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Heat’s sophomore first round draft pick is flourishing in Jimmy Butler’s absence

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With Jimmy Butler’s absence from the team and post-suspension future still uncertain, somebody had to step up for the Miami Heat. The star had been starting in the frontcourt during each of his 22 games played this season. Butler was in the midst of another strong campaign, averaging 17.6 points, 5.5 rebounds and 4.7 assists […]

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GAME PREVIEW: Heat aim to build off their recent bounce back win in a rematch vs Jazz

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During Wednesday night’s late night West Coast matchup against the Golden State Warriors, the now 18-17 Miami Heat bounced back in dominant fashion. They secured a near 20-point victory over Steph Curry’s Warriors and got their first win since Jimmy Butler’s seven-game suspension. Tonight, they will get back at it to build on that victory

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GAME PREVIEW: Heat to face Steph Curry’s Warriors on West Coast second night of back-to-back

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It has seemed like everything that could have gone bad for the Miami Heat this season, has gone bad. Some could argue it has been that way ever since the end of the 2023 playoffs actually. Miami is in the midst of a three-game losing streak and has dropped to the Eastern Conference’s ninth seed

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GAME PREVIEW: Heat to open six-game West Coast trip against the Kings

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The first game since Jimmy Butler’s suspension saw the Miami Heat get ran off the floor by the Utah Jazz on Saturday. It was an embarrassing 36-point blowout to a non-competitive squad in the Western Conference Standings, but they won’t have much time to dwell as the Heat will now open a six-game West Coast

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Ability to stretch the floor is what can seperate the roles of Heat’s young duo

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With a new era of Miami Heat basketball forcefully upon us, the youth movement will likely be gaining more traction. The team has a handful of intriguing prospects currently on their roster, and there has been no better time than now amid a potential significant roster change to make a case for a rotation spot.

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Report: Heat ‘don’t like their hand at all’ right now on Jimmy Butler trade market

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Jimmy Butler does not want to be a member of the Miami Heat. His public trade request and then specific demands to be sent anywhere but Miami shortly after has put the entire franchise in a chokehold. Unfortunately for both parties involved, the Heat may not have seen the last of the aging star. Butler’s

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Miami Heat start post-Butler era with humiliating blowout loss to Utah Jazz, 136-100

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Saturday night’s matchup against the struggling Utah Jazz could go down as one of the most depressing games in Miami Heat history. They began the post-Jimmy Butler era by suffering an embarassing 36-point blowout loss at the hands of the Utah Jazz at home, 136-100. https://x.com/brendan_tobin/status/1875733206210900235?s=46&t=70KMxl0CSvAS2niDn8R-TQ Utah entered the game with a 7-25 record, good

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Bam Adebayo is ready for new era of Heat basketball: ‘We focus on who’s with us now’

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As the never ending Jimmy Butler saga continues to drag on, the Miami Heat still have business to take care of on the court. They currently find themselves tied with the Milwaukee Bucks for the Eastern Conference’s fifth seed at a 17-15 record. Regardless if Butler is out of the picture, the Heat have playoff

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Where things went wrong between Jimmy Butler and the Miami Heat

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After almost a full calendar year of Jimmy Butler contract/trade speculation, the inevitable has happened. The Miami Heat star has formally and officially demanded his way out of South Beach following Thursday night’s home loss to the Indiana Pacers. These Butler updates have only heated up, literally and figuratively, as the weeks have gone by.

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Heat lose to Pacers, 128-115, and lose Jimmy Butler in sad night for the fanbase

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Story of the Miami Heat’s season, they fail to continue their recent momentum in the win column Thursday night against the Indiana Pacers. They were handed a 128-115 loss courtesy to elite offensive production from the Pacers. Miami put themselves in a double-digit hole within minutes of the opening period, and they never recovered. Indiana

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