Miami Heat big man Bam Adebayo was seen wearing a hat after their 110-96 win over the Golden State Warriors on Wednesday. It wasn’t just any hat, however. Adebayo was wearing a “Joy Dealer,” hat, with many speculating that Adebayo, uncoincidentally, decided to wear the hat with Jimmy Butler (who did not play Wednesday) back […]
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While the Miami Heat still secured a 110-96 win over the Golden State Warriors (recap here) on Wednesday, it didn’t come easy. After jumping out to a 20-4 lead against the shorthanded Warriors — missing Stephen Curry, Jimmy Butler, Draymond Green and Jonathan Kuminga — Golden State battled back and made it a tightly contested […]
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Following two consecutive home wins for the Miami Heat, they are now heading back on the road— starting with a Friday night Emirates NBA Cup matchup versus the Chicago Bulls. Outside of placement in the NBA Cup standings, this is a crucial game for both teams. The Heat are currently the fifth seed in the […]
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Coming off a great summer Serbia in EuroBasket 2025, it’s been an uneven start to the 2025-26 NBA Season for Miami Heat forward Nikola Jovic. Jovic received a brand new four-year, $62.4 million extension that won’t kick in until next summer. Through 14 games, he’s averaging 8.8 points, 4.4 rebounds and 3.1 assists on 40.2 […]
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We are over four months removed from the Miami Heat acquiring guard Norman Powell in a three-team trade from the Los Angeles Clippers, only having to consolidate Kyle Anderson and Kevin Love, two fringe rotation players. So far, while the Heat offense has teetered around the middle-of-the-pack, Powell’s Heat tenure has been a resounding A […]
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The return is near for Miami Heat guard Tyler Herro! When it was initially reported in September that Herro was undergoing surgery, the timeline the team projected was “around eight weeks.” Well, we are now at that eight-week deadline, and Herro began practicing with the team on Sunday. His return his near, but how near? […]
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The Miami Heat got the job done on Wednesday night against a shorthanded Golden State Warriors squad, winning by a final score of 110-96. Miami improved to 7-1 at home with the win and 9-6 overall— as well as moving up into the Eastern Conference’s sixth seed. On the second night of a back-to-back, Golden […]
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Miami Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra has already had to navigate multiple challenges through 14 games. One of those, ironically enough, was when to call actual challenges. Most of the Heat’s adjustments this season have come on the offensive end of the floor with a new fast-paced, free-flowing offense. But Spoelstra, 55, had to adjust […]
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After a six-game absence with a toe sprain, Miami Heat big man Bam Adebayo will officially be back Wednesday ahead of their matchup against the Golden State Warriors, the team formally announced! Adebayo, 28, is averaging 19.9 points, 8.1 rebounds and 2.9 assists on 45.2 percent shooting, including 34.0 percent from 3-point range and 86.1 […]
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In his second game back inside Kaseya Center after getting traded last February, Golden State Warriors forward Jimmy Butler will miss Wednesday’s game, ESPN NBA insider Shams Charania first reported hours before Wednesday’s contest. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Shams Charania (@shams) Warriors star Stephen Curry was initially ruled out after […]
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From the moment that it was scheduled, many Miami Heat fans were likely circling the Nov. 19 affair with the Golden State Warriors. A significant part of that is Jimmy Butler’s return to Kaseya Center — for the second time — after the franchise traded him to the Warriors last February. But it was another […]
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In what could be one of the biggest storyline games of the season, the Miami Heat will welcome Jimmy Butler’s return to South Beach to host his Golden State Warriors. Miami is coming into the matchup off a bounce back win on Monday and an 8-6 record overall. The Warriors will be playing on the […]
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After Bam Adebayo went down with a toe injury a few weeks ago, the Miami Heat needed instant answers with their center position. Unfortunately, their clear lack of big man depth is something that Pat Riley and the front office did not ultimately address heading into the 2025-26 season. Adebayo and Kel’el Ware are the […]
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As the Miami Heat have adjusted their offense, opponents have adjusted to theirs. Through the first two weeks of the season, the Heat had one of the NBA’s most potent offenses, utilizing this new fast-paced, free-flowing offense. But they’re now seeing zone as much as any team in the NBA because of how much it […]
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While we are just 14 games into the 2025-26 season, it’s a big one for Miami Heat guard Dru Smith Smith has only played more than 14 games in a single season just once — yes, once — since he entered the league in 2022-23. Their middle-of-the-week showdown against Golden State will presumably be his […]
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Just weeks into the 2025-26 NBA season, what Norman Powell has provided in his very short Miami Heat tenure has been a breath of fresh air. The 32-year-old was acquired by the Heat last July as an additive piece to help a dormant Heat offense climb out of a well. Through the early part of […]
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First Half: The shorthanded Heat and Knicks both struggled to score early, going scoreless for the first minute. New York would get it together early to go up six, while the Heat offense looked anemic briefly. Thankfully, Powell and the Heat picked up the pace and found their rhythm to take the lead off a […]
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Through 13 games, the Miami Heat offense has been a top-12 unit with five 130-point performances, including in Friday’s road loss to the New York Knicks. And they’ve done it without star guard Tyler Herro, arguably their best offensive player who’s coming off a career season. Miami was forced to tweak its offense in the […]
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The Miami Heat have hit their first bit of adversity this season, coming off two straight losses while the team patiently awaits the returns from their All-Star duo of Bam Adebayo and Tyler Herro. Although they are making progress, the Heat need to prepare for a little while longer without them. Their depth needs to […]
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The Miami Heat are currently operating without two of their best players in Bam Adebayo (toe) and Tyler Herro (foot). Herro hasn’t appeared in a game all season, while Adebayo has missed each of the last five games. Adebayo’s expected to return sooner, but both offered injury updates after Sunday’s practice. “It felt great being […]
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The Dallas Mavericks fired general manager Nico Harrison this week, less than 10 months after the longtime executive made one of the most inconceivable trades in NBA History. That isn’t going to immediately fix the product on the court. The Mavericks’ roster, saturated with bigs and deprived of guards, is very unbalanced around Cooper Flagg, […]
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Despite all of the encouraging performances leaguewide from this year’s rookie class, one player who still hasn’t seen the hardwood through the first month is Miami Heat guard Kasparas Jakucionis. Jakucionis, selected No. 20 overall in last June’s draft, missed the team’s seven games with a groin injury. But head coach Erik Spoelstra still hasn’t […]
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Heading into the season with two legitimate big men on their roster — plus undrafted free-agent Vladimir Goldin, on a two-way contract — the Miami Heat were bereft of depth behind Bam Adebayo. With Kel’el Ware’s slow start to the season and Adebayo’s recent toe injury, they’ve felt the repercussions pretty quickly, especially on the […]
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