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The Atlanta Hawks booked their spot in the playoffs after upsetting the Cavs in Friday’s do-or-die Play-In game. Their prize? A date with the mighty Miami Heat in the first round of the postseason. The crew over on NBA on TNT have given their thoughts on this series and for Charles Barkley, it was an […]

The Atlanta Hawks fought through the play-in tournament to punch their ticket back to the NBA playoffs. For their efforts, they win a first-round matchup with the Miami Heat. Miami, the Eastern Conference’s top seed, defeated Atlanta in three of the four matchups they had in the regular season. Trae Young has shown he is […]

The Miami Heat officially begin their playoff journey on Sunday as they face Trae Young and the Atlanta Hawks. Jimmy Butler and Co. have serious title aspirations after a 53-29 regular season and clearly, this roster was built to contend for a championship. Speaking at the pre-playoff pressers on Friday, Butler got brutally honest on […]

The Miami Heat officially know who their first-round opponent will be in the NBA Playoffs after the Atlanta Hawks beat the Cleveland Cavaliers on Friday night. Game 1 is scheduled for Sunday as the Heat begin what is hopefully a Finals run. Erik Spoelstra’s squad finished as the top dog in the East during the […]

One of the most unforgettable moments for the Miami Heat this season has got to be the heated altercation between coach Erik Spoelstra and Jimmy Butler. Naturally, Udonis Haslem had to get involved and at one point, it looked like he was ready to throw it down against Butler right there and then. Before anything […]

The Miami Heat have been one of the best teams in the NBA all season long, as they secured the Eastern Conference’s number-one seed. However, that success didn’t prevent them from experiencing tension within the franchise, as tempers flared when star Jimmy Butler and Erik Spoelstra nearly came to blows on the bench. According to […]

The Miami Heat are having a great season overall. The team that disappointed in the last season’s playoffs is now back and leading the pack in the Eastern Conference. With their 51-28 record, the Heat are on pace to be the first seed in an incredibly competitive East. Right now, only 2.5 games separate the […]

The Miami Heat are set to face off with the Toronto Raptors in Scotiabank Arena as both teams look to get an advantage in the playoff race. The top of the Eastern Conference is separated by just a few games. The Heat look to retain the top spot in the conference while the Raptors look […]

After being swept by the Milwaukee Bucks in the first round of the playoffs last year, the Miami Heat were at one point running through the Eastern Conference this season, on track to finish with the number one seed. Injuries have been a factor for Miami since 2021-22 tipped off, but coach Erik Spoelstra has […]

The Miami Heat will be facing an extremely tough test on Wednesday night as they take on the surging Celtics in Boston. The Heat have made headlines of late after the highly-publicized in-game spat between Jimmy Butler and coach Erik Spoelstra, which has led to some people questioning this team’s chemistry. Jimmy Butler has spoken […]

After holding onto the top spot in the Eastern Conference for a lengthy stretch, the Miami Heat fell into one of their worst four-game stretches of the season last week. The skid reached its boiling point as Jimmy Butler and Erik Spoelstra were seen getting heated on the Heat sidelines during their ugly loss to […]

The Miami Heat are a top contender in the Eastern Conference but they have a tough road to the title. They are currently the top seed but only 5.5 games separate them currently from the no. 7 Cleveland Cavaliers. The Heat, Philadelphia 76ers, Milwaukee Bucks, and Boston Celtics are all within one game of each […]

There is no bigger storyline within the Miami Heat right now than the recent on-court blowup between Jimmy Butler and coach Erik Spoelstra. The pair had to be separated after tempers flared during a timeout, which also saw Udonis Haslem screaming expletives towards Butler. According to reports, Butler and Spoelstra have had “extensive conversations” about […]

The worst-case scenario occurred for the Miami Heat in a loss to the Golden State Warriors this past Wednesday. Trailing a shorthanded Warriors squad in the third quarter, tempers flared on the Heat bench, as star forward Jimmy Butler and head coach Erik Spoelstra got into an animated argument and needed to be separated by […]

The Miami Heat aren’t looking too hot in their last few games. Once the holder of the number one seed in the Eastern Conference, Jimmy Butler, Kyle Lowry, and the rest of the team have looked completely different in their last games. They have gotten blown out by nearly all of their opponents, and tensions […]

After the Miami Heat confirmed on Saturday that Erik Spoelstra won’t be able to coach the team due to “personal reasons,” many assumed it was related to the Jimmy Butler incident from last Wednesday’s game against the Golden State Warriors. To recall, Butler had a heated altercation with Udonis Haslem and Spoelstra, leading to the […]

The Brooklyn Nets will be hosting the Miami Heat on Saturday night in what is a marquee matchup between two of the best teams in the Eastern Conference. Miami currently has the best record in the East, while Kevin Durant and his Nets remain as one of the favorites to go all the way this […]

The Miami Heat was projected to be a playoff team before the season started. However, they have outdone themselves, currently sitting as the first seed in the Eastern Conference. They have a 47-27 record and should reach 50 wins on the season. Unfortunately for Heat fans, they recently lost three games, and as StatMuse points […]

The Miami Heat are on a very problematic three-game losing streak. Normally, such a streak wouldn’t be a huge issue but the Heat have done more than just drop three consecutive games. They have blown fourth-quarter leads to teams missing their best players. Miami’s most recent disaster came at the hands of the Julius Randle-less New […]

The Miami Heat may be in the midst of a bit of a rough patch with regard to the recent in-game dust-up involving Jimmy Butler, Erik Spoelstra, and Udonis Haslem. However, they are keeping their eye on the prize and the front office continues to make moves to ensure that this team is in the […]

The Miami Heat found themselves as the main story in the NBA on Wednesday night, for all the wrong reasons. As the Heat were getting punked by a Golden State Warriors team playing without Stephen Curry, Draymond Green and Klay Thompson, tensions flared up on the bench in a big way during a timeout in […]

The Miami Heat unraveled badly against an injury-riddled Golden State Warriors team. They let the Warriors, who were without Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson and Draymond Green, light up the third quarter and take a 19-point lead. Miami regained the lead but lost it in the fourth quarter and never got it back. The main takeaway […]

The Heat were shown up on their own home floor on Wednesday night. Against a Golden State Warriors team without Stephen Curry, Draymond Green, or Klay Thompson, Miami was outplayed in an uncharacteristic 118-104 loss. Tempers began to flare on the sidelines as Jordan Poole and Co. started piling on the Heat in the third […]

Jimmy Butler got into a heated altercation with Miami Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra during Wednesday’s disappointing 118-104 loss against a shorthanded Golden State Warriors side. The pair had to be separated after their conversation escalated to a rather unsavory level. Even Heat veteran Udonis Haslem got involved, and he too had to be held […]

The Miami Heat entered Wednesday night’s game against the Golden State Warriors with the best record in the eastern conference. But not all is good in Miami. Early in the third quarter, the visiting Warriors went on a 13-0 run, forcing the Heat to call timeout. During that timeout, Heat superstar Jimmy Butler and former […]

The NBA is loaded with contenders for the 2022 NBA Finals title, with teams such as the Golden State Warriors and Phoenix Suns looking like the favorites out West while the Milwaukee Bucks, Miami Heat and Philadelphia 76ers look like forces in the Eastern Conference. One team in particular stands out: the Heat. Led by […]

Jimmy Butler’s coffee-selling schtick during the NBA’s bubble at Walt Disney World is proving to be more than just a joke. The Miami Heat All-Star truly made his Big Face Coffee brand a real thing, promoting it heavily and starting to transform into something he can thrive in after his playing career. Butler’s latest endeavor […]

It’s a battle of two of the top teams in the Eastern Conference on Monday night as the Miami Heat visit the Philadelphia 76ers. Erik Spoelstra’s squad is still rolling, going 7-3 in their last 10 games and winning two in a row. However, they haven’t had one of their most important players on the […]

The Philadelphia 76ers have been in the conversation of teams to contend for a championship for the past few years. Their title odds skyrocketed at the trade deadline when Daryl Morey pulled off a deal to acquire James Harden in exchange for a package centered around Ben Simmons. As expected, the addition of Harden has […]

The Miami Heat roll into Minnesota on Saturday to face the Timberwolves after a big win over the Cleveland Cavaliers on Friday. Jimmy Butler played a huge part as well, dropping 24 points and dishing out five dimes after missing one game with a sinus illness. That raises the question, is Jimmy Butler playing vs […]

The Miami Heat are preparing for a marquee matchup on Wednesday night against the NBA-best Phoenix Suns, who will also be getting Devin Booker back after a four-game absence due to COVID-19. The Heat have dealt with countless absences throughout the season to key players, yet they’ve stayed afloat. That raises the question, is Jimmy […]

In a conference that boasts the Milwaukee Bucks, Brooklyn Nets, and their respective superstars, it’s surprising to see the Miami Heat on top of the East. While most fans expected Giannis Antetokounmpo or Kevin Durant to reign supreme during the offseason, it’s Jimmy Butler and company instead. This presents an intriguing option for collectors who […]

Kevin Durant is back. We won’t get the KD vs. Jimmy Butler matchup we had hoped for, but that’s only because it’s the Miami Heat star who’s out of the lineup for Thursday’s showdown between the Brooklyn Nets and Miami Heat. Durant is set to return to the floor after missing the last 21 games […]

The Miami Heat are traveling to Brooklyn to take on the Nets in Kevin Durant’s much-anticipated return to the lineup on Thursday night. This comes after Jimmy Butler and Co. choked away a late 14-point lead against the Milwaukee Bucks on Wednesday. Butler is apparently dealing with a left big toe injury, which could help […]

The Brooklyn Nets went 5-16 in Kevin Durant’s absence. He hasn’t appeared in a game since Jan. 15. While he was away, the team suffered a grueling 11 game slide. And ahead of his much-awaited return, (seriously it feels like forever ago given all that’s happened with the Ben Simmons-James Harden trade) they’ve won just […]

It looked like the Miami Heat were going to pull off a statement road win against the Milwaukee Bucks on Wednesday night, leading by 14 points midway through the fourth quarter. The Heat were then outscored 21-6 by the Bucks the rest of the way to suffer a last-second loss 120-119. It sure would have […]

The Miami Heat lost in humiliating fashion to the Milwaukee Bucks by a score of 120-119. A Jrue Holiday game-winner punctuated a devastating road defeat. Although Tyler Herro went off on his hometown team — tallying a game-high 30 points, seven rebounds and five assists — it wasn’t enough for Miami. The loss came down to […]

It’s only a matter of time before the regular season ends and the playoffs begin. It’s that time of the year when the competition in the NBA is taken a notch higher and only the deserving will be left standing. But the action isn’t just happening on the court. It’s primed to spill over to […]

Tyler Herro has been in and out of the Miami Heat roster this season due to minor injuries and health protocols. Luckily for him, the team has been able to hold the fort even with the slew of setbacks the entire campaign, a testament yet again to the understated genius of coach Erik Spoelstra. On […]