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The Miami Heat will be without starting point guard Goran Dragic for an eighth straight game, but will be expected to get back combo guard Tyler Johnson and swingman Derrick Jones Jr. for Tuesday’s game against the Orlando Magic, according to Ira Winderman of the South Florida Sun-Sentinel. Johnson missed the past six games with […]

The Miami Heat will be without starting point guard Goran Dragic for a sixth straight game with a right knee injury, despite being a full participant in practice, according to David Furones of the South Florida Sun-Sentinel. Hybrid guard Tyler Johnson will also miss Friday’s game against the New Orleans Pelicans, and could be out […]

The Miami Heat are scheduled to host the Atlanta Hawks on Tuesday night, but they’ll be doing so without the services of Goran Dragic, who will be missing his fifth consecutive game due to a knee injury. https://twitter.com/MiamiHEAT/status/1067461065443819520 At first, it seemed Dragic’s knee injury wasn’t serious, but now he’s starting to pile up DNPs. […]

Miami Heat point guard Goran Dragic will be out of commission for the next few games after having his swollen right knee drained on Monday morning, according to an official report from the team. https://twitter.com/MiamiHEAT/status/1064582741168144392 Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra noted that Dragic’s injury doesn’t seem to be that severe. It seems they just wanted […]

As Goran Dragic continues to be bothered by a recurring knee issue, the Miami Heat are starting to consider sidelining him for an extended period of time. Goran Dragic already missed two games earlier this November due to the right knee issue. He returned and played for four straight matches for the Heat, but he […]

Goran Dragic of the Miami Heat sent Markelle Fultz of the Philadelphia 76ers in a daze after a nifty crossover. Check out the clip below as posted by Bleacher Report: Dragic had Fultz dancing 🕺 pic.twitter.com/ecI1lYwzFy — Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) November 13, 2018 At first, it seemed like Dragic couldn’t get rid of Fultz after […]

Miami Heat point guard Goran Dragic is probable to return Saturday as they host the Washington Wizards at home. The speedy Slovenian playmaker sustained a right knee injury that sidelined him during the Heat’s recent win over the San Antonio Spurs. Tim Reynolds of The Associated Press tweeted out this piece of good news for […]

The Miami Heat could be without two key starters when they visit the Detroit Pistons at Little Caesars Arena on Monday, with both Hassan Whiteside and Goran Dragic listed as questionable for the game. According to Ira Winderman of the South Florida Sun Sentinel, Hassan Whiteside has picked up a right knee injury that raised […]

The Miami Heat are off to a modest 3-4 start, but they have struggled through some minor injuries to major players. Dwyane Wade, Goran Dragic, and Tyler Johnson were all held out of practice, but they are expected to give it a go during shootaround per Shandel Richardson of The Athletic. Richardson also notes that […]

Miami Heat starting point guard Goran Dragic is dealing with pain in his right foot and has received a cortisone shot. The 32-year-old Heat All-Star says surgery is off the table for now and is hoping the cortisone shot will help with the discomfort he has been feeling for over two weeks. “It’s going on […]

The Miami Heat will head into the 2018-19 NBA season with a different sense of balance, as head coach Erik Spoelstra claims his team does not have a true point guard on his roster, despite having All-Star floor general Goran Dragic in his team. Spoelstra believes that when it comes to running plays, everyone is […]

The Phoenix Suns’ constant interest in a starting point guard could open up an avenue for the Minnesota Timberwolves to pursue a trade with the Miami Heat that involves Goran Dragic, in efforts to trade estranged star Jimmy Butler, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. The Suns have inquired about acquiring backup point guard Tyus Jones […]

As teams start to convene and run their first practices, they expect their players to be fresh and ready to start the regular season. At this time last year, Miami Heat guard Goran Dragic was already exhausted. Because he represented Slovenia while battling at EuroBasket, Dragic never got any time to relax from a long […]

Miami Heat point guard Goran Dragic insisted he won’t return to play for his native Slovenia for these World Cup qualifiers. Slovenia, who took home the gold for the first time during the EuroBasket 2017 tournament, has gone 2-6 throughout qualifiers and is in danger of missing a trip to the World Cup thanks to […]

LeBron James is with the Los Angeles Lakers. Kawhi Leonard is with the Toronto Raptors. Anthony Davis and Julius Randle are a dynamic new front court. And in Boston, the Celtics return Kyrie Irving and Gordon Hayward. The NBA landscape has drastically changed and with it, brand new possibilities arise. The Golden State Warriors unlocked […]

Since Lebron James’ departure in 2014, the Miami Heat have been stuck in a limbo every team wants to avoid. Too incapable to truly contend for a championship title, but still not poor enough to take on the tanking route. In that span, the Heat finished every single season in the 37-48 win range; an […]

Lauri Markkanen is a star in his native Finland. The Chicago Bulls big man turned heads all throughout the league during his rookie season, averaging 15.2 points and 7.5 rebounds per game on his way to NBA All-Rookie first-team honors. It’s no surprise that Finns are crazy about their native son. They’re so wild about […]

In what has remained a rumor for some period of time, it appears as thought the Miami Heat are still willing to trade Goran Dragic. In a relatively random moment on Twitter, the following happened when an Arizona sports talk personality was asked if the Phoenix Suns could land the Heat talent: He’s available so […]

After signing a hefty five-year $85-million dollar contract in 2015, the relationship between Goran Dragic and the Miami Heat could come to an abrupt halt. According to a league source, as reported by Ashish Mathur of Amico Hoops, the team has made their star point guard available in trade talks and could move him sooner […]

The Miami Heat are currently without a draft pick and it’s clear that they are going to do everything they can to get their hands on one. According to Jake Fischer of Sports Illustrated, the Heat are open to the possibility of trading Justise Winslow for a draft pick. The 22-year-old has shown flashes, but he […]

Hello, random internet person. Did you know the Miami Heat finished the second half of the 2016-17 season with a 30-11 record, narrowly missing out on a playoff berth? How the run was sparked by career-years from Dion Waiters and James Johnson? You did? Because it’s been rehashed 871 times? Well then, let’s move on. The […]

After looking like a player that was going to be the centerpiece of the Miami Heat organization just last year, there is now a good chance that Hassan Whiteside could be moved this offseason. He dealt with injuries much of the year and during their postseason series against the Philadelphia 76ers he didn’t play many minutes. […]

Social media was on fire as a result of the Boston Celtics’ epic comeback and 2-0 lead over the Philadelphia 76ers. Not only because the resurgent Celtics erased a 22-point first-half deficit, but also because of the surprisingly poor performance of phenomenal rookie point guard Ben Simmons who finished with a career low 1 point […]

Season Autopsies: San Antonio Spurs | Phoenix Suns | Dallas Mavericks | Sacramento Kings | Denver Nuggets | Milwaukee Bucks | Miami Heat | Minnesota Timberwolves The Philadelphia 76ers mostly washed the Miami Heat in their first round matchup. The brilliance of Aussie wunderkind Ben Simmons permeated the series. His very presence caused issues for which the Heat had no answer for. Joel Embiid was rusty, but he slammed […]

In Game 5 of the first round series between the Miami Heat and Philadelphia 76ers, Goran Dragic slapped Ben Simmons’ head right after the whistle. Was it inadvertent or intentional? Below is a gif posted by Michael Lee of Yahoo Sports: Goran Dragic asked Ben Simmons, "What did the five fingers say to the back […]

Though Dwyane Wade was struggling throughout the entirety of Game 3, he still found a way to help his teammates out. As seen in the clip below posted by NBA on TNT, Wade was hyped after Goran Dragic flexed right in front of Philadelphia 76ers’ Marco Belinelli after converting a tough and-1 lay-up. .@Goran_Dragic has […]

Goran Dragic infuriated the fans at the Wells Fargo Center after scoring a last-second layup to give his team a 10-point lead, in what was viewed as a poor sign of sportsmanship with the game already decided in the Miami Heat’s favor. https://twitter.com/5Dimes/status/986223687404748800 Dragic was unapologetic following the incident, providing a clear-cut answer to his […]

Less than 10 seconds remaining and with the victory well in the bag for the Miami Heat, guard Goran Dragic ran the length of the court for a lay-up. After which, boos subsequently reverberated around the arena. Clearly, the Philadelphia 76ers’ fans did not like Dragic’s antics. Below is the clip as posted by Michael […]

The Philadelphia 76ers and Miami Heat feels like more than a regular playoff matchup. The contrast of the two teams go beyond their on-court styles; there’s a fundamental difference between how these teams got here. The Sixers champion The Process — a strategic, multi-year teardown that took the common “lose now to win later” approach […]

The Miami Heat’s starting point guard in Goran Dragic missed the regular season finale due to a sore knee. Fans were curious as to what his situation is, but recently, Dragic said himself that he is ready for the playoffs. As reported by Anthony Chiang of PalmBeachPost.com, the 31-year-old guard confessed that he might feel […]

As bad of a season as it has been for the Phoenix Suns, they did get a victory of sorts on Tuesday night when the Miami Heat clinched their playoff spot. The Miami Heat, having made the playoffs, will now officially send its 2018 first-round draft pick to the Phoenix Suns. Miami also owes its […]

LeBron James is such a dominant personality he’s practically a franchise identity unto himself. His departure would be enough to leave any organization in ruins. That the Miami Heat persist speaks to the cultural foundations set by Pat Riley. James returned to Cleveland, Dwayne Wade and the Heat had a tumultuous, momentary split, and Chris […]

Sacramento Kings guard Bogdan Bogdanovic is just a rookie in the NBA, but he is a household name over in Europe, just like Miami Heat point man Goran Dragic who once was the Euroleague MVP and has been one of the better players to come from overseas. The two faced off head to head on Wednesday […]

The Miami Heat are currently doing their best to solidify their hold of the seventh spot in the Eastern Conference. They picked up a 129-102 victory over the Washington Wizards on Saturday, their fourth win in the last five games. According to Anthony Chiang of Palm Beach Post, All-Star guard Goran Dragic believes that their fast-paced, […]

Goran Dragic had two prior chances to claim his stake in the All-Star Game — the 2013-14 season with the Phoenix Suns and the most-recent 2016-17 season, averaging 20.3 points and a whisker shy of six assists per game in both. Yet the roar of The Dragon went unheard, with an All-Star mention still evading […]

Goran Dragic is going to be playing in his first All-Star game this weekend, after being an injury replacement for Kevin Love who is recovering from a broken hand. Leading into the game he did an interview with Mike Schmitz of ESPN about how he is helping mentor one of Europe’s biggest stars, Luka Doncic. […]

Goran Dragic will see a reunion with the man that was the face of the Miami Heat franchise for the better part of the last two decades, Dwyane Wade. Contrary to prior reports that said the two couldn’t coexist in the same team, The Dragon noted their lack of apparent chemistry was a byproduct of […]

Miami Heat point guard Goran Dragic was named to the NBA All-Star Game as a replacement for Cleveland Cavaliers center Kevin Love, who broke his hand and will miss up to eight weeks. There are arguments that other Eastern Conference players should have made it over Dragic, but that’s not really the point. The real point […]

With the NBA All-Star game fast approaching, team Stephen Curry and Team LeBron James are gearing up for a very entertaining showdown. But James will have a new player on his team because Kevin Love broke his hand a couple of days ago and will be about up to two months. That new players is […]