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GAME PREVIEW: Heat to play NBA Cup matchup in Chicago versus the Bulls

Following two consecutive home wins for the Miami Heat, they are now heading back on the road— starting with a Friday night Emirates NBA Cup matchup versus the Chicago Bulls. Outside of placement in the NBA Cup standings, this is a crucial game for both teams. The Heat are currently the fifth seed in the […]

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Nikola Jovic

Why it’s still too early to question Nikola Jovic’s extension amid struggles

Coming off a great summer Serbia in EuroBasket 2025, it’s been an uneven start to the 2025-26 NBA Season for Miami Heat forward Nikola Jovic. Jovic received a brand new four-year, $62.4 million extension that won’t kick in until next summer. Through 14 games, he’s averaging 8.8 points, 4.4 rebounds and 3.1 assists on 40.2

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Norman Powell

Norman Powell’s impact with Heat stands out among new offseason adds, so far

We are over four months removed from the Miami Heat acquiring guard Norman Powell in a three-team trade from the Los Angeles Clippers, only having to consolidate Kyle Anderson and Kevin Love, two fringe rotation players. So far, while the Heat offense has teetered around the middle-of-the-pack, Powell’s Heat tenure has been a resounding A

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Heat take care of business against undermanned Warriors, win 110-96

The Miami Heat got the job done on Wednesday night against a shorthanded Golden State Warriors squad, winning by a final score of 110-96. Miami improved to 7-1 at home with the win and 9-6 overall— as well as moving up into the Eastern Conference’s sixth seed. On the second night of a back-to-back, Golden

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GAME PREVIEW: Heat to host Jimmy Butler’s Warriors inside Kaseya Center

In what could be one of the biggest storyline games of the season, the Miami Heat will welcome Jimmy Butler’s return to South Beach to host his Golden State Warriors. Miami is coming into the matchup off a bounce back win on Monday and an 8-6 record overall. The Warriors will be playing on the

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Kel’el Ware recently turning the corner has given the Heat what they desperately needed

After Bam Adebayo went down with a toe injury a few weeks ago, the Miami Heat needed instant answers with their center position. Unfortunately, their clear lack of big man depth is something that Pat Riley and the front office did not ultimately address heading into the 2025-26 season. Adebayo and Kel’el Ware are the

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GAME PREVIEW: Heat get chance to respond against Knicks in rematch back at home

The Miami Heat have hit their first bit of adversity this season, coming off two straight losses while the team patiently awaits the returns from their All-Star duo of Bam Adebayo and Tyler Herro. Although they are making progress, the Heat need to prepare for a little while longer without them. Their depth needs to

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Daniel Gafford

Why Heat should kick tires on this Mavericks big man

The Dallas Mavericks fired general manager Nico Harrison this week, less than 10 months after the longtime executive made one of the most inconceivable trades in NBA History. That isn’t going to immediately fix the product on the court. The Mavericks’ roster, saturated with bigs and deprived of guards, is very unbalanced around Cooper Flagg,

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Erik Spoelstra

Erik Spoelstra admits struggles in this key phase is ‘losing’ Miami Heat games

Heading into the season with two legitimate big men on their roster — plus undrafted free-agent Vladimir Goldin, on a two-way contract — the Miami Heat were bereft of depth behind Bam Adebayo. With Kel’el Ware’s slow start to the season and Adebayo’s recent toe injury, they’ve felt the repercussions pretty quickly, especially on the

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