Author name: Matt Hanifan

Heat Hornets

Hornets steamroll Heat, 136-106, behind dominant second half

It was not a lucky St. Patrick’s Day for the Miami Heat. Down Bam Adebayo, the Heat’s defense collapsed in the second half, losing 136-106 to the Charlotte Hornets Tuesday night inside Spectrum Center. The Hornets outscored the Heat 77-49 in the final period, the second-most points they’ve scored in a single half this season […]

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NBA Draft Miami Heat

26 For 26: Potential 2026 NBA Draft Prospects I’m Monitoring In NCAA Tournament

While we are approaching the end of the 2024-25 NBA season: March Madness is here! We’re in the most exciting time of the basketball calendar. The Miami Heat have two picks — one in each round — which means it’s time for our annual 26-for-26 (after doing our 25-for-25 last year!). Let’s dive into it!

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Bam Adebayo

Bam Adebayo wins Player of the Week after historic performance

Six days ago, our jaws dropped beneath Earth’s crust after witnessing greatness with Bam Adebayo surpassing Kobe Bryant’s 81-point feat, scoring 83, the second-most in a single game in NBA History. It didn’t matter what he did the rest of the week: As expected, Miami Heat center Bam Adebayo earned the Eastern Conference’s Player of

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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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