Miami Heat guard Norman Powell is done after one half of basketball against the Philadelphia 76ers with a right groin strain, the team announced moments before halftime. Powell, 32, was listed as questionable before the game with right groin soreness. But he was able to complete shootaround and was made active moments before the contest. […]
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This is our GAMETHREAD: Chat live about the game here! Injury Report: Philadelphia 76ers: Miami Heat: Starting 5: Philadelphia 76ers: Miami Heat: Broadcast Info: *** To check out our other content, click here. Follow Hot Hot Hoops on Twitter/X here! Follow Hot Hot Hoops on Instagram here! Subscribe to our YouTube channel here!
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about 1 month ago
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The end is near for guard Terry Rozier in a Miami Heat uniform. Well, technically, Rozier hasn’t suited up for the Heat this season after being arrested in late October due to be linked to an illegal gambling proble. Rozier was charged with conspiracy charges on wire fraud and money laundering, where he allegedly played […]
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about 1 month ago
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After a disappointing loss on Tuesday, and the first loss post All-Star break, the Miami Heat are searching for a bounce back win. They will continue this road trip by taking on Joel Embiid and the Philadelphia 76ers. This is a matchup that will have some important Eastern Conference standings implications. The eighth seed Heat, […]
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about 1 month ago
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Over the past near-decade, the Miami Heat have dealt with handing out several regretful contracts to players who didn’t pan out as expected. This could go all the way back to the very beginning of the post-LeBron era in 2014 starting with guys like Josh McRoberts, Tyler Johnson, James Johnson, Dion Waiters and even Hassan […]
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about 1 month ago
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The Miami Heat have made the play-in for three-straight seasons. If the season ended today, at 31-28, it would make it for a fourth. Thankfully for them, the season doesn’t end today — or tomorrow. With 23 games left, Miami is currently 1.5 games back of the Philadelphia 76ers, who they square off with on […]
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about 1 month ago
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Former Miami Heat great Dwyane Wade will forever be an icon not only in Heat history, but in Miami sports history. He was a huge reason why there’s an entire generation of fans in the city, where he’ll forever immortalized as an all-time great. But none of it — including the Heat’s three championships — […]
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The Giannis-less Milwaukee Bucks, who has still be sidelined with a long term calf injury, handed the Miami Heat their first post All-Star break loss 128-117 on Tuesday night. Miami was in this game throughout until being outscored 39-24 in a fourth quarter collapse. They were unable to get the necessary defensive stops and the […]
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about 1 month ago
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This is our GAMETHREAD: Chat live about the game here! Injury Report: Milwaukee Bucks: Miami Heat: Starting 5: Milwaukee Bucks: Miami Heat: Broadcast Info: *** To check out our other content, click here. Follow Hot Hot Hoops on Twitter/X here! Follow Hot Hot Hoops on Instagram here! Subscribe to our YouTube channel here!
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Post All-Star break has already been treating a near fully healthy Miami Heat team well. They are coming off their third straight win, including two wins in a back-to-back leg over this past weekend. Miami is now entering a Tuesday night matchup with a road outing against the Milwaukee Bucks. The Heat are currently sporting […]
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about 1 month ago
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With just under two minutes left in the Miami Heat’s 136-120 win over the Memphis Grizzlies, we saw one of the more lively altercations of the 2025-26 NBA Season. Moments after Heat wing Myron Gardner bumped into Grizzlies guard Scotty Pippen Jr., a scuffle broke out during the ensuing Heat possession, with Pippen Jr. approaching […]
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about 2 months ago
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Sunday marked a special afternoon for president and former Los Angeles Lakers head coach Pat Riley, whose statue was unveiled outside of Crypto.com Arena. The ceremony was held three hours before the Lakers’ 6:30 p.m. EST tip against the Boston Celtics. Here’s how the statue looked: Riley, who’s been with the Heat for three decades, […]
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about 2 months ago
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After winning the league’s Sixth Man of the Year award in 2021-22, Miami Heat guard Tyler Herro campaigned to enter the starting lineup heading into his fourth season. “In some way, I would like to start,” he said in June of 2022. “I think it’s my fourth year, so I think I’ve earned it, and […]
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about 2 months ago
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The Miami Heat dominated the tanking, injury-riddled Memphis Grizzlies with a 136-120 inside Kaseya Center Saturday night. Many will remember the game because of the Myron Gardner-Scotty Pippen Jr. brawl with 1:55 left in the fourth quarter, but that’s neither here nor there. Actually, let’s rewind it once more, because it was epic; Gardner, who […]
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about 2 months ago
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The Miami Heat return home from their blowout win against the Atlanta Hawks on Friday night to host the Memphis Grizzlies at 8:00 p.m. EST at the Kaseya Center. Here is our GameThread! Injury Report: Miami Heat: Memphis Grizzlies: Starting 5: Miami Heat: Memphis Grizzlies: Broadcast Info: *** To check out our other content, click here. […]
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about 2 months ago
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Heading into the All-Star break with a small sliver of momentum, the Miami Heat began their final 26-game stretch on the right foot Friday. Miami completely demolished the Atlanta Hawks, and now will return home to face the Memphis Grizzlies inside Kaseya Center on the second night of a back-to-back. At 30-27, the Heat are […]
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about 2 months ago
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In their first game back from the All-Star break, the Miami Heat cruised past the Atlanta Hawks with a 128-97 win inside State Farm Arena. Miami’s win came on the back of guard Tyler Herro, returning to the lineup after missing each of the team’s last 15 games with a rib injury. Herro scored a […]
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about 2 months ago
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Injury Report: Atlanta Hawks: Miami Heat: Starting 5: Atlanta Hawks: Miami Heat: Broadcast Info: *** To check out our other content, click here. Follow Hot Hot Hoops on Twitter/X here! Follow Hot Hot Hoops on Instagram here! Check out Hot Hot Hoops on Facebook here! Subscribe to our YouTube channel here!
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We’re now in the home stretch of the 2025-26 Miami Heat. With just 26 games to go, the Heat begin their post-All-Star break adventure on the road against the Atlanta Hawks at 7:30 p.m. EST. Miami entered the break just two games above .500 at 29-27, including just a 4-5 record over its previous nine […]
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about 2 months ago
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The Miami Heat exit the All-Star break currently on-pace to make the play-in for the fourth consecutive season. With just 26 games left on the schedule, Miami is 0.5 games back of the Orlando Magic, including two games back in the loss column. They are two back of the Philadelphia 76ers, 3.5 back of Toronto […]
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about 2 months ago
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Days before the Miami Heat will continue their post-All-Star break stretch, they converted forward Myron Gardner to a standard contract, filling up their 15th-and-final roster spot. Gardner, 24, has been a breakout rotation player for Miami this season. Initially, Chris Haynes reported that the standard deal was a three-year contract, but HoopsHype’s Michael Scotto offered […]
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As a result of converting Myron Gardner to a standard contract, the Miami Heat will be using their final two-way spot on guard Trevor Keels, the team announced. Keels, who was a second-round draft pick (No. 42 overall) in the 2022 NBA Draft, joined the Heat organization last summer after three seasons inside the New […]
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about 2 months ago
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After an up and down first 50+ games for the Miami Heat this season, they have still yet to figure out the perfect rotation. It doesn’t help that the team’s 2024 All-Star in Tyler Herro has only played in 11 games due to an assortment of different injuries. However, the Heat could finally be getting […]
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about 2 months ago
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There has now been nearly two weeks passed since a 2026 NBA trade deadline that left the Miami Heat completely empty handed. With rumors that linked Miami to both Giannis Antetokounmpo and Ja Morant, they ended up with neither. Instead, a Heat team hovering just over the .500 mark and back in their fate of […]
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about 2 months ago
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Earlier on Wednesday, the Miami Heat had finally filled their 15th and final roster spot. After earning an increase in minutes as of late on a two-way contract, Myron Gardner has been converted to a standard deal. Following, the Heat called up Trevor Keels from the Sioux Falls Skyforce to fill the vacant two-way spot […]
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about 2 months ago
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