A new dunk contest champion was crowned on Saturday night, and for the fourth time in NBA History, it was a Miami Heat player. Heat second-year forward Keshad Johnson took home the award, besting Spurs rookie Carter Bryant in the final round. Johnson’s final round score (97.3) bested Bryant’s (93.0), even though Bryant recorded a […]
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There have been six teams in NBA History who have players win consecutive 3-point contest titles. The Miami Heat will not be one of those teams — at least not for now. One year after Heat guard Tyler Herro took home the award, first-year Heat guard Norman Powell was named a participant. However, the 11-year
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Barely into his first season with the organization, Miami Heat guard Norman Powell made it known that he would like to be with the organization long-term. Now that we’re at the All-Star break, the first-time All-Star hasn’t had a change of tune. When speaking with the Miami Herald’s Anthony Chiang, Powell, 32, doubled down on
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While the 2026 All-Star Celebrity Game tipped off the three-day festivities in Inglewood, Calif., the annual Rising Stars competition was the highlight of Day 1. The Miami Heat had two participants in the four-team tournament: Second-year big Kel’el Ware, and guard Jahmir Young, who’s on a two-way contract. Both players’ nights weren’t for long. Team
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We are just over one calendar year from the Miami Heat dealing Jimmy Butler to the Golden State Warriors in a five-team blockbuster. Their relationship soured — largely due to the Heat’s unwillingness to sign Butler to an extension in the summer of 2024 — and it was best for both sides to go their
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As we have reached the All-Star break, the noise for another epidemic across the NBA — tanking — has only continued to grow louder, so much so that the league provided two slap-on-the-wrist fines to the Utah Jazz ($500K) and Indiana Pacers ($100K) for their recent player participation management. The Jazz’s efforts were far more
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Miami Heat guard Norman Powell will suit up for Team World for the 2026 All-Star Game, NBA insider Chris Haynes first reported days before the event. Spurs guard De’Aaron Fox, who will represent USA, replaced Bucks superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo (calf) hours before Haynes’ report. Thus, a spot opened up for Team World. Powell, 31, competed
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Miami Heat two-way guard Jahmir Young was named a replacement for the 2026 Castrol Rising Stars game, the league announced Thursday. He will replace Chicago Bulls guard Mac McClung, who will miss the event with a calf injury. Young, 25, is averaging 26.3 points, 5.3 rebounds and 9.0 assists across 22 games with the Sioux
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We have officially arrived at the 2025-26 All-Star break for the Miami Heat. After a fun, electric 14-7 start, the Heat have, once again, crashed down to mediocrity. They enter the break 29-27, a 0.5 game back of the Orlando Magic for the No. 7 seed and 2.5 back of the Philadelphia 76ers. Miami secured
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It’s become a matter of when, not if, the NBA will expand. Brad Townsend of the Dallas Morning News reported earlier this week that the NBA’s Board of Governors will “likely” vote on expanding by two teams this summer, with Las Vegas and Seattle becoming the frontrunners. One could assume that those two teams won’t
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