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Jimmy Butler will officially miss Wednesday’s game against Heat

In his second game back inside Kaseya Center after getting traded last February, Golden State Warriors forward Jimmy Butler will miss Wednesday’s game, ESPN NBA insider Shams Charania first reported hours before Wednesday’s contest. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Shams Charania (@shams) Warriors star Stephen Curry was initially ruled out after […]

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Warriors will be without superstar guard ahead of Wednesday’s matchup against Heat

4 Comments / News / Matt Hanifan

From the moment that it was scheduled, many Miami Heat fans were likely circling the Nov. 19 affair with the Golden State Warriors. A significant part of that is Jimmy Butler’s return to Kaseya Center — for the second time — after the franchise traded him to the Warriors last February. But it was another

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Why Erik Spoelstra believes Heat facing more zone will be beneficial

1 Comment / News / Matt Hanifan

As the Miami Heat have adjusted their offense, opponents have adjusted to theirs. Through the first two weeks of the season, the Heat had one of the NBA’s most potent offenses, utilizing this new fast-paced, free-flowing offense. But they’re now seeing zone as much as any team in the NBA because of how much it

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Norman Powell seeks extension as strong start boosts Heat offense

27 Comments / News / Matt Hanifan

Just weeks into the 2025-26 NBA season, what Norman Powell has provided in his very short Miami Heat tenure has been a breath of fresh air. The 32-year-old was acquired by the Heat last July as an additive piece to help a dormant Heat offense climb out of a well. Through the early part of

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Why Tyler Herro believes he will fit in Heat’s new offense

2 Comments / News / Matt Hanifan

Through 13 games, the Miami Heat offense has been a top-12 unit with five 130-point performances, including in Friday’s road loss to the New York Knicks. And they’ve done it without star guard Tyler Herro, arguably their best offensive player who’s coming off a career season. Miami was forced to tweak its offense in the

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Tyler Herro, Bam Adebayo provide positive injury updates as their returns near

8 Comments / News / Matt Hanifan

The Miami Heat are currently operating without two of their best players in Bam Adebayo (toe) and Tyler Herro (foot). Herro hasn’t appeared in a game all season, while Adebayo has missed each of the last five games. Adebayo’s expected to return sooner, but both offered injury updates after Sunday’s practice. “It felt great being

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Miami Heat demote rookie guard to G-League

14 Comments / News / Matt Hanifan

Despite all of the encouraging performances leaguewide from this year’s rookie class, one player who still hasn’t seen the hardwood through the first month is Miami Heat guard Kasparas Jakucionis. Jakucionis, selected No. 20 overall in last June’s draft, missed the team’s seven games with a groin injury. But head coach Erik Spoelstra still hasn’t

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

3 Comments / Analysis, News / Matt Hanifan

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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Heat’s 12-game start scoring is one of the best … ever?

Leave a Comment / Analysis / Matt Hanifan

You glance at the top of the leaderboard, and it still doesn’t quite make sense. The Miami Heat lead the NBA in … scoring?! Even without perhaps their best offensive player and their three-time All-Star (for one-third of it)?! Correct. And the fact is that they are off to one of the best 12-game scoring

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Knicks will be without star guard Friday against Heat

8 Comments / News / Matt Hanifan

On Wednesday, the Miami Heat — missing their two All-Stars in Bam Adebayo and Tyler Herro — were facing the Cleveland Cavaliers without three All-Stars (Donovan Mitchell, Darius Garland, Evan Mobley). Friday’s matchup between the Heat and New York Knicks — an Emirates Cup group stage affair — will feature another without an All-Star. Knicks

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