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The Miami Heat managed to dodge a bullet with guard Justise Winslow’s injury. However, it appears he will not be able to play against the Detroit Pistons. Winslow sprained his knee during Miami’s 106-102 loss to Philadelphia on Thursday. According to Anthony Chiang of the Miami Herald, he will sit out tonight against Detroit: Justise […]

Top NBA prospect Zion Williamson and his recent exploding shoe incident has been the talk of the town. Miami Heat forward Justise Winslow has himself a couple of things to say about the matter, with the 22-year-old opting to take a stance against the league’s current one-and-done rule. Winslow recently spoke with Ira Winderman of the Sun […]

The Miami Heat expect to have former All-Star guard Goran Dragic back soon after the All-Star break following a two-month injury layoff for the 32-year-old. Once he gets back to full speed, he will surely reclaim his starting post, which may give Miami head coach Erik Spoelstra a bit of a headache. Recently, 22-year-old Heat […]

Jabari Parker is in a very interesting situation. Is he an NBA Draft bust? Not in the way that Kwame Brown, Hasheem Thabeet, and Anthony Bennett were. But was he worth the second overall pick? Probably not, so he would then qualify as a “bust”, correct? In many ways, yes. Injuries have hampered him throughout […]

Miami Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra named his longtime forward Justise Winslow as the team’s new starting point guard in the wake of a league-best five-game win streak to put the team back at the .500 mark. “[Justise Winslow] is our starting point guard,” said Spoelstra on Wednesday morning, according to Tim Reynolds of The […]

With injuries piling up, Miami Heat coach Erik Spoelstra will be looking to use forward Justise Winslow at the point. The Heat have some experience dealing with injuries the last couple of years. With point guard Goran Dragic set to miss two months following knee surgery, Spoelstra knows he’s going to need to get creative […]

For Miami Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra, Justise Winslow has helped the team deal with injuries, primarily due to his ability to play different positions. As per Ira Winderman of the Sun-Sentinel, Spoelstra praised Winslow’s versatility — specifically his ability to play with or without the ball in his hands. Spoelstra also credited his professionalism, being […]

Justise Winslow is sidelined for the Miami Heat with a hamstring issue, but head coach Erik Spoelstra confirms the injury to the 22-year-old is nothing serious. Winslow was ruled out for Miami’s season opener against the Orlando Magic due to the injury. He is also expected to miss their second game on Thursday against the […]

Justise Winslow officially signed his contract extension with the Miami Heat Saturday, and the swingman did it in grand style. Winslow wore a Dwyane Wade shirt while inking his new deal. The shirt is a picture of Wade standing on top of the Heat media row saying, “This is my house!” https://twitter.com/MiamiHEAT/status/1051206087402315776 Justise Winslow and […]

According to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski, the Miami Heat and small forward Justise Winslow agreed to a three-year, $39 million extension on Friday. The deadline to reach an agreement on a rookie scale contract is October 15th. Miami Heat forward Justise Winslow has agreed to a three-year, $39M extension, league sources tell ESPN. Roc Nation and […]

Miami Heat forward Justise Winslow says he is “getting close” to a contract extension before Monday’s deadline kicks in, but a Jimmy Butler deal could put that progress to waste, according to Ira Winderman of the South Florida Sun-Sentinel. Oct. 15 is the date players selected in the first round of the 2015 NBA Draft can finalize agreements with […]

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 […]

Not a few people were left disconcerted in South Beach when Dwyane Wade left the Miami Heat in 2016 for a chance to play with the Chicago Bulls. You can count Heat forward Justise Winslow as among those who were frustrated by Wade’s move to Windy City two years ago. Winslow was so affected by […]

The Miami Heat don’t have a player the team can call as the face of its franchise. In recent years, that was Dwyane Wade, but the three-time NBA champion is seemingly in the twilight of his basketball career. Heat President Pat Riley did not call forward Justise Winslow as the player who would inherit that […]

Back in June of 2015, Duke forward Justise Winslow was a popular man. The Boston Celtics infamously offered the Charlotte Hornets and Miami Heat six draft selections (four first-rounders) to move up from the 16th pick in order to grab the 6-foot-7 wing. As history goes, both teams declined the offer. Charlotte made Wisconsin big man […]

News broke back in May that superstar power forward/center Karl-Anthony Towns and the Minnesota Timberwolves are “not in a good place internally.” This was reported by ESPN’s Zach Lowe on The Lowe Post. His colleague Brian Windhorst asked Lowe to share his thoughts on Towns and the Timberwolves. Here is what Lowe said via Hoops Hype’s […]

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 […]

Even though the Boston Celtics essentially lost Gordon Hayward for an entire season and Kyrie Irving in the playoffs, everything still seems to fall into the right place. But the Celtics likely would not have turned out to be this good with such an awesome bunch of youngsters had the Charlotte Hornets accepted a tasty […]

The Miami Heat just concluded their season on a low note with a 4-1 first-round playoffs series loss to the up-and-coming Philadelphia 76ers. The series was a revelation of sorts, as coach Erik Spoelstra hardly used center Hassan Whiteside to counter Philly’s Joel Embiid. That pretty much sums up how the Heat and Spoelstra have […]

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 series between the Miami Heat and Philadelphia 76ers is shaping up to be one of the more gritty matchups of the playoffs thus far. At the center of the spats between these two teams in Game 3 were forward Justise Winslow and center Joel Embiid. Needless to say, the two were involved in several notable […]

Miami Heat small forward Justise Winslow showed that he’s a savage himself when he appeared to have deliberately stepped on Philadelphia 76ers big man Joel Embiid’s mask back in Game 3 of their teams’ series.  Perhaps irked by Embiid and the fact that Miami could not stop the Sixers unicorn, Winslow resorted to some underhanded […]

Joel Embiid talks a lot of smack on Twitter and in person. Justise Winslow knows about this. So when he got an opportunity to deny Embiid, he let him know about it right in his face. In Game 3 between the Miami Heat and the Philadelphia 76ers, Winslow emphatically blocked Embiid as he went up for […]

The Philadelphia 76ers and Miami Heat are playing Game 3 of their first round series right now, with the winner taking a pivotal 2-1 lead in the series with one more game in South Beach on Saturday afternoon. These two teams already had a history of bad blood with one another. For one, Joel Embiid […]

Playoff games vary greatly from regular season games. Players are more physical, they dive on every loose ball situation, and they foul a little harder. And whenever they have a chance, they talk trash — a bit dirtier than usual. In Game 2 between the Miami Heat and the Philadelphia 76ers, Justise Winslow took a […]

He was supposed to be a Spur for life. After winning a championship and the NBA Finals Most Valuable Player award in 2014, and finishing in the top three in the regular season MVP race last season, Kawhi Leonard was destined for greatness in a San Antonio Spurs jersey. He was the successor to Tim […]

The Miami Heat were in Tinseltown Friday night, not to audition for any movie role in Hollywood, but to end a two-game skid. The Heat did just that, beating the Los Angeles Lakers by the skin of their teeth, 92-91. While it was another loss for the Lakers, it was still an entertaining matchup that […]

In the 49 games he’s appeared in for the Miami Heat so far this season, small forward Justise Winslow has only seen 23.3 minutes per game. However, on Monday against the Phoenix Suns, he made a case for himself to receive more playing time by having a very strong game. In addition, he also completed […]

Justise Winslow has been a do it all guy for the Miami Heat this season, the problem is he hasn’t done any of his jobs very well at all. The Heat have dealt with a lot of injuries this year, and it seems they have stuck Winslow at whatever position they need him to play […]

After missing the Miami Heat’s last 15 games, Justise Winslow could be back in action soon and is targeting Sunday’s game against the Milwaukee Bucks for his possible return, according to Ira Winderman of the South Florida Sun Sentinel. Also, Sunday apparently is setting up as the likely return date for Justise Winslow. Miami’s next […]

The Miami Heat can rest easy. Justise Winslow, who suffered a left knee strain in Wednesday’s loss to the Portland Trail Blazers, looks like he’ll be just fine. An MRI came back clean, and he may return in as early as just one week, per Shams Charania of The Vertical. Heat forward Justise Winslow's MRI returned clean on […]

The Miami Heat have another injury to deal with. Already missing Hassan Whiteside because of knee issues, the Heat saw power forward Justise Winslow sustain a left knee strain in the first half of Wednesday’s 102-95 home loss at the hands of the Portland Trail Blazers. While the extent of the injury remains unknown, the […]

Miami Heat guard Justise Winslow spent a significant stint as a starter, but that all came to an end against Miami’s most recent game. Winslow had started 15 consecutive games, but Heat head coach Eric Spoelstra decided to make a change for the game. The Heat lost, 117-105. But Winslow did not appear too perturbed about […]

Through his first two seasons in the league with the Miami Heat, forward Justise Winslow has niched out a significant role. However, Winslow has notably struggled to show any vast improvement on his outside shooting ability over that span. According to Anthony Chiang of the PalmBeachPost.com, the 21-year-old voiced that he believes it’s one of his […]

The Miami Heat have chosen to exercise a $3.5 million, fourth-year option on forward Justise Winslow, according to ESPN Insider Bobby Marks. Coming into his third year in the league, the Duke standout will battle for the starting small forward spot at the beginning of training camp, going against newly-extended Josh Richardson and Rodney McGruder. […]

Miami Heat forward Justise Winslow has been turning heads with the work he’s been putting in this offseason, a source told Miami Herald columnist Barry Jackson. A source said Justise Winslow, back from shoulder surgery that sidelined him most of last season, “has been off the board with his commitment this summer” – both in […]

The Miami Heat are expecting shooting guard Josh Richardson to challenge Justise Winslow and Rodney McGruder for the starting small forward spot, according to Barry Jackson of the Miami Herald. Richardson was pegged the team’s starting shooting guard prior to the arrival of Dion Waiters last summer, but ultimately was displaced of his starter badge […]

Miami Heat forward Justise Winslow is now participating in full-contact work after completing his six-month rehabilitation from a torn labrum and expects to be ready to go for the start of the season, per Anthony Chiang of the Palm Beach Post. “My shoulder is feeling great. I’m 100 percent now,” said Winslow, who is promoting […]

A rebuilding Miami Heat team just lost one of the key components to its growth as swingman Justise Winslow is set to undergo surgery to repair a torn labrum in his right shoulder on Tuesday, the team announced. The procedure is likely to sideline him for the rest of the season. https://twitter.com/MiamiHEAT/status/816827216256323589 https://twitter.com/MiamiHEAT/status/816829148513505280 https://twitter.com/MiamiHEAT/status/816829512637763584 Team […]