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After opting into his $16 million player option with the Minnesota Timberwolves, forward James Johnson has been traded to the Oklahoma City Thunder as part of the deal that sent Ricky Rubio to Minnesota on Wednesday, per The Athletic’s Sham Charania. Minnesota is trading James Johnson to Oklahoma City as part of the Ricky Rubio […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves are trading longtime center Gorgui Dieng to the Memphis Grizzlies, per Jon Krawczynski of The Athletic. In exchange for the seven-year veteran, the Grizzlies are sending recently acquired forward James Johnson, and it appears Minnesota will be a third team in the Grizzlies’ deal with the Miami Heat for Andre Iguodala, according […]

As the NBA trade deadline approaches, the Miami Heat are actively trying to find trade partners for both Dion Waiters and James Johnson. According to a newsletter via Marc Stein of the New York Times, the Heat are looking to make moves this week starting with two underperforming role players. “It is also widely assumed […]

Veteran small forward James Johnson has met his conditioning requirement with the Miami Heat and returned to practice on Wednesday. Johnson will travel with the Heat to Atlanta for Thursday’s game against the Hawks: https://twitter.com/MiamiHEAT/status/1189601266294546432 Johnson put up 7.8 points, 3.2 rebounds and 2.5 assists per game for the Heat last season. He shot 43.3 […]

Veteran small forward James Johnson is back with the Miami Heat after being banished for not meeting the team’s conditioning requirements. Johnson passed his conditioning test with Miami, but Heat president Pat Riley wanted the swingman to lower his weight and body fat. Speaking to local reporters on Friday, Johnson said it felt good to […]

Miami Heat team president Pat Riley has recently shed some light on the suspension handed out to veteran forward James Johnson after the 32-year-old reported back to training camp overweight. According to Riley, Johnson left him with very little choice, and that he does not regret sending home the 6-foot-8 forward under the condition that […]

James Johnson’s agent, Mark Bartelstein, says the Miami Heat forward “will be back with the team shortly.” Johnson was not at training camp for a fourth consecutive day on Friday after being informed Monday he would not be permitted to practice with the team until he reached a certain weight. Bartelstein says Johnson passed his […]

Forward James Johnson was the latest victim of the Heat’s strict conditioning standards when he was sent home from training camp two days ago for not being in shape. Per Ira Winderman, the forward has returned to the team and is working o getting back into playing condition. James Johnson has resumed conditioning work at […]

James Johnson is set to miss the start of training camp after failing to meet the Miami Heat’s strict conditioning requirements the franchise demands of its players. The team said as much on a release on Tuesday, with newly extended head coach Erik Spoelstra adding very little to the specifics: The Miami Heat announced today […]

Miami Heat forward James Johnson will miss the beginning of this year’s training camp because he failed to meet the team’s conditioning requirements, according to a report from Anthony Chiang of The Miami Herald. Once Johnson meets the team’s conditioning requirements, he will be allowed to rejoin his teammates. The Heat just announced that "James […]

NBA veteran Udonis Haslem is coming back for another go-round with the Miami Heat next season. The announcement of Haslem’s return has already made Heat forward James Johnson’s season before it has even started, per Anthony Chiang of the Miami Herald: “It made my season. And we haven’t even started yet,” Johnson said of getting […]

Miami Heat players James Johnson and Dion Waiters have a chip on their collective shoulder heading into the 2019-20 NBA season. Miami is heading into the next season with a revamped team headlined by four-time All-Star Jimmy Butler. Meanwhile, James Johnson missed significant time for the Heat last season, only appearing in 55 games after […]

The Miami Heat reportedly want to trade Dion Waiters and/or James Johnson this summer, according to Barry Jackson of the Miami Herald. The Heat are actively trying to free up cap space so they can be players in the free agent market. NBA officials who spoke to the Heat say Miami remains intent on trying […]

The Miami Heat will be without Hassan Whiteside and James Johnson against the Houston Rockets on Thursday night: Kenneth Faried is doubtful for the Rockets against the Heat tonight with a bruised left hip. Iman Shumpert (sore right calf) is out. For the Heat, James Johnson (left AC sprain) and Hassan Whiteside (left hip strain) […]

The Miami Heat host the Golden State Warriors on Wednesday and the team will be without center Hassan Whiteside and small forward James Johnson. Whiteside is dealing with a hip strain, while Johnson has a left shoulder ailment. https://twitter.com/MiamiHEAT/status/1100890985637269510 The Heat enter Wednesday with a record of 26-33. They are in the 10th spot in […]

The Heat are right in the middle of a crowded playoff race in the Eastern Conference. But their push may have hit a bump in the road on Thursday night. During Thursday night’s game in Philadelphia against the Sixers, Miami power forward James Johnson was forced to leave the game early with a shoulder injury. […]

The Miami Heat have gone a mere 5-5 since getting bodies back into the rotation, slipping to seventh place in the Eastern Conference and in danger of missing out on the postseason. Forward James Johnson knows that after losing five of their last eight games, head coach Erik Spoelstra will shuffle up his current lineup, […]

Miami Heat forward James Johnson delivering a monster dunk on Boston Celtics star Kyrie Irving in Thursday night’s game between the two teams. Johnson tried to give his team a huge boost in the early going by starting things off with a highlight reel dunk, and he decided to do it over one of the […]

The Miami Heat have been without versatile forward James Johnson to start the season, but he’s finally returning to the court Sunday against the Los Angeles Lakers: James Johnson is back for Heat. — Ira Winderman (@IraHeatBeat) November 18, 2018 Spoelstra says James Johnson will be on some type of minutes restriction. "We'll ease him […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves have not shown interest in many potential pieces from the Miami Heat during trade discussions for forward Jimmy Butler. The Wolves have been completely uninterested in shooting guard Dion Waiters and hybrid forward James Johnson, whom the Heat had added internally as potential packages for Butler, according to Ira Winderman of the […]

As the Miami Heat prepare to begin the 2018-19 NBA season, Erik Spoelstra and company are simply hoping to begin the year at full health. One of the biggest key injuries that they are hoping to get back to full health before the season opens up is that of James Johnson, who has been recovering […]

Finally, the Houston Rockets could be on the verge of trading away stretch forward Ryan Anderson to the Miami Heat. Since last season, the Rockets have been adamant on finding a trade partner for the sweet-shooting power forward. Anderson is owed $20 million this season and $21 million in the 2019-20 season. He has not […]

Miami Heat players James Johnson and Dion Waiters have scrubbed their Instagram accounts clean of all photos that are related to the Heat. This change was spotted by an eagle-eyed Twitter user, whose screen name implies he is a Heat fan who isn’t exactly a big fan of Hassan Whiteside. James Johnson and Dion Waiters just deleted […]

After a disappointing season, where James Johnson seemed to take a step back, there might finally be a reason on why he had the struggles. According to Shams Charania of Yahoo! Sports, Johnson recently underwent surgery for a sports hernia, after the Miami Heat were eliminated by the Philadelphia 76ers. Heat forward James Johnson underwent surgery […]

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 […]

The Philadelphia 76ers are moving on to the Eastern Conference semifinals after booting out the Miami Heat in the first round with a 104-91 win at home Tuesday night. The game was more intense than what the score suggests, however. It was a physical contest that saw both teams combine for 52 personal fouls. The […]

In a fairly physical playoff series between the Philadelphia 76ers and Miami Heat in the first round, things intensified in the second quarter of Game 4. After Robert Covington fouled Goran Dragic on the fastbreak, James Johnson pushed Covington into the basketball stanchion. Ben Simmons came to his teammate’s defense where both teams had to […]

Playing for a new team is not the easiest of tasks as it means learning to play with new teammates, coaches, and system. That was what James Johnson experienced last year with the Miami Heat and now in his second season in South Beach, he admitted that he is still continuing to understand his role […]

The Miami Heat were in desperate need of a late surge if they were to get back into the win column on Saturday night versus the Charlotte Hornets. Fortunately, power forward James Johnson managed to give them the boost they needed. The Hornets had been in control down the stretch after being up by five […]

Miami Heat forward James Johnson made a lot of headlines on Tuesday when he got involved in an altercation on the court with Toronto Raptors big man Serge Ibaka. During the third quarter of their teams’ game, the two exchanged punches which led to their ejections and the league office slapping them with a one-game […]

Fans of the Toronto Raptors and Miami Heat got more than they bargained for in what was supposed to be just a game featuring two of the better teams in the Eastern Conference. Instead, they nearly got a heavyweight showdown between power forwards Serge Ibaka and James Johnson. The two had essentially traded elbows during the […]

With two of the Eastern Conference’s top five teams facing off on Tuesday, the matchup between the Toronto Raptors and Miami Heat was expected to be hotly contested as both squads want to send a strong message to their conference rivals. It lived up to the hype as the game turned out to be a […]

Miami Heat forward James Johnson surprised many when he returned ahead of schedule, after being diagnosed with bursitis early last week. Initially slated to miss seven to 10 days, he already saw action again on Saturday versus the New Orleans Pelicans. Not only did the team lose on the night though, but it has also […]

The already-depleted frontcourt of the Miami Heat will be even thinner for the next seven to 10 days, as James Johnson is diagnosed with bursitis in his right ankle, and will be placed on the shelf over that span. He’s no longer traveling with the Heat in their upcoming two-game road trip that starts on […]

The Miami Heat were in a code red situation after losing three of their last four games prior to taking on the league-leading Celtics, who were riding a 16-game win streak. The team managed the unthinkable, taking down the Celtics in a critical 104-98 win on Thanksgiving’s eve. But it’s what preceded the win that […]

After looking to get in his comfort zone as he did last season, forward James Johnson admits the Miami Heat’s 7-9 start isn’t anywhere near his expectations. Matter of fact, the 6-foot-9 Swiss army knife took it a step further, saying the team was in “code red” at this point. “We’re no longer twitching the […]

If there’s a team so far this season that has been playing inconsistently, it’s the Miami Heat. Their 7-9 record speaks for itself, as well as not winning more than two in a row, or having a losing streak longer than three games. They definitely have what it takes to win and bounce back from […]

James Johnson has had a tough stretch in the early stages of the season, still trying to find the rhythm he had going during the last part of 2016-17, as the Miami Heat mounted a 30-11 assault to come only a tiebreaker away from a playoff berth. The 6-foot-9 jack of all trades has felt […]

Coming into the 2016-17 season, James Johnson was one of the NBA’s most versatile players, but also a journeyman of the league. Drafted by the Chicago Bulls, Johnson hadn’t played more than two consecutive years with a single team in the league, jumping around from Chicago to Toronto, then to Sacramento, Memphis, and back to […]