on deck, the Heat have a few questions to figure in terms of their starting lineup for the upcoming campaign. According to Barry Jackson of the Miami Herald, veteran forward James Johnson […]

Over the offseason, the Boston Celtics went through some shuffling of their roster that included the departure of veteran big man Kelly Olynyk via free agency. The 26-year-old had been virtually cut by the Celtics four days into free agency in order to open up more salary cap space for the team to sign All-Star […]

The Miami Heat survived what seemed to be a rebuilding season to forget, getting off to an 11-30 start to the season. But after working a connection between starters Goran Dragic and Dion Waiters, getting an infusion of energy from James Johnson, and standing tall behind big dipper Hassan Whiteside, the team was able to […]

In the last several weeks, there has been a growing notion that the Chicago Bulls could be nearing a contract buyout with All-Star guard Dwyane Wade. At the same time, a return to the Miami Heat has entered the picture as a potential scenario if both sides were to indeed go down that route. According […]

With only a few weeks before the start of next season, the Miami Heat have made their decision on which company will have the privilege of having their logos on the team’s jerseys. They recently announced that they have partnered with South Florida-based company Ultimate Software , who has won the competition to advertise on […]

Miami Heat president Pat Riley heaped praise on Goran Dragic after the Miami Heat point guard’s MVP-caliber performance at EuroBasket this summer, per the Sun Sentinel’s Ira Winderman. Riley, who gave up two first-round picks to acquire Dragic from the Phoenix Suns in 2015, feels the Slovenian has been well worth the price they paid for […]

After leading Slovenia to its first-ever Eurobasket gold medal, Goran Dragic has made good on his plans to retire from the Slovenian national team at the end of EuroBasket, per the Associated Press’ report which was picked up by ESPN. “Dragic says on Tuesday, ‘I achieved what I wanted, the gold medal, and this is […]

The Miami Heat have chosen to exercise a $3.5 million, fourth-year option on forward Justise Winslow, according to ESPN Insider Bobby Marks. Coming into his third year in the league, the Duke standout will battle for the starting small forward spot at the beginning of training camp, going against newly-extended Josh Richardson and Rodney McGruder. […]

The Miami Heat have announced the signing of forward Erik McCree per a press release on the Heat’s website. Specific terms of the deal were not disclosed. McCree, 23, is a 6-foot-8 forward who went undrafted in this summer’s draft after spending three seasons with Louisiana Tech. He averaged 17.7 points, 8.9 rebounds, and shot 36 […]

Miami Heat forward Justise Winslow has been turning heads with the work he’s been putting in this offseason, a source told Miami Herald columnist Barry Jackson. A source said Justise Winslow, back from shoulder surgery that sidelined him most of last season, “has been off the board with his commitment this summer” – both in […]

There has been growing chatter around Dwyane Wade’s current contract situation with the Chicago Bulls with it all centered on the possibility of him being out bought out by the team. For the most part, Wade has stayed the course with the rumors by choosing to stay away from addressing it directly. However, the 35-year-old […]