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The Los Angeles Lakers have been plagued with injury woes to start 2024; the Purple and Gold entered their Wednesday night clash against the Miami Heat without D’Angelo Russell, Rui Hachimura, and Gabe Vincent. This has necessitated an emergence from one of their more unheralded players to provide LeBron James and Anthony Davis with some […]

When it comes to Miami Heat rookie Jaime Jaquez Jr., he has already made an impact in more ways than one. Besides excelling in his first-year where he plays more like a veteran than he does an inexperienced player, he is putting his heritage on the map as Jaquez is Mexican-American. There has not been […]

For Miami Heat star Bam Adebayo, this current season is arguably the most significant of his career based on how he plays and more so, how much he plays. What is on the line for the Miami big-man is a hefty contract extension worth up to $245 million for four years. What does Adebayo have […]

There is no doubt that Miami Heat big-man Bam Adebayo has improved after every season and in the current 2023-24 season, it is no different. After the NBA Finals where the Heat lost to the Denver Nuggets, Adebayo was thinking to himself how he can improve in every aspect according to Brian Windhorst of ESPN. […]

After the Miami Heat were on a four-game winning streak, they are now going in the opposite direction as they have dropped their last two games in the lead up to Wednesday night’s contest against the Los Angeles Lakers. In that whole six-game span, star Jimmy Butler has been mostly absent. Dealing with a left […]

The Miami Heat’s Erik Spoelstra took over for legendary coach Pat Riley at the start of the 2008-2009 NBA season. Spoelstra has gone on to win three NBA championships with the Heat franchise, coaching legends like Dwyane Wade, Chris Bosh and LeBron James. Heat rookie Jamie Jaquez Jr. got an awesome surprise in his UCLA […]

If there’s anyone who knows Los Angeles Clippers guard Russell Westbrook well, it’s former college teammate and Miami Heat big man Kevin Love. Westbrook and Love played just the 2007-08 season together at UCLA, leading the Bruins to the Final Four. They ultimately fell against Derrick Rose and the Memphis Tigers, but the two were […]

UCLA basketball legend Jaime Jaquez Jr. is in town this week while the Miami Heat take on the Los Angeles Clippers and Lakers. In between games, Jaquez paid a visit to his old campus and received a very cool gift commemorating his time with UCLA basketball: Heat rookie Jaime Jaquez Jr. was gifted with a […]

There’s still no meaningful movement on a potential Zach LaVine trade. With trade season beginning in earnest over the weekend when the New York Knicks and Toronto Raptors swapped Immanuel Quickley and OG Anunoby (among others) as the February 8th deadline looms, though, updated betting odds have surfaced on the Chicago Bulls star’s next potential […]

The 2024 trade deadline is in just 37 days, which means trade season is about to heat up. One of the hottest names on the trade market is Chicago Bulls star DeMar DeRozan. Several teams will certainly fall in line to acquire DeRozan’s services and the Miami Heat have emerged as the favorite to land […]

The New York Knicks kicked off NBA trade season Saturday, sending RJ Barrett and Immanuel Quickley to the Toronto Raptors for OG Anunoby in a move that could have major implications for the Brooklyn Nets. The Knicks and Nets have been rumored landing spots if the Cleveland Cavaliers were to trade star guard Donovan Mitchell. […]

Before he became one of the most feared outside shooters in the NBA today, Miami Heat sniper Duncan Robinson spent three years in Ann Arbor playing for the Michigan Wolverines. As a product of the Big Ten school, it was not much of a surprise to see Robinson all hyped up Monday night when he […]

The Miami Heat have put the basketball world on notice with their incredible ability as an organization to bring out the best in nearly every player that manages to latch onto the roster. This is the famous Heat Culture effect, and Jaime Jaquez Jr., the swingman drafted by the franchise with the 18th pick of […]

The Miami Heat began a Western Conference road trip last week. The trip spans five games and began on Dec. 28 against the Golden State Warriors with stops at the Utah Jazz, Los Angeles Clippers, Los Angeles Lakers and Phoenix Suns. The Heat are 1-1 on the trip so far beating the Warriors but losing […]

Jimmy Butler’s return from his calf injury was cut short after sustaining another health setback during the Miami Heat’s Saturday showdown with the Utah Jazz. The Heat star was forced to exit in the third quarter of the contest, with the game broadcast capturing him leaving the bench and heading to the locker room while […]

As the Miami Heat prepare for a Monday afternoon game against the Utah Jazz, they are still coming off of a solid performance where they beat the Golden State Warriors Thursday, 114-102. With a ton of players key to the Heat’s rotation out, there was young players that stepped up, especially the talented Nikola Jovic. […]

The Miami Heat look to extend their winning streak to five games Saturday afternoon as they face the Utah Jazz. However, as the team still deals with injury problems, the status of star Jimmy Butler has become more clear. Butler has been upgraded from questionable to available for Saturday’s contest, per the Heat. The 33-year-old […]

The Miami Heat constantly find themselves, well, in the heat of trade rumors. As the February deadline looms, many expect the Heat to be major players during trade season. After coming up short in the 2023 NBA Finals, Miami was in the thick of the Damian Lillard sweepstakes that dragged on throughout the summer. After […]

We’re set for another full day of action around the NBA as we’ll be bringing you our predictions and picks for all the games. Our next tilt takes us to the Northwest as we’ll see a cross-conference meeting between the Miami Heat (19-12) and the Utah Jazz (13-19). Check out our NBA odds series for our Heat-Jazz prediction […]

The Miami Heat got an exceptional victory Thursday night as they took down the Golden State Warriors, 114-102, to get their fourth straight to extend their winning streak. It was especially impressive since the Heat continue to suffer from injury problems as they were missing four key players including star Jimmy Butler. Going deep into […]

The Golden State Warriors suffered one of their least competitive losses of the season on Thursday, falling to the Miami Heat 114-102 at Chase Center. Both Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson struggled for the second straight game, cold Christmas shooting in Denver following them to the Bay Area. The Splash Bros. totaled 26 points on […]

Steve Kerr and Erik Spoelstra aren’t just flagbearers of the most successful NBA franchises of the last decade-plus. The Golden State Warriors and Miami Heat head coaches are colleagues with USA Basketball, too, their teams long known for ball and player movement, dominant defense and overall culture even before they roamed the sideline together for […]

Miami Heat star Jimmy Butler will miss his fourth straight game as the team embarks on a five-game road trip that starts Thursday night against the Golden State Warriors according to the team on their X (formerly known as Twitter) account. He has been suffering from a left calf strain that he sustained on Dec. […]

As the Miami Heat continue to deal with injury problems, fans have grown to be numb with the issue with it being a constant development since last season. However, there could be a positive outlook as the Heat have been battle-tested with different lineups and rotations. Injuries still plague the team and it is no […]

The Miami Heat travel across the country to Northern California as they take on the Golden State Warriors. Below we will continue our NBA odds series as we hand out a Heat-Warriors prediction and pick. We will also let you know how to watch the game. The Heat are on a three-game win streak, and […]

The Miami Heat start their upcoming five-game roadtrip Thursday night when they face the Golden State Warriors at the Chase Center. As they look for four straight wins, they will have to go up against the likes of quite possibly the two greatest shooters of all time in Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson. After the […]

Rajon Rondo recently appeared on View From The Rafters and made an eye-opening admission about the 2011 NBA playoffs. Rondo, who was the Celtics point guard at the time, suffered an elbow injury during the Eastern Conference Finals versus the Miami Heat during the 2011 postseason. He endured the injury after getting tangled up with […]

As the Miami Heat and Golden State Warriors will battle it out Thursday, it is all love between head coaches Erik Spoelstra and Steve Kerr. Besides the two showing respect to one another as they have both been in the league for an extended period of time, the two have worked together in the last […]

As the Miami Heat enter a brutal five-game roadtrip, they are hoping to have star Jimmy Butler to start against the Golden State Warriors for Thursday’s game. Butler has missed the last three games due to a left calf strain suffered on Dec. 18 against the Minnesota Timberwolves, but he is now listed as “questionable” […]

The Miami Heat practiced Wednesday before embarking on a five-game road trip that will carry the team from 2023 into the new year of 2024. The first game of the road test starts Thursday as the Heat face the Golden State Warriors, which like Miami, have their own immense success in the past. Heat head […]

As the end of 2023 and the beginning of 2024 approaches, different players around all leagues and associations might have their own New Years resolutions they gave for themselves. It is no different for the players on the Miami Heat who are embarking on a five-game road trip that starts Thursday against the Golden State […]

There was tons of online chatter yesterday as it was centered around former long-time Miami Heat player Udonis Haslem on his podcast “The OGs” with Mike Miller where they had star Bam Adebayo on. The big-man told a story about Haslem giving a pre-game speech on the night where the league retired Boston Celtics icon […]

Udonis Haslem has been synonymous with the Miami Heat system for a long time. He was there when they won their title in 2006 and stuck well into the new era of LeBron James and Jimmy Butler. That also means that he has seen the rivalry between his squad and the Boston Celtics the most. […]

There seems to be no love lost between former Miami Heat player Udonis Haslem and certain players of the Boston Celtics. During a podcast, the recently retired forward let his thoughts be known, going on a profanity-laced tirade. “In my era, we used to hate the motherf*****s that we had to go against — the […]

With a 12-17 start, it’s safe to say the 2023-24 NBA season has not gone the way Atlanta Hawks expected it to be. The Hawks are just 18 months removed from making the Eastern Conference Finals in 2021. However, Atlanta has been on the decline since. The Hawks traded for Dejounte Murray during the 2022 […]

The Philadelphia 76ers took on the Miami Heat in a Christmas matchup that did not feature Joel Embiid or Jimmy Butler. The Heat got the better of the Sixers in a game that went back and forth and was close throughout the fourth quarter. The Sixers got great performances from Tobias Harris (27 points, seven […]

Back in 2017, the Miami Heat selected Bam Adebayo with the 14th pick in the NBA Draft, and in the moment, it felt like a steal. Now we didn’t know at the time that Josh Jackson, Jonathan Isaac, Frank Ntilikina, Dennis Smith Jr., Zach Collins and Luke Kennard would ALL go on to be considered […]

The Miami Heat managed to pick up a 119-113 victory over the Philadelphia 76ers on Christmas day, and in a game where both Jimmy Butler and Joel Embiid were missing, it was clear that someone was going to have to step up to lead their team to victory. To the surprise of fans everywhere, the […]

As the Miami Heat extended their winning streak to three games after beating the Philadelphia 76ers on Christmas Day, the main highlight was rookie sensation Jaime Jaquez Jr. who scored a career-high 31 points and collected 10 rebounds. After the game, Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra and Jaquez himself spoke about the performance. The comparisons […]