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The Miami Heat start the first game of their playoff series against the Boston Celtics Sunday afternoon at TD Garden and there is no doubt that it’s going to be physical as both teams have been heated rivals in the postseason. Heat star Bam Adebayo gave his “dogfight” expectations of the series beforehand which led […]

It will be another dreadful path back to the NBA Finals for the Miami Heat as their first playoff series will be against the No. 1 seed in the Boston Celtics. With crucial injuries to the team like Jimmy Butler and Terry Rozier, there is already people writing off the Heat, but star Tyler Herro […]

One of the more exciting aspects of the Miami Heat’s rollercoaster of a season has been watching the emergence of a new star in Jaime Jaquez Jr., the rookie out of UCLA. With the injury to Jimmy Butler who will be out several weeks with an MCL sprain, Jaquez will be getting an extended role […]

For the 13th time in Erik Spoelstra’s 16 seasons as the head coach of the Miami Heat, the Hardest working, Best conditioned, Most professional, Unselfish, Toughest, Meanest, Nastiest team in the NBA is playoff bound. The fact that the Heat are here yet again is a testament to the work of the many players who […]

The Miami Heat have punched their ticket into the NBA Playoffs after beating the Chicago Bulls, 112-91, in the play-in tournament Friday night. However, they now have to face the No. 1 seeded Boston Celtics in the first round as stars Bam Adebayo, Jaime Jaquez Jr. along with Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra talks about […]

The Miami Heat was hit with a brutal blow as their main star in Jimmy Butler suffered an MCL sprain in the loss to the Philadelphia 76ers which will keep him out for several weeks. Before the do-or-die game against the Chicago Bulls in the NBA Play-In Tournament, Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra spoke about […]

The Miami Heat face a “win or go home” situation Friday night as they face the Chicago Bulls in their second play-in tournament game with the season on the line. If it sounds like deja vu, that is correct as Miami had to go through the same team after losing their first tourney game to […]

There is a lot of news surrounding the Miami Heat organization at the moment dealing with injuries as Jimmy Butler will be out “several weeks” with an MCL sprain along with Terry Rozier and his neck issues, which leaves star Duncan Robinson. He missed the last four games of the season with a back injury […]

It has been reported that Miami Heat star Jimmy Butler will be out “multiple weeks” with an MCL injury suffered in Wednesday night’s loss against the Philadelphia 76ers, 105-104, in the play-in tournament according to Shama Charania of The Athletic. This is no doubt a huge blow for the Heat as they were trying to […]

The Miami Heat have been one of the most injury-ravaged teams in the association throughout the 2023-24 season; in the 7/8 play-in game against the Philadelphia 76ers, the Heat were without Terry Rozier, leaving Miami one shot-creator short in what ended up being a 105-104 loss for the reigning Eastern Conference champion. Now, the Heat, […]

As the Miami Heat prepare to compete in the play-in tournament Wednesday night against the Philadelphia 76ers, they will once again be without star guard Terry Rozier. He missed the last four games of the regular season where his last appearance was on April 7 against the Indiana Pacers as Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra […]

The USA men’s basketball team has been announced for the 2024 Paris Olympics as it contains Miami Heat star Bam Adebayo, who has previously won a gold medal in 2021, as one of the 12 players who will represent the country. He looks for another medal as he speaks about the honor of being on […]

It’s an understatement how huge of a game it is for the Miami Heat Wednesday night as they face the Philadelphia 76ers in the NBA Play-In Tournament. As the eighth seed, the game is on the road with a hostile environment awaiting Miami with the winner of the contest facing the No. 2 seed in […]

The Miami Heat are looking to make noise once again in the playoffs, but they first have to be in it as they face the Philadelphia 76ers Wednesday night in the play-in tournament. Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra and star Caleb Martin spoke about facing the Eastern Conference rival, how superstar Joel Embiid changes the […]

Before the Miami Heat take on the Philadelphia 76ers Wednesday night in the play-in tournament, they have received some crucial updates to the injuries of key players like Terry Rozier, Duncan Robinson, and Kevin Love. The Heat finished at the eighth seed and have the opportunity to face the New York Knicks in the first […]

It’s going to be an exciting postseason for the Miami Heat as they take on the Philadelphia 76ers in the play-in tournament as for further success, everybody will have to be at their best in a huge atmosphere. The wild card for this game and possibly in the team’s playoff hopes will be Heat star […]

The postseason pathway for the Miami Heat is set as they will travel to take on the Philadelphia 76ers in the play-in tournament Wednesday night as the winner will face the No. 2 seeded New York Knicks. After Miami beat the Toronto Raptors Sunday afternoon, 118-103, head coach Erik Spoelstra and star Jimmy Butler spoke […]

The Miami Heat are preparing for their final game of the regular season Sunday afternoon as they take on the Toronto Raptors and know their pathway for what is to come in the postseason. Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra spoke to the media before the finale about his reflection on the year, crucial injuries to […]

The Miami Heat have received some key injury updates to the status of integral players such as stars Terry Rozier and Duncan Robinson before the regular season finale against the Toronto Raptors Sunday afternoon. Despite it being the season finale, the contest is an important one that will be one of the many ways to […]

If there has been a bright spot in the up and down rollercoaster of a season for the Miami Heat, it is the revelation that is star Nikola Jovic who is looking to head into his first postseason as a heavy contributor for the team. Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra, Bam Adebayo, and Jovic himself […]

With the Miami Heat having just one more game left of the regular season, a lot can happen in terms of the seeding placement in the Eastern Conference. Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra along with stars Nikola Jovic and Bam Adebayo talk about where the thought process is on the Eastern Conference standings and if […]

The Miami Heat come back after the loss Wednesday to the Dallas Mavericks and dominate the Toronto Raptors Friday night, 125-103, inside the Kaseya Center in the penultimate game of the regular season. Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra along with stars Nikola Jovic and Bam Adebayo talk their performance and bouncing back in a huge […]

With the Miami Heat preparing for the final two games in the regular season, the status of where they will fall in the standings is still up in the air. Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra spoke before the penultimate game of the season against the Toronto Raptors Friday and talked about where the focus of […]

As the postseason gets nearer and nearer for the Miami Heat with two games left, they are facing a litany of hurdles that are mandatory to overcome if they want to recreate the magic from last season and go back to the NBA Finals. Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra gave his thoughts on opposing teams […]

The Miami Heat have two games left in the regular season as they prepare for a likely spot in the play-in tournament, though it is technically still possible, albeit improbable, for them to avoid it and obtain a top-six seed. Heat star Tyler Herro spoke after Wednesday’s loss to the Dallas Mavericks about his return […]

The Miami Heat suffered a 111-92 loss to the Dallas Mavericks at home on Wednesday, and Jimmy Butler did not make as much of an impact on the game as fans or head coach Erik Spoelstra would have liked, scoring 12 points on eight shots with four rebounds and three assists. “We all understand how […]

The Miami Heat lost Wednesday night in disappointing fashion as they fell to the Dallas Mavericks as while the goal was to avoid the play-in tourney, that pathway seems more likely each and every game. Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra and star Tyler Herro spoke after the contest talk about what went wrong and the […]

While the Miami Heat were at one point for a couple of games fully healthy recently besides Josh Richardson who was announced as being out for the season earlier, that has since quickly changed. Heat star Terry Rozier will miss Wednesday’s game against the Dallas Mavericks with neck spasms which will mark his second straight […]

The Miami Heat beat the Atlanta Hawks Tuesday night, 117-111, off the back of an exceptional performance from Tyler Herro who is still in the midst of returning from a nagging foot injury that made him miss 20 games. However, he would start for the first time since the absence and lead the team with […]

The Miami Heat went through a grueling double overtime victory Tuesday night as they beat the Atlanta Hawks in their final road game of the season, 117-111. While they ended up getting the victory, the time for rest is minimal as they have another matchup Wednesday on the tail end of the back-to-back as they […]

On Sunday evening, head coach Erik Spoelstra and the Miami Heat lost a game they really couldn’t afford to drop with a narrow 117-115 road defeat at the hands of the Indiana Pacers, one of the teams they are desperately trying to catch in the vaunted Eastern Conference playoff picture. The Heat had three twenty […]

The Miami Heat prepare for arguably their most important game of the season Sunday evening as they take on the Indiana Pacers on the road. There are a ton of playoff seeding implications with this game as the two teams are fighting to obtain the last spot so they can get out of contention for […]

The Miami Heat prepare for the tail-end of a back-to-back Friday night as they face the Houston Rockets, a day after losing in devastating fashion to the Philadelphia 76ers. Besides the excitement of the playoffs being near for the Heat, there is also the potential return of star Tyler Herro who has been out for […]

The Miami Heat suffered a frustrating loss to the Philadelphia 76ers Thursday night as there are now six games left in the regular season. However, there is no time to rest as they got on a plane right after  and traveled to Houston to face the Rockets Friday as head coach Erik Spoelstra and stars […]

It was a frustrating Thursday night for the Miami Heat as they fell to the Philadelphia 76ers in a crucial Eastern Conference game where both teams are fighting to solidify playoff position. Heat stars Jimmy Butler, Bam Adebayo, and even head coach Erik Spoelstra spoke after the game to talk about what went wrong that […]

The Miami Heat are in the midst of the home stretch of the season where there are only seven games left before Thursday night’s game against the Philadelphia 76ers. While it might be a stressful time for fans of the team, Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra talked about how this time of the season is […]

Tuesday night was exciting for a number of reasons when it comes to the Miami Heat as besides getting a quality win against the New York Knicks with seven games left in the season, it also marked the first minutes of action for star Kevin Love. The last time Love played in a game for […]

The Miami Heat collected a quality win Tuesday night as they beat their Eastern Conference rivals in the New York Knicks, 109-99, inside the Kaseya Center. It was always going to be a tough game as the Knicks have been very successful this season led by star Jalen Brunson as big-man Bam Adebayo and head […]

It was an exciting night for the Miami Heat as they got their third straight win as they beat the New York Knicks inside the Kaseya Center Tuesday night, 109-99. While it was another collective effort from Miami, they were led by Terry Rozier who had his best game in a Heat uniform since he […]