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The Miami Heat made a widely-acclaimed trade on Tuesday morning when they acquired Terry Rozier from the Charlotte Hornets for the low price of Kyle Lowry’s expiring contract and a protected 2027 first-round pick. Alas, Rozier’s first game with the Heat did not go according to plan. Rozier came off the bench in the Heat’s […]

Despite the Miami Heat looking different as it was the debut of former Charlotte Hornets star Terry Rozier, the team picks up their fourth straight loss Wednesday night against the Memphis Grizzlies, 105-96. With how depleted the opponent was, this could be argued as the worst defeat of the season so far. Besides the loss, […]

After a failed run at Damian Lillard in the summer of 2023, the Miami Heat finally made a big trade by acquiring Terry Rozier from the Charlotte Hornets on Tuesday morning. In return, the Heat sent veteran guard Kyle Lowry along with a lottery-protected 2027 pick that becomes unprotected in 2028 to the Hornets. For […]

The Miami Heat have been all over the news Tuesday as the team makes a huge acquisition making a trade for Charlotte Hornets star Terry Rozier. While the move fills a huge need for the team, they still have a brutal back to back ahead of them starting Wednesday against the Memphis Grizzlies and Thursday […]

With the Miami Heat preparing for a back to back starting Wednesday against the Memphis Grizzlies, Thursday against the Boston Celtics will be a huge contest as it is a nationally televised game. As it will be broadcasted on TNT, the new rules from the NBA about load management will come into play for Miami. […]

It was a bittersweet Tuesday for players of the Miami Heat as while they obtain a much-needed talented scoring point guard in Terry Rozier from the Charlotte Hornets, they traded away Kyle Lowry. The 37-year old veteran was liked and respected among his peers for the past two and a half seasons he has been […]

It is no secret that the Miami Heat have been dealing with injury problems since the beginning of the year, really since last season where it hindered their chances to create any semblance during the regular season. Despite the team overcoming it for the most part, the big three of the team in stars Bam […]

It was a bittersweet Friday for the Miami Heat as they celebrated the jersey retirement of long-time player Udonis Haslem, but the night ended with a brutal loss to the Atlanta Hawks. Stars Bam Adebayo and Jimmy Butler talked about the actual ceremony that saw the No. 40 being lifted up to the rafters to […]

It was bittersweet night as the Miami Heat raised up the jersey of Udonis Haslem to the rafters, but have lost their second straight game, falling to the Atlanta Hawks, 109-108. The game would come down to the final two minutes and ultimately the last possession where Miami had two seconds to win the game […]

If there is one aspect about playing basketball that can be considered a sign of flattery, it is when you have the basketball and the opposing defense sends two defenders to double-team to make you flustered enough to pass the ball away. This season, Miami Heat star Bam Adebayo has been experiencing that tenfold. This […]

Trade season is just about to set the NBA ablaze with the February deadline just looming right around the corner. One of the teams expected to make waves ahead of the deadline is the Atlanta Hawks, who are reportedly looking to re-tool around franchise star Trae Young ahead of next season. The Hawks expected to […]

It was a rough outing for the Miami Heat up North as they lost to the Toronto Raptors in ugly fashion by a score of 121-97. However, even the lopsided final score does not tell the full story of the performance the Heat had in Scotiabank Arena Wednesday night. Miami’s brutal game started from the […]

Miami Heat star Bam Adebayo adds to his impressive season as he received the honor of being Eastern Conference player of the week as announced by the team’s X (formerly known as Twitter) account. This is the first time a player on the Heat has been named since October of 2021 when teammate Jimmy Butler […]

It was a great night for the Miami Heat in more ways than one. First, they beat the Charlotte Hornets in dominating fashion, 104-87, keeping them to the lowest amount of points they have allowed this season. The other was that the organization was celebrating the Hall of Fame induction of Heat legend Dwyane Wade […]

During Sunday night’s game as the Miami Heat will take on the Charlotte Hornets, the team will celebrate Dwyane Wade’s enshrinement into the Naismith Hall of Fame. Inside the Kaseya Center, they will show highlights from his career and have a bunch of festivities like DJ Khaled performing after the game and Wade himself having […]

As the Miami Heat beat the Orlando Magic, 99-96, in the battle to see who the better team in the state of Florida is, it was a slugfest that ended in neither team scoring 100 points. When looking at the game in its entirety, it’s a fair assessment to say that star Bam Adebayo was […]

The Miami heat bounce back and get a win at the hands of the Orlando Magic Friday night, 99-96, as it was the third game of this week’s home stand. It came down to the wire as Bam Adebayo hit the go-ahead jumper to put Miami ahead by one-point, then Haywood Highsmith would drain two […]

The Miami Heat got a dose of what the Oklahoma City Thunder are capable of Wednesday night as they lost inside the Kaseya Center, 128-120. Head coach Erik Spoelstra spoke after the game about what went wrong, the Thunder, and more specifically, star guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander. While it was a close game in the first […]

The Miami Heat fall to the hands of the Oklahoma City Thunder in the second game of this week’s four-game home stand. Miami’s performance fell off in the second half to propel the opponent to break some ground and pull away with the victory inside the Kaseya Center. Bam Adebayo led the team in points […]

Miami Heat’s Nikola Jovic has been with the team for the past couple of seasons and has seen a gradual improvement. It has been showcased the past few weeks as with the team piling up the injuries, Jovic has stepped into the starting lineup and ran away with the opportunity. With him showing flashes on […]

On Tuesday, news broke that the Miami Heat have agreed to a contract extension with longtime head coach Erik Spoelstra, inking him to an eight-year, $120 million deal that would make him the second-highest paid head coach in the entire association, trailing only San Antonio Spurs’ Gregg Popovich in terms of average annual salary. Given […]

As the Miami Heat prepare for the Oklahoma City Thunder Wednesday in the second game of their home stand, they will have to play without starting point-guard Kyle Lowry. He suffered a left hand sprain in Monday’s win to the Houston Rockets according to the team’s X (formerly known as Twitter) account where he suffered […]

As the Miami Heat beat the Houston Rockets to start their four-game home stand, they were led by the likes of the usual suspects in Tyler Herro and Bam Adebayo. However, each would mention one player after the game that was the X-Factor for the team which was Nikola Jovic. Jovic was inserted into the […]

In their first home game of the New Year in 2024, the Miami Heat handle business against the Houston Rockets, 120-113. This brings their record to 21-15 on the season as they try to climb the rankings of the Eastern Conference. Going into Monday night, the Heat’s next 13 of 18 games would be at […]

The Miami Heat prepare for a four-game home stand that starts Monday night when they take on the Houston Rockets. Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra spoke before the game to the media about the stretch of games inside the Kaseya Center and their upcoming opponent in the Rockets. When it comes to the schedule for […]

As the Miami Heat concluded their most recent five-game road-trip, the team now heads back home where they will play their next 13 of 18 games at home. In the short-term, they have a four-game home stand at the Kaseya Center starting Monday against the Houston Rockets. However, while focusing on the road ahead is […]

As the Miami Heat will start a four-game home stand against the Houston Rockets on Monday night, they will once again be without their main star in Jimmy Butler according to the team’s X (formerly known as Twitter) account. He is still dealing with a toe injury that he suffered on Dec. 30 against the […]

While the Miami Heat lost to the Phoenix Suns Friday night, it finally concludes the team’s brutal five-game road trip in the West Coast. Now, the team comes back home where they will play the next 13 of 18 games inside the Kaseya Center starting Tuesday where they will play four in Miami. Heat head […]

Even though the Miami Heat are coming off of a loss to the Phoenix Suns Friday night, 113-97, there was a bright side to the game in star big-man Bam Adebayo. Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra spoke about Adebayo after the game and how stellar he was in aspects on and off the court according […]

The Miami Heat are coming off of a loss to the Phoenix Suns Friday night, 113-97, putting a cap to their most recent five-game road trip where they traveled to the West Coast. Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra said after the game that despite the loss, he “really liked” the way that the team was […]

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 […]

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. […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

It’s no secret that Denver Nuggets superstar Nikola Jokic is one of the most unstoppable players in today’s league. With two regular season MVPs, a championship ring and a finals MVP to boot, Jokic has been a nightmare for opposing teams, particularly the big men who are tasked to guard him. One player who’s been […]

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 […]