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Miami Heat small forward Jaime Jaquez Jr. was struck by the talent of Cooper Flagg, the incoming Duke basketball freshman, during their training with LeBron James and Team USA in preparation for the 2024 Paris Olympics. TMZ Sports spoke with Jaquez at an airport about Cooper Flagg as a draft prospect. Jaquez praised Flagg’s remarkable […]

The Miami Heat have had an interesting offseason and especially free agency period to say the least as some fans could critique it for being a quiet time for the franchise. Most of the moves that came from the Heat during free agency have been re-signing players back to the team after testing the waters […]

In a story that Miami Heat fans might not want to hear, Phoenix Suns star Devin Booker was on Los Angeles Lakers guard D’Angelo Russell’s show called “The Backyard” where he recalled almost being drafted by the three-time champions. Booker has become one of the league’s top scorers which if developed in Miami, one has […]

Indiana basketball legend and 11-year NBA veteran Victor Oladipo is heading to the Indiana Athletics Hall of Fame. He’s one of its six members named to IU’s 2024 induction class, announced Friday. Oladipo led the Hoosiers to the Big 10 championship in 2012-13. He earned the program’s first National Player of the Year award in […]

In the 2024 NBA Draft, the Miami Heat made a pivotal decision by selecting 7-foot center Kel’el Ware from Indiana with the 15th pick. Last season at Indiana, Ware had impressive stats, averaging 15.9 points, 9.9 rebounds, and 1.9 blocks per game, shooting 58.6% from the field and 42.5% from three. Kel’el Ware’s solid performance […]

What do the All-Stars on Team USA Men’s Basketball do on off days during the Olympics? This new video circulating on social media should give us an idea. In the humorous video, we see Miami Heat and Team USA big man Bam Adebayo pick up an unexpected sport: fencing. Could we see Adebayo taking the […]

Miami Heat star Bam Adebayo was a huge reason Team USA got the win over South Sudan Wednesday, 103-86, dialing in a great performance. However, one could think that the outing from Adebayo was in part proving wrong Brian Windhorst of ESPN who predicted before the contest that the big-man could be benched due to […]

In this year’s Olympics in Paris is being well represented by the Miami Heat as while Bam Adebayo continues to make his mark for Team USA, teammate Nikola Jovic has also been playing for Team Serbia. This is all while nursing a left ankle sprain per the Heat confirming to ClutchPoints back in early June, […]

While LeBron James is competing for gold in the Paris Olympics, people in the United States are still offering their takes on his son and Los Angeles Lakers second-round draft pick, Bronny James. The latest person to give their opinion on Bronny was Udonis Haslem, LeBron’s former Miami Heat teammate. While other people’s critiques haven’t […]

Miami Heat legend and three-time NBA champion Udonis Haslem took exception to popular NBA insider Shams Charania’s recent snubbing of Bam Adebayo in his Defensive Player of the Year ballot. While guesting in Haslem’s podcast, which he hosts with another ex-Heat Mike Miller, Charania revealed that he voted for Minnesota Timberwolves big man Rudy Gobert […]

Dwyane Wade carved out a Hall of Fame worthy career in terms of basketball. He is a three-time NBA champion, one-time Finals MVP, 13-time All-Star, eight-time All-NBA Team player, three All-Defensive Team selections, and one-time scoring champion. Aside from the NBA, Wade has also won a bronze and a gold medal at the Olympic Games […]

After nearly a month on the open market, Tyus Jones has officially found his next NBA team in the Phoenix Suns, who signed the veteran point guard to a one-year, $3.3 million contract that truly shocked fans across the NBA. Now, for fans of the Suns, this was the best mid-summer surprise they could imagine, […]

The Miami Heat are currently in the midst of an interesting offseason to say the least as they did make signings with the hopes of maintaining their roster from last season or improving it slightly. While there could be fans that wanted the team to trade for a “whale” of a star, it has not […]

Miami Heat star Bam Adebayo will represent his team and his country as he will be a vital part of Team USA with the Paris Olympics opener Sunday morning against Serbia. However, there could be people that have concerns with his role on the team since the roster features some of the best players in […]

The Miami Heat had a very successful Summer League stint where after losing their first game in the California Classic, they would win every single contest after, including the Summer League Final where they took home the title in Las Vegas. One of the many standouts from the team was the Miami’s first round pick […]

The Miami Heat have announced that they have signed former first-round pick Josh Christopher to a two-way contract which in turn meant that they waived Zyon Pullin. Christopher impressed during the Heat’s Summer League stint and was even awarded Summer League Final MVP where he led the team with 24 points, making six out of […]

The 2019-20 NBA season was on the brink of a complete cancellation in March 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the lockdown that ensued to prevent further transmission of the virus. But the league decided to revive the season and continue it in a closed environment called the NBA Bubble in the Walt Disney […]

Miami Heat second round pick Pelle Larsson had an impressive showcase during the Summer League where he showed that the team could be right once again for having an eye for talent. However, there was an important lesson that he learned from one of the Heat’s legends in Udonis Haslem, who currently has a front […]

After being waived by the Miami Heat and grinding with the Houston Rockets during NBA Summer League, big man Orlando Robinson is returning to California. After averaging 14.2 points, 9.4 rebounds, and 0.6 blocks in 23.5 minutes per game with Houston’s Summer League crew, Robinson signed a one-year deal with the Sacramento Kings, according to […]

Pat Riley and the Miami Heat haven’t made a ton of moves so far in the 2024 offseason, much to the chagrin of their fans who were hoping for a shakeup after a swift playoff exit vs the Boston Celtics in the first round this year. The Heat have proven time and time again that […]

For the first time since 2006, the Miami Heat have won a championship without LeBron James on their roster. Granted, this title came during the 2024 Las Vegas NBA Summer League after a thrilling 120-118 overtime win over the Memphis Grizzlies. Nevertheless, it’s a championship of some kind for the Heat. So that has to […]

The Miami Heat have made a statement during the Summer League as they won the Vegas championship by beating the Memphis Grizzlies Monday night, 120-118, which the contest had its fair share of exciting plays, including the ending. Heat’s second round pick Pelle Larsson would make the tough bucket to get to the target score […]

The Miami Heat’s development team strikes again. Long lauded for their ability to unearth diamonds in the rough, the Heat have, once again, been vindicated, this time in the form of a Summer League championship trophy after they defeated the Memphis Grizzlies, 120-118, in an overtime thriller in the final. The Grizzlies may have had […]

Former Denver Nuggets superstar Carmelo Anthony recently opened up about why he ultimately did not go to South Beach to team up with LeBron James, Dwyane Wade, and Chris Bosh in Miami Heat uniform. Anthony revealed that there were initial talks between him, James, Bosh, and Wade about playing on the same team, though, they […]

There has been great talk of the Miami Heat’s Summer League team and it is for good reason as they are currently undefeated during play in Las Vegas led by some standout players such as first round pick Kel’el Ware, Keshad Johnson, and Josh Christopher. However, one player that will no doubt be in contention […]

The Miami Heat may be one of the youngest franchises in the history of the NBA, but they have been one of the most successful. This is thanks in large part to the contributions of the greatest player in franchise history, Dwyane Wade, who led the team to a championship as early as his third […]

In the summer of 2010, LeBron James decided to leave the Cleveland Cavaliers in free agency to sign with the Miami Heat, forming a big three with Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh in the process. This ended up being one of the most successful team-ups between superstars in NBA history. They made it to the […]

Miami Heat legend Dwyane Wade is one of the greatest guards in NBA history, but his journey to becoming a basketball legend was far from easy. In a recent “7PM In Brooklyn,” episode with his close friend Carmelo Anthony and co-host The Kid Mero, Dwyane Wade shared the moment he realized his Michael Jordan moment. […]

When people think of Dwyane Wade, they think of the Miami Heat. The NBA legend spent 17 seasons in the league, and he played for the Heat for 15 of those seasons. The other two years were spent with the Chicago Bulls and the Cleveland Cavaliers. When Wade played for the Bulls, Jimmy Butler was […]

It has been a frustrating offseason so far for Pat Riley and the Miami Heat, who have stood pat and watched several teams around them in the Eastern Conference playoff picture get better. With time winding down on Jimmy Butler’s prime and no clear avenues for the Heat to get much better anytime soon, Riley […]

It was a reunion last season for star Josh Richardson and the Miami Heat that had to unfortunately be cut short as he suffered from a season-ending shoulder injury on Feb. 11 against the Boston Celtics. Having originally played for the Heat for his first four seasons in the NBA, he came back on a […]

It seems to be an annual occurrence during the offseason that Miami Heat star Tyler Herro is involved in some form of trade rumors to acquire another big piece for the team to pair alongside Jimmy Butler and Bam Adebayo. However, a new report from Yahoo Sports’ Jake Fischer could debunk every bit of speculation […]

Chet Holmgren is quite fond of Miami. While that is not an unpopular opinion of NBA players, the Oklahoma City Thunder star has a different reason to enjoy playing on the road against the Miami Heat. While on the “Road Trippin’” podcast with Richard Jefferson, Channing Frye, and Allie Clifton, Holmgren named the Heat’s arena […]

Victor Oladipo was once a budding star in the NBA. But after far too many injuries, the guard has had a difficult time finding a permanent home in the league. As of right now, he’s a free agent after being waived by the Memphis Grizzlies in April before even playing a game for them. The […]

Team USA this year for the Paris Olympics has a stacked big man rotation with Philadelphia 76ers star Joel Embiid, Los Angeles Lakers star Anthony Davis, and finally Miami Heat cornerstone in Bam Adebayo. One would immediately think that Adebayo would have a more limited role on the Olympics squad because of the talent of […]

The NBA’s In-Season Tournament has officially been re-named the NBA Cup and fans are wondering how the still-new tournament scene will play out. The NBA’s East Group B includes a unique mix of Central Division, Atlantic and Southeast teams. It’s a far cry from the NBA’s ‘Group of Death,’ aka West Group C, but still […]

In a recent development that has caught the attention of Miami Heat fans and NBA analysts alike, the team’s general manager, Andy Elisburg, has provided some eye-opening comments regarding Jimmy Butler’s contract situation. Speaking on SiriusXM, Elisburg echoed sentiments previously expressed by team president Pat Riley, emphasizing a strategic approach to Butler’s contract extension and […]

Miami Heat fans will recognize a familiar face on the Summer League team for the first two games as star Jaime Jaquez Jr. joins the squad and performed on a high level after they beat the Boston Celtics, 119-114, to start play in Las Vegas Saturday. He spoke after the game about how it felt […]

When the Miami Heat lost Caleb Martin in free agency to the Philadelphia 76ers, it sort of forced the front office’s hands in the second wave of free agency. Sure, the team could have swung a massive deal for a high-profile player, sign-and-trading for one of the players they’ve been connected to like Tyus Jones […]