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For the second time in a four-year span, the Miami Heat were the NBA’s bridesmaid, not its bride. But it hasn’t been for a lack of trying. In fact, the path the Heat took on their way to their defeat against the Denver Nuggets during the 2023 NBA Finals certainly was far from ordinary and […]

Miami Heat legend Dwyane Wade had a lot of good memories in his career, but he also had to be honest about his former teammate LeBron James leaving him and returning to the Cleveland Cavaliers in 2014. LeBron James joined the Heat in 2010 and began a short but incredibly successful period that has yet […]

The Miami Heat’s journey in the 2022-2023 NBA season was one filled with excitement and promise. With a commendable record of 44-38, they triumphed as the Southeast Division champions and eventually secured the 8th seed in the Eastern Conference playoffs. Throughout the postseason, the Heat displayed their prowess. One by one, they beat the top-seeded […]

Jamal Murray pretty much cried like a baby as the Denver Nuggets were presented with their NBA championship trophy on Monday night. The 26-year-old could not hold back his emotions as the full gravity of what he had just achieved hit him all at once. In fact, it’s actually quite surprising that Murray was able […]

What a bad time to be a Miami sports fan. After the Miami Heat lost the NBA Finals against the Denver Nuggets on Monday, the ugly run continued on Tuesday after the Florida Panthers bowed down to the Vegas Golden Knights in the Stanley Cup Final. Now, Miami got on the wrong end of history […]

The Denver Nuggets’ title-clinching Game 5 victory over the Miami Heat on Monday night was followed by some pretty epic celebrations as the Nuggets lifted their first-ever title in franchise history. One of the most memorable of their title win celebrations came in the form of Nikola Jokic literally throwing Nuggets teammate into a pool. […]

As disappointed as the Miami Heat will be with the way the NBA Finals unfolded, there are few who would argue that they didn’t get the absolute best out of the roster they assembled. They were perilously close to missing the NBA playoffs after a surprise loss in their opening play-in game to the Atlanta […]

Max Strus’ season didn’t end as he would have hoped. After establishing himself as a key cog in the Miami Heat throughout the course of the season, he failed to contribute in his team’s NBA Finals loss to the Denver Nuggets at the level of which he has shown he is capable. But like a […]

Throughout the NBA Playoffs, so much stock was put in the Miami Heat’s undrafted sensations. Erik Spoelstra and his coaching staff just have a real knack for getting the best out of players that some teams choose to overlook. The emergence of the likes of Max Strus, Gabe Vincent, and Duncan Robinson serve as clear […]

Michael Porter Jr. did not exactly light it up in the Denver Nuggets’ NBA Finals series against the Miami Heat. However, the 24-year-old had his best performance of the series in Game 5 on Monday night, going for a 16-point, 13-rebound double-double to help the Nuggets clinch their first-ever NBA championship. After the game, MPJ […]

The Miami Heat’s 2023 playoff run was one of the most memorable Cinderella runs in NBA playoff history. Heading into the postseason, plenty of folks wrote off the Heat and didn’t think they had a chance of beating Giannis Antetokounmpo and the one-seeded Milwaukee Bucks in the first round. But the Heat ended up demolishing […]

With the Miami Heat falling to the Denver Nuggets in the 2023 NBA Finals, it’s time for the proud, successful and storied franchise to turn their eyes toward the offseason. For a team that’s made it to the NBA Finals twice this decade, their need is clear. Notoriously known as a tough and gritty squad, […]

The Miami Heat put together a playoff run for the ages. Heading into the postseason, many folks believed the Heat wouldn’t even make it past Giannis Antetokounmpo and the one-seeded Milwaukee Bucks in the first round. But the Heat beat the Bucks in five games, then went on to beat the New York Knicks in […]

The Miami Heat enjoyed a magical postseason run but were ultimately defeated by the Denver Nuggets in the 2023 NBA Finals. Miami is now preparing for the offseason. Their decisions/moves during this offseason will be pivotal in determining whether or not they can repeat as Eastern Conference champions next year. One major question they will […]

Will the Miami Heat be able to bounce back and make another run for the NBA Finals in 2024? The Denver Nuggets officially sealed a win in the NBA Finals with a 94-89 win over the Heat in Ball Arena. Forward Jimmy Butler led the Heat with 21 points in 41 minutes played in Game […]

The Miami Heat made history this postseason. Miami may have fallen short of its ultimate goal of an NBA championship, but Jimmy Butler and crew put together an inspiring playoff run nonetheless. The Heat became the first play-in tournament team to win a playoff series in league history and the second eighth-seed to make it […]

The Miami Heat were defeated by the Denver Nuggets in the 2023 NBA Finals in five games. Miami enjoyed a magical postseason run before falling short in the championship. The Heat still have a bright future, but would benefit from making roster upgrades during the offseason. Adding key depth will be important, but pursuing superstar […]

The Miami Heat came up short of winning a title in 2020 after making the NBA Finals and once again, they found themselves just a couple of wins shy of a title on Monday night. Losing in five games to the Denver Nuggets, another offseason filled with championship disappointment begins for the Heat. Making the […]

The Denver Nuggets have won their first title in team history after defeating the Miami Heat in Game 5 of the 2023 NBA Finals. Nikola Jokic, as expected, won the Finals MVP award and Jamal Murray was right behind him in terms of leading Denver to a title, but Bruce Brown was truly one of […]

Miami Heat star Jimmy Butler made headlines on Monday for comments that he wouldn’t attend his Hall of Fame ceremony if he were to be inducted. On Tuesday morning, Shannon Sharpe took offense to those comments. "That's the heaven. That's the ultimate validation… He talking like he one of the historically all-time greats. Like he's […]

The historic playoff run of the 2023 Miami Heat may have finally met its doom at the hands of Nikola Jokic and the Denver Nuggets. But that doesn’t mean that what Jimmy Butler, Bam Adebayo, and the rest of the Heat team did is anything short of impressive. After all, the Heat vanquished two Eastern […]

While the Miami Heat head into the offseason after a tough loss in the NBA Finals, it won’t be long before they start looking ahead to next season. Rumors around the NBA are that they want to add a superstar piece to this main core, and that could end up being the Dallas Mavericks’ Kyrie […]

The Miami Heat’s 2023 NBA Finals run ended with a 94-89 Game 5 loss against the Denver Nuggets Monday night. It was a disappointing finish to a historic postseason for the Heat, which became the second No. 8 seed in history to reach the NBA Finals. After upsetting the Milwaukee Bucks, New York Knicks and […]

The Miami Heat’s 2022-23 season is over after losing the 2023 NBA Finals to the Denver Nuggets. Among many other things, it means that Udonis Haslem’s playing career has concluded. The three-time champion and Miami native is hanging his sneakers up after 19 seasons with the Heat. Haslem said after the final game of the […]

One man has come to define the Miami Heat franchise’s culture of grit, hard work, and determination over the years. No, he may not have been the most talented player ever to don a Heat uniform, but Udonis Haslem has been a role model to emulate for the past 20 years — and until the […]

Jimmy Butler isn’t going to make any excuses or feel like he deserves an appreciation post. But we have to talk about this. The Denver Nuggets have won the championship, but the Miami Heat have won the hearts of NBA fans everywhere. They had a bottom-five offense all season. Injuries at the worst possible times. […]

Some fans love putting asterisks next to every team that manages to break through and win the NBA championship. The asterisk for the Denver Nuggets, the 2023 NBA champion, is that apparently they did not face the toughest opposition en route to a championship. Setting aside the fact that the Nuggets literally do not have […]

If you’re an NBA player and you just won the NBA Finals, the typical reaction would be for you to jump and scream in joy while hugging your teammates. But not Denver Nuggets NBA Finals MVP Nikola Jokic. He wanted to do a classy gesture to the Miami Heat before celebrating. The Nuggets’ series with […]

The Denver Nuggets are set to hold their championship parade on Thursday after bagging their first-ever NBA title in franchise history on Monday night in Game 5 against the Miami Heat. As usual, Nikola Jokic had another memorable performance in this championship-clinching victory. It’s definitely going to be a festive mood in the city in […]

If there’s one thing Nikola Jokic doesn’t like about the Denver Nuggets’ NBA title win, it’s the barrage of congratulatory texts he has received and will probably receive. That much is clear after the Serbian big man was asked how many text messages he has gotten a little bit an hour after they secured the […]

The Los Angeles Lakers may have been eliminated from the NBA Playoffs by the eventual champion Denver Nuggets, but Skip Bayless believes it would’ve been a different story if they met the Miami Heat once more in the NBA Finals. The Purple and Gold, led by LeBron James and Anthony Davis, met a Nuggets team […]

There may not be anything tougher in sports to cope with than losing in the championship game. This is what Jimmy Butler and the Miami Heat will have to live with entering the offseason, as they fell in the NBA Finals to Nikola Jokic and the Denver Nuggets. Making the Finals for the second time […]

The celebrations will go well into the night for the Denver Nuggets after they secured their first-ever NBA title on Monday night. This was after they took out the Miami Heat in Game 5 of the NBA Finals in a hard-fought 94-89 victory. Apparently, Nuggets superstar Nikola Jokic could not wait to get the festivities […]

Jimmy Butler has been in the NBA Finals twice but has never won. Their miracle season from the play-in tournament, getting the eighth seed, and making it all the way to face the Nikola Jokic-led Denver Nuggets was spectacular to see. The Miami Heat star still dwells on the fresh loss and had heartwarming words […]

It all came tumbling down for Jimmy Butler in Game 5 of the NBA Finals against the Denver Nuggets. The Miami Heat talisman had a forgettable performance in the most important game of the season, and while he nearly came up with some clutch heroics yet again, Butler ended up missing what should have been […]

Trae Young, Rudy Gobert, Kyle Kuzma and several NBA stars made sure to give Nikola Jokic and co. their flowers after the Denver Nuggets won the NBA championship against the Miami Heat. It wasn’t an easy journey for the Nuggets. Many didn’t even expect them to come out of the West and compete in the […]

Defeat during the NBA Finals is bitter but Bam Adebayo did not go down without swinging. Despite the Game 5 loss against the Nikola Jokic-led Denver Nuggets, Adebayo etched his name in the annals of Miami Heat history by passing LeBron James. Bam Adebayo had four 20 points and 10 rebound games during the NBA […]

The Miami Heat may have lost in the 2023 NBA Finals to the Denver Nuggets, but simply making it this far is a massive accomplishment for Erik Spoelstra’s team. At one point, people questioned whether or not Miami would make the playoffs and there was a point in the play-in tournament where it looked like […]

After all these years, Michael Malone has finally won his first NBA title. This is after he led the Denver Nuggets to a 94-89 victory over the Miami Heat in Game 5 of the NBA Finals on Monday night. It was a long time coming for both the Nuggets and Malone, and you have to […]