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Udonis Haslem hired as Heat’s VP of Basketball Development

*Clears throat* “HE’S BAAAAAAAAAACK!” The Miami Heat officially hired the recently-retired Udonis Haslem to be the team’s Vice President of Basketball development, Anthony Chiang of The Miami Herald reported Tuesday afternoon. Chiang notes that Haslem’s role with the organization working with the coaching staff and helping develop players with both the Heat and Sioux Falls […]

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Heat open in-season tournament with 121-114 win over Wizards

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In the midst of a four-game losing streak, the Miami Heat needed a jolt of life outside of the demonstratively red court featured for the first inaugural in-season tournament. They got that Friday night, picking up a 121-114 win over the Washington Wizards, picking up their second win of the season. It did not come

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GAME PREVIEW: Heat open in-season tournament against Wizards, hope to snap four-game skid

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The Miami Heat open the first inaugural 2023-24 in-season tournament Friday against the Washington Wizards. It will mark the second of a three-game homestand for the Heat inside the Kaseya Center in Miami, Fla. The Heat is in the midst of a four-game losing streak–with losses to the Boston Celtics, Minnesota Timberwolves, Milwaukee Bucks and,

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Bam Adebayo offically named Heat captain

Antetokounmpo, Bucks fend off Heat, earn 122-114 victory

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So close, yet so far. The Miami Heat, down Bam Adebayo and Caleb Martin, entered the fourth quarter down 97-73 without any consistent half-court offensive execution. With 10:18 left, that Bucks lead buoyed to 25 points. But a valiant Heat effort — a 26-7 run, to be precise — brought them to within six with

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Timberwolves crush Heat 106-90

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If a night was a perfect representation of a second night of a back-to-back, it was Saturday evening inside Target Center. Missing Jimmy Butler, Caleb Martin and Kevin Love–in addition to Haywood Highsmith and Josh Richardson–the Minnesota Timberwolves crushed the Miami Heat 106-90 to earn their first win of the 2023-24 season. Miami trailed by

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Celtics outlast Heat 119-111 in home opener

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In the first Eastern Conference Finals rematch between the Miami Heat and Boston Celtics, Miami was not able to overcome a late Celtics surge, losing 119-111 Friday evening in Boston’s opener inside TD Garden. This matchup was slightly different between the two teams than it was in May, as the Heat were without Gabe Vincent

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GAME PREVIEW: Heat open 2023-24 season against Pistons

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NBA Basketball is finally back … and, most importantly: Miami Heat basketball is officially back! Coming off arguably the most improbable NBA Finals run in NBA History–where it surged past the top-seeded Milwaukee Bucks, No. 4 New York Knicks and the No. 2 Boston Celtics before eventually getting eliminated by Denver in the grand ol’

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Wayne Ellington joins Miami Heat coaching staff

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Ellington, a 13-year veteran, played in Miami from 2016-19. (Leon Halip/Getty Images) Wayne Ellington, the “Man With The Golden Arm,” has officially joined the Miami Heat coaching staff as an assistant, the team announced Friday. Ellington is one of the most efficient 3-point marksmen in Heat history, having made 433 triples—10th-most in franchise history—at a 38.4

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Report: Blazers ‘refused’ to engage with Heat for Damian Lillard

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Lillard was traded to the Milwaukee Bucks Wednesday. In a shockwave sent around the NBA Wednesday, guard Damian Lillard was traded to the Milwaukee Bucks in a three-team deal involving the Phoenix Suns. The deal sent Jrue Holiday, Deandre Ayton, Toumani Camara and a 2029 first-round pick (Bucks) plus two pick swaps in 2028 and

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