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Miami Heat: Jaime Jaquez Jr. makes Rising Stars Game, Kel’el Ware does not

We are less than three weeks away from the 2024-25 NBA All-Star Weekend in San Francisco, Calif. While we wait who this year’s All-Star reserves are–announced Thursday–the Rising Stars Game rosters were revealed Tuesday! To many people’s surprise, Miami Heat first-round rookie Kel’el Ware did not make the initial roster, which was composed of 10 […]

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Report: Warriors back in Jimmy Butler sweepstakes with price being lowered

15 Comments / News, Rumors / Matt Hanifan

We are over one week away from the 2024-25 NBA Trade Deadline, with still plenty of grey area surrounding Miami Heat star Jimmy Butler, who’s serving his third suspension this month for withholding services from the team. ESPN NBA insider Brian Windhorst has suggested–on multiple occassions–over the last 24 hours that the asking price for

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Miami Heat suspend Jimmy Butler indefinitely

23 Comments / News / Matt Hanifan

The Miami Heat have suspended Jimmy Butler indefinitely, ESPN NBA insider Shams Charania first reported Monday. Butler, 35, was set to return from his two-game suspension Monday against the Orlando Magic. But the star forward reportedly left shootaround early after he was told he was not going to start, Charania noted. The team released a

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Report: Heat still aren’t considering sending Jimmy Butler home with pay

30 Comments / News / Matt Hanifan

Miami Heat forward Jimmy Butler will return from his second team-sanctioned suspension Monday against the Orlando Magic. At this point, Butler’s ongoing feud with the front office has been a huge distraction for everyone involved both on- and off-the-court. The trade deadline is less than two weeks away, but there still doesn’t appear to be

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Does Tyler Herro have case to make All-Star reserves?

1 Comment / Analysis / Matt Hanifan

Last week, the 2024-25 NBA All-Star starters from both conferences were revealed, and the NBA All-Star reserves will be named on Thursday, Jan. 30. The selection process is different for starters versus reserves. The starters are decided by a combination of fans (50 percent), coaches and media while reserves are only chosen by head coaches.

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NBA Trade Rumors: Could Jimmy Butler have interest in Bucks?

4 Comments / News, Rumors / Matt Hanifan

Even though he is expected to return Friday from a seven-game suspension, there is still plenty of uncertainty regardless of Jimmy Butler’s future with the Miami Heat less than three weeks away from the Feb. 6 trade deadline. Multiple teams were allegedly told not to trade for the 35-year-old star, who owns a $52 million

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Report: Miami Heat organization has ‘grown weary’ of Jimmy Butler

5 Comments / News, Rumors / Matt Hanifan

Today marks the day that Miami Heat star Jimmy Butler–who demanded a trade away from the organization and doubling down on it–returns to the hardwood, two weeks after a team-sanctioned seven-game suspension for multiple instances of conduct detrimental to the team. No trade ultimately materialized over that span, and all indications point to the 35-year-old

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Miami Heat bring back original Vice uniforms for remainder of 2024-25 season

15 Comments / News / Matt Hanifan

Miami Vice is back! The Miami Heat announced Thursday that they will wear the original Vice jerseys from the 2017-18 season for the remainder of the 2024-25 season at home, starting Friday, Jan. 17, against the Denver Nuggets. https://x.com/MiamiHEAT/status/1879906792651763972 https://x.com/MiamiHEATstore/status/1879906623432642904 “We have been working with the NBA and with Nike for a number of years

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Tyler Herro was motivated by Pat Riley’s ‘fragile’ comments: ‘I’m a perfectionist in my own way’

1 Comment / News / Matt Hanifan

Miami Heat guard Tyler Herro was a polarizing player over his first five NBA seasons. While he continued to get stronger and improved each season as a playmaker, shotmaker and (off-ball) defender, Herro had an inefficient shot diet, missed half of last season due to a fluke ankle injury and didn’t rise to the requisite

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