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There has been one Miami Heat player that hasn’t been bit by the injury bug this season and it is Jaime Jaquez Jr., the rookie sensation selected with the 18th overall pick that has played every game so far. Well, until now. Jaquez was in line for a historic night Sunday against the Charlotte Hornets […]

The Miami Heat had all the makings of a victory on Sunday night against the Charlotte Hornets, even if they were still missing Jimmy Butler due to injury. First of all, the game was at home, and they were facing a team that was coming off a 135-99 loss to the lowly San Antonio Spurs, […]

It was a great night for the Miami Heat in more ways than one. First, they beat the Charlotte Hornets in dominating fashion, 104-87, keeping them to the lowest amount of points they have allowed this season. The other was that the organization was celebrating the Hall of Fame induction of Heat legend Dwyane Wade […]

Miami Heat’s Erik Spoelstra gave his thoughts on the Dolphins loss to the Kansas City Chiefs in the wild card round of the NFL Playoffs Saturday night. Before Sunday’s contest against the Charlotte Hornets, Spoelstra talked in his pre-game media availability about having empathy for fellow South Florida head coach Mike McDaniel as he knows […]

Before the Miami Heat take on the Charlotte Hornets Sunday night, it will also be the celebration of the organization’s greatest player in Dwyane Wade. There is no doubt that himself and head coach Erik Spoelstra have been through a lot together as the pair went to four straight NBA Finals, capturing two championships. Spoelstra […]

It has been a tumultuous season for the Miami Heat’s Caleb Martin to say the least as he has been dealing with constant ankle injuries since the beginning of the season, really since the pre-season. However, he would make his return in Friday’s Miami win over the Orlando Magic where he provided some key baskets […]

As the Miami Heat beat the Orlando Magic, 99-96, in the battle to see who the better team in the state of Florida is, it was a slugfest that ended in neither team scoring 100 points. When looking at the game in its entirety, it’s a fair assessment to say that star Bam Adebayo was […]

The Miami Heat have been known to obtain diamonds in the rough which has frustrated the league for some time now, especially in terms of un-drafted players. From Duncan Robinson, Gabe Vincent, Caleb Martin, Kendrick Nunn, Rodney McGruder, and others, the list goes on. Another name to add to that list is star Haywood Highsmith. […]

Former NBA player Goran Dragic officially announced his retirement from the association December 31 after playing 15 seasons, seven of those with the Miami Heat. He spoke with Anthony Chiang of The Miami Herald about the decision to hang it up, but also mentioned that he would have wanted to end his career with the […]

Big news hit Erik Spoelstra when Pat Riley and the Miami Heat organization gave him an extension. He led the team to a lot of success that netted them championships and a lot of Eastern Conference Finals appearances. Throughout the eras of LeBron James to Jimmy Butler, he has been one of the constants on […]

As the Miami Heat prepare to take on the Oklahoma City Thunder in the second game of their home stand, the talk of the town has been on head coach Erik Spoelstra who received a major contract extension. He spoke to the media before Wednesday night’s game to talk about the news, what the extension […]

Job security when it comes to coaching in the NBA is always extremely low. Unless your name is Gregg Popovich, you can be fired on any given day in any given season, regardless of what your track record may say. Successful teams are always making changes on the sidelines, just look at Monty Williams being […]

On Tuesday, news broke that the Miami Heat have agreed to a contract extension with longtime head coach Erik Spoelstra, inking him to an eight-year, $120 million deal that would make him the second-highest paid head coach in the entire association, trailing only San Antonio Spurs’ Gregg Popovich in terms of average annual salary. Given […]

It looks like veteran head coach Erik Spoelstra will be staying in South Beach for quite some time. On Tuesday, Spoelstra just agreed to an eight-year contract extension with the Miami Heat. The deal is reportedly worth $120-plus million, the most committed coaching money in NBA history. As expected, social media blew up once the […]

There are many fans who believe Miami Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra is still underrated, despite all of the accolades he has achieved in his NBA career. Well, the organization certainly values him highly, as evidenced by his historic contract extension. Spoelstra signed an eight-year deal for $120-plus million on Tuesday night, which is the most […]

Miami Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra is staying in South Beach long-term. That is after he signed a multi-year extension with the team, as announced Tuesday. While financial details about the deal haven’t been revealed, the extension–which is for eight years, according to Tim Reynolds of Associated Press–reportedly makes him one of the best-paid head […]

As the Miami Heat beat the Houston Rockets to start their four-game home stand, they were led by the likes of the usual suspects in Tyler Herro and Bam Adebayo. However, each would mention one player after the game that was the X-Factor for the team which was Nikola Jovic. Jovic was inserted into the […]

The Miami Heat prepare for a four-game home stand that starts Monday night when they take on the Houston Rockets. Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra spoke before the game to the media about the stretch of games inside the Kaseya Center and their upcoming opponent in the Rockets. When it comes to the schedule for […]

As the Miami Heat prepare for a matchup against the Houston Rockets Monday night, there has been a late add to the NBA’s official injury report as point guard Kyle Lowry’s name is present. While he has been added to the list of players names that have injuries, fans will probably not have to worry […]

As the Miami Heat face the Houston Rockets Monday night to start a four-game home stand, it harks back to the tenure of guard Victor Oladipo. The former Miami player is now a member of the Houston Rockets, but there are a lot of “what if” questions surrounding the 31-year old. At the end of […]

As the Miami Heat concluded their most recent five-game road-trip, the team now heads back home where they will play their next 13 of 18 games at home. In the short-term, they have a four-game home stand at the Kaseya Center starting Monday against the Houston Rockets. However, while focusing on the road ahead is […]

As the Miami Heat will start a four-game home stand against the Houston Rockets on Monday night, they will once again be without their main star in Jimmy Butler according to the team’s X (formerly known as Twitter) account. He is still dealing with a toe injury that he suffered on Dec. 30 against the […]

While the Miami Heat lost to the Phoenix Suns Friday night, it finally concludes the team’s brutal five-game road trip in the West Coast. Now, the team comes back home where they will play the next 13 of 18 games inside the Kaseya Center starting Tuesday where they will play four in Miami. Heat head […]

Even though the Miami Heat are coming off of a loss to the Phoenix Suns Friday night, 113-97, there was a bright side to the game in star big-man Bam Adebayo. Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra spoke about Adebayo after the game and how stellar he was in aspects on and off the court according […]

The Miami Heat are coming off of a loss to the Phoenix Suns Friday night, 113-97, putting a cap to their most recent five-game road trip where they traveled to the West Coast. Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra said after the game that despite the loss, he “really liked” the way that the team was […]

As the Miami Heat return back home from a five-game road trip and prepare for Tuesday’s contest against the Houston Rockets, the status of star Jimmy Butler is still up in the air. However, Butler’s agent Bernie Lee spoke to Ira Winderman of The Sun Sentinel and shed some light into the player’s injury and […]

As the Miami Heat prepare for the Phoenix Suns tonight, they will once again be without star Jimmy Butler. It will mark the seventh game he has missed since injuring his calf on Dec. 18 against the Minnesota Timberwolves. Head coach Erik Spoelstra touches on what the plan will be for Butler as they finish […]

As the Miami Heat prepare to finish their five-game road trip Friday night against the Phoenix Suns, two players from both squads do have a friendship in stars Tyler Herro and Devin Booker. Before the game, Herro spoke about the companionship with the Suns playmaker and how it will be fun to compete against him […]

As the Miami Heat got a crucial win over the Los Angeles Lakers Wednesday night, the X-factor was no one other than dynamic three-point shooter Duncan Robinson. While he has shown quality improvement in other areas besides shooting the deep ball, his bread and butter stifled the Lakers in the fourth quarter. Robinson was cold […]

The Miami Heat got an impressive road win over the Los Angeles Lakers Wednesday night, 110-96, snapping a two-game losing streak. In terms of what the difference maker was, the Heat defensively were over-whelming the Lakers as in the first period, the home team committed 10 turnovers while shooting poor from deep with a measly […]

The Miami Heat’s Erik Spoelstra took over for legendary coach Pat Riley at the start of the 2008-2009 NBA season. Spoelstra has gone on to win three NBA championships with the Heat franchise, coaching legends like Dwyane Wade, Chris Bosh and LeBron James. Heat rookie Jamie Jaquez Jr. got an awesome surprise in his UCLA […]

As the Miami Heat prepare for a Monday afternoon game against the Utah Jazz, they are still coming off of a solid performance where they beat the Golden State Warriors Thursday, 114-102. With a ton of players key to the Heat’s rotation out, there was young players that stepped up, especially the talented Nikola Jovic. […]

The Miami Heat look to extend their winning streak to five games Saturday afternoon as they face the Utah Jazz. However, as the team still deals with injury problems, the status of star Jimmy Butler has become more clear. Butler has been upgraded from questionable to available for Saturday’s contest, per the Heat. The 33-year-old […]

The Miami Heat got an exceptional victory Thursday night as they took down the Golden State Warriors, 114-102, to get their fourth straight to extend their winning streak. It was especially impressive since the Heat continue to suffer from injury problems as they were missing four key players including star Jimmy Butler. Going deep into […]

Steve Kerr and Erik Spoelstra aren’t just flagbearers of the most successful NBA franchises of the last decade-plus. The Golden State Warriors and Miami Heat head coaches are colleagues with USA Basketball, too, their teams long known for ball and player movement, dominant defense and overall culture even before they roamed the sideline together for […]

As the Miami Heat continue to deal with injury problems, fans have grown to be numb with the issue with it being a constant development since last season. However, there could be a positive outlook as the Heat have been battle-tested with different lineups and rotations. Injuries still plague the team and it is no […]

As the Miami Heat and Golden State Warriors will battle it out Thursday, it is all love between head coaches Erik Spoelstra and Steve Kerr. Besides the two showing respect to one another as they have both been in the league for an extended period of time, the two have worked together in the last […]

The Miami Heat practiced Wednesday before embarking on a five-game road trip that will carry the team from 2023 into the new year of 2024. The first game of the road test starts Thursday as the Heat face the Golden State Warriors, which like Miami, have their own immense success in the past. Heat head […]

As the Miami Heat extended their winning streak to three games after beating the Philadelphia 76ers on Christmas Day, the main highlight was rookie sensation Jaime Jaquez Jr. who scored a career-high 31 points and collected 10 rebounds. After the game, Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra and Jaquez himself spoke about the performance. The comparisons […]