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Following Dwyane Wade‘s departure from the Miami Heat, there has been an intense media interest on his relationship with Heat president, Pat Riley. Wade, who starred for Miami since being drafted in 2003, was involved in two years of contract talks with the organization, before leaving this summer to join his hometown team Chicago Bulls in […]

Chicago Bulls shooting guard Dwyane Wade was embraced warmly in his return to Miami, the city he called a second home for the past 13 years. The three-time NBA champion was greeted with applause and a tribute video commemorating his career with the Heat. https://twitter.com/MiamiHEAT/status/796886539464634368 He even got a cool introduction and a standing ovation […]

Dwyane Wade made a triumphant return to Miami, as his Chicago Bulls took down the Heat 98-95. The game had everything a fan could hope for — pregame, postgame, and in-game drama. This was Wade’s first trip back to South Beach since departing earlier this summer. The air between him and team president Pat Riley […]

Chicago Bulls guard Dwyane Wade had no problem putting former teammate Justise Winslow in spin-cycle with one of his signature baseline moves before finishing with an incredible up-and-under through James Johnson for the and-one. Vintage D-Wade, to the point of receiving multiple cheers from the crowd after the play. https://twitter.com/_MarcusD2_/status/796892731394162688 At 34-years-old, Wade still has […]

Dwyane Wade has been totally immersed in his job with the Chicago Bulls. He departed the Miami Heat suddenly with the thoughts that it was time to move on and maintained that he had no ill feelings towards Heat president Pat Riley. Thursday, he returns to South Beach for the very first time since he left in free agency. […]

The Miami Heat will be playing the Chicago Bulls on Thursday night. It will be Dwyane Wade‘s first time playing in Miami since his departure. Dwyane gave so much to Miami in his 13 seasons there, bringing in an era of winning along with three championships. Wade had this say, courtesy of ESPN.com: “If you’re not […]

This season marks the 10th anniversary of the Miami Heat‘s “Home Strong” initiative where they honor members of the United States Armed Forces. To celebrate this, the team has planned to wear their Home Strong uniforms this week, and it began in their game against the Oklahoma City Thunder Monday night. Each member of the Heat will […]

He may not be making a comeback to the NBA this season, but Miami Heat forward Chris Bosh is still making moves to do it in the future. Bosh just hired a new agent, Rob Pelinka. The news comes just a little over a month after it was reported that the 32-year-old cut ties with Creative Artists Agency. Chris Bosh […]

Chicago Bulls star Dwyane Wade knows plenty about playing with other superstars and the attention it brings. Re-signing with the Miami Heat in 2010 along with LeBron James and Chris Bosh had everyone in a frenzy. The response to the negative comments spewed towards the team was to embrace them, and use them as fuel to […]

It wasn’t too long ago when the name Dion Waiters was often accompanied by words like “selfish” and “ball-stopper,” but those times have come to an end. After spending his two-and-a-half seasons in Cleveland, Waiters developed a reputation of a wanna-be star that didn’t know his place, frustrated at playing second-fiddle to Kyrie Irving. Once he […]

Earlier this month, it was reported that Los Angeles Lakers forward Metta World Peace had an experience with a ghost who apparently touched him inappropriately during the team’s trip to Oklahoma City. Now, another player, but from a different team, shares his own story about something spooky that happened inside his room at the Skirvin Hilton […]

For one-and-a-half seasons, Dion Waiters thought the Oklahoma City Thunder would be the team he’d represent for years to come. The team had one of the best duos in the NBA, and Waiters knew they were geared to win a championship sooner rather than later. Everything changed when Kevin Durant decided to sign with the Golden […]

Goran Dragic is now co-starring the Miami Heat alongside Hassan Whiteside.  He has already shown signs of improvement, and with Dwayne Wade gone, he has to think more about scoring.  He’s  averaging 20.2 points per game, 5.2 rebounds, 7 assists, but the most significant improvement comes in his newfound long-range ability.  He’s improved his three-point […]

While it might not be Shaqtin’-a-Fool-worthy; Miami Heat broadcast announcer, Eric Reid, struggled to call Toronto Raptors shooting guard DeMar DeRozan by the right name, introducing him as “DeMarcus DeRozan” instead. Who's Demarcus Derozan? pic.twitter.com/ubxXqmKGrK — Derek Torres (@DToRR28) November 2, 2016 Reid might have been a little tongue-tied since the Heat were playing against DeMarcus Cousins‘ […]

Miami Heat star Goran Dragic has lived in the United States for awhile now, but unlike many of his teammates, he doesn’t have a vote in the upcoming presidential election. Nevertheless, Dragic has been watching the race from afar. According to Tom D’Angelo of the Palm Beach Post, the Slovenian point guard can’t really believe […]

Miami Heat center Hassan Whiteside gave Toronto Raptors rookie Pascal Siakam a rude welcome to the NBA, as he swallowed his shot whole, ensnaring the basketball in mid-air for a huge block. That shot wasn't getting by Hassan Whiteside. 👀 https://t.co/0sbqvHHtJ3 — SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) November 5, 2016 Surprisingly, this was Whiteside’s only block of the game […]

Miami Heat swingman Josh Richardson has been cleared by team doctors to make his season debut tonight on the road against the Toronto Raptors, after sustaining an MCL tear in September, sources told Shams Charania of The Vertical. Richardson is ahead of new signing Dion Waiters in the team’s depth chart, but will likely be […]

He may have signed a max contract last summer with the Miami Heat, but that does not reflect how difficult it was for Hassan Whiteside to reach this point of his career. After being drafted 33rd overall in the 2010 draft, the 7-foot-center bounced between the Sacramento Kings and their D-League affiliate, the Reno Bighorns. Whiteside failed […]

A few days before the start of the season, the NBA.com general manager poll results were released. One of the questions was about who they think the best center in the league is, and surprisingly, none of them said it was Miami Heat center Hassan Whiteside. The 7-foot-center was not able to play to his […]

To celebrate the the recent news of Ray Allen‘s retirement, here are the Top 10 plays of his illustrious 19-year career. See you in the Hall of Fame, Ray-Ray. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fOqmjFlW6AY No. 10: Ray Allen’s up-and-under over Pau Gasol during the 2008 NBA Finals showed the doubters that he still had the athleticism he showcased in […]

Just when everyone thought that Kobe Bryant was the last player to retire from the fabled draft class of 1996, we are reminded that Ray Allen hasn’t officially called it quits yet. That was the case until today when the NBA’s all-time leader in three-pointers announced that he is officially retiring through a message he […]

This summer saw one of the biggest increases in the NBA’s salary cap history. Thanks to the signed broadcast deal the league made, the cap cap ballooned to $94 million. As a result, teams offered huge contracts left and right over the course of the first 96 hours of free agency. For some offers, it was hard […]

Miami Heat forward Justise Winslow posted a tweet Friday of a photo he took with Philadelphia 76ers forward Jerami Grant, raising their fists with the caption “We Matter”. The photo appeared to be in direct response to the Sixers recent home opener controversy sparked between the organization and the artist chosen to sing the anthem. night. Singer Amber Denise Streeter […]

Miami Heat center Hassan Whiteside has become somewhat of an aquarium buff. He’s shown as much on his Instagram page that he has found a new love as a hobby. He is a self proclaimed fish lover and admires what they do all day, swim. Whiteside said he gets up and looks at his fish tank for […]

One of the biggest news during the summer’s free agency was when Dwyane Wade decided to leave the Miami Heat and sign with his hometown team, the Chicago Bulls. A lot of speculation surfaced after about his relationship with Heat President Pat Riley as many believed there was a rift between them which caused him […]

Miami Heat center Hassan Whiteside is known for his defensive prowess, especially with blocking shots and his rebounding strength. He’s also quite active on social media with his Twitter and Snapchat accounts. The 27-year-old recently made a hilarious video where he showed off another talent of his not seen on the basketball court. https://twitter.com/AlyshaTsuji/status/790390982499979265 It […]

With Dwyane Wade now playing with the Chicago Bulls and Chris Bosh‘s future up in the air, the Miami Heat will only have one team captain this season. It was an easy decision to make according to head coach Erik Spoelstra. The 45-year-old bench tactician has named forward Udonis Haslem as the team’s captain once […]

Halloween is just around the corner and with only a week left to the much-awaited holiday, artist David Rappoccio of UpRoxx has re-worked every NBA logo into a holiday-themed one. There’s also an extra nugget at the bottom of the list for those of you who are nostalgic fans of this league. Check them out and […]

New Miami Heat acquisition Dion Waiters has always had a flair for the heroic, so it was only a matter of time before he put it on display in front of the home fans against their division rival Orlando Magic on Tuesday. With less than five seconds to go, the 6-foot-4 guard raced up court, dribbled […]

The Sacramento Kings and Miami Heat are exploring a possible trade that would send Rudy Gay and Darren Collison in exchange for Goran Dragic, according to Michael Scotto of Basketball Insiders. Gay has been very vocal about his discontent with the organization, so the Kings will look to move him to try and avoid the $14.2 […]

Chris Bosh according to common knowledge, will no longer be seen in a Miami Heat uniform ever again. When Heat President Pat Riley announced the team would be moving forward without him, there was noise that Bosh’s camp wasn’t happy about the decision, and he vowed to make a return. According to The Miami Herald’s Barry […]

Miami Heat center Hassan Whiteside is widely considered as one of the rising stars of the league today. After his stellar play last season where he averaged an impressive 14.2 points, 11.8 rebounds, and a league-leading 3.7 blocks in only 29.1 minutes per game, the 27-year-old looks to build on the momentum he created last […]

The Miami Heat wanted Hassan Whiteside to work on his passing within the flow of the offense, but that wasn’t the advice Shaquille O’Neal gave to him when they crossed paths. According to an AP report, the Heat’s high-priced center talked about the time he met O’Neal and did so in his best Diesel impression. When I met him, he was […]

Following a promising rookie season from last year, the Miami Heat have decided to pick up forward Justise Winslow‘s third-year rookie scale option. The move did not surprise many as it was expected that the Heat will guarantee the Duke product’s contract for the 2017-2018 campaign. After losing Dwayne Wade and Chris Bosh this summer, Pat […]

The National Basketball Players Association is looking into the current stalemate between the Miami Heat and All-Star forward Chris Bosh that could affect the rest of his pro career. Ira Winderman of the South Florida Sun Sentinel reported Friday that the union will watch the situation closely, including the likelihood that the team could keep Bosh on the roster long enough […]

Having played on their own version of it with LeBron James and Chris Bosh during their Miami Heat days, Dwyane Wade believes that “super teams” are great for the NBA. Speaking to reporters after the Chicago Bulls‘ practice on Thursday, Wade gave his thoughts on how the creation of these types of teams is a good thing for […]

Amidst some serious on-going health issues for Miami Heat center Chris Bosh, his future with the team is uncertain and a less-than-amicable divorce may be in the cards. After joining the Heat back in 2010, Bosh won two championships alongside Dwyane Wade and LeBron James, before encountering blood-clotting concerns. He is now being seemingly phased […]

Only three years removed of the most successful run in franchise history with four straight finals appearances and two championships, the Miami Heat enter this season with a lot of uncertainty. After losing Dwyane Wade in free agency and Chris Bosh likely done with his career in South Beach, Pat Riley‘s team will have to compete […]

It’s been a tough summer for Chris Bosh. After religiously following all that he needed to do in order to make a comeback, the Miami Heat team doctors deemed him unfit to play again. It prompted Pat Riley to release a statement which basically ended Bosh’s career with the Heat. That was several weeks ago. […]