Author name: Matt Hanifan

Heat Magic

GAME PREVIEW: Heat seek first win of season against Magic in pivotal matchup

The Miami Heat are playing their best basketball of the season. The Orlando Magic are, too. The two intrastate rivals square off in a pivotal game Saturday night inside Kia Center in Miami, Fla. Tip-off will be at 8:00 p.m. EST. Coming off a 112-105 win over the Milwaukee Bucks, the Heat are winners of […]

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Bam Adebayo

Bam Adebayo crushes critics over 83-point game: ‘You can’t be mad at that’

A wise man once said that comparison is the thief of joy. So is appreciating greatness in today’s social media-driven era, apparently. The latter isn’t a new phenomenon, though it was reassured as a result of Bam Adebayo’s 83-point game against the Washington Wizards earlier this week. While many of his peers have shed light

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Bam Adebayo

GAME PREVIEW: Bam Adebayo, Heat seek seventh-straight win against Giannis Antetokounmpo, Bucks

Two nights after witnessing history, the Miami Heat look to secure their seventh-straight win Thursday night, hosting the Milwaukee Bucks inside Kaseya Center at 7:30 p.m. EST. Bam Adebayo’s 83-point game will forever live in basketball lore no matter how many people try to discredit or claim it’s “unethical.” Though what got lost in the

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Bam Adebayo

Hanifan: Nobody should care how Bam Adebayo scored 83 points

Every once in a while, Sports have a beautiful way of captivating us, shocking us, making us question whether what we’re watching is real, or merely a simulation programmed in our minds. That was the case Tuesday night between the Miami Heat and Washington Wizards. None of the 19,700 fans in attendance entered Kaseya Center

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Bam Adebayo

Dwyane Wade, LeBron James and other NBA stars react to Bam Adebayo’s historic night

None of this feels quite real, but we witnessed history on a random Tuesday game between the Miami Heat and Washington Wizards, just like all of us predicted. Bam Adebayo now stands alone with Wilt Chamberlain and Kobe Bryant as the only three players in NBA History to score 80-plus points in a single game,

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Bam Adebayo

A’ja Wilson drops hilarious reaction to Bam Adebayo’s 83-point game

It still doesn’t feel quite real, but Miami Heat big Bam Adebayo just had one of the best games any of us will ever witness. Adebayo scored 83 points, passing Kobe Bryant for the second-highest scoring game in NBA History, just 17 points shy of Wilt Chamberlain’s 100-point record. Adebayo etched his name into basketball

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Bam Adebayo

Bam Adebayo scores 83 points, passes Kobe Bryant for second-highest scoring game ever

Did we just see that?! Yes. Yes we did. I had to wipe my screen 83 different times to make sure I wasn’t hallucinating. This random Tuesday in March wasn’t just any Tuesday in March. Miami Heat big man Bam Adebayo reached basketball immortality in the Miami Heat’s 150-129 win, scoring 83 points and becoming

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Trail Blazers Heat

Bam Adebayo made history in first half vs. Wizards

With only 11 active Miami Heat players heading into Tuesday’s contest against the tanking Washington Wizards, you likely expected a less-than-fruitful night, barring strong play from the Heat’s young players. Well, you just witnessed history. Miami Heat big Bam Adebayo broke the first-quarter record in points scored with 31, the most in a single first

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Kel'el Ware

It’s not too early to say the Miami Heat nailed the 2024 NBA Draft

If there’s one muscle the Miami Heat has continuously flexed, it’s their ability to draft. While the greatest player in franchise history — Dwyane Wade — arrived via the draft, one of the Heat’s fatal flaws was their ability to consistently hit on draft picks. In fairness, Miami didn’t have many first-round picks, but still

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Terry Rozier

Heat receive 2026 second-round pick amid Terry Rozier dispute

It may not be a first-round pick, but the Miami Heat are receiving a 2026 second-round pick from the Charlotte Hornets as compensation as a result of the Terry Rozier dispute, Associated Press’ Tim Reynolds first reported Monday. ESPN NBA insider Shams Charania confirmed the report shortly thereafter. According to the Miami Herald’s Anthony Chiang,

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