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Scotty Pippen Jr.: Myron Gardner delivered ‘cheap shot,’ leading to altercation

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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Lakers unveil Pat Riley’s statue

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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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Why Heat should continue bringing Tyler Herro off bench

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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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Heat roll tanking Grizzlies, 136-120, extend win streak to 3

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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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GAME PREVIEW: Heat return home to face Grizzlies, seek third-straight win

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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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Heat demolish Hawks, 128-97, in Tyler Herro’s return

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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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GAME PREVIEW: Heat exit All-Star break on road against Hawks

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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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Heat front office continues to slide in recent Front Office rankings

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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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Myron Gardner’s contract details revealed

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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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Heat add Trevor Keels with final two-way spot

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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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