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• Lakers' LeBron James says he lost his 'love for the game' after losing the 2011 Finals
LeBron and the Miami Heat were defeated by Dirk Nowitzki and the Mavericks in a big upset...
• LeBron James focused on mental fitness after losing ‘love for the game’ in 2011
LeBron James recently opened up about how losing to the Dallas Mavericks in the 2011 NBA Finals with the Miami Heat set him on a path in pursuit of achieving improved mental fitness. James became an NBA villain of sorts in the wake of the disastrous “The Decision,” a contrived live television event in 2010 when he announced he would be taking his t...
• NBA Quarterly Grades: Lakers, Clippers, Bucks among top of the class; Knicks not only team with failing mark
Also, the Dallas Mavericks and Miami Heat have earned grades few expected from them entering the 2019-20 season...
• Keys to the Game: Bulls at Heat (12.08.19)
The Chicago Bulls are back on the road today for a late afternoon matinee against the Miami Heat at...
• Why Jalen Rose Believes Celtics Will End Up With East’s No. 2 Seed
The Celtics jumped up to the No. 2 seed in the Eastern Conference with their win over the Miami Heat... »...
• In battle of East contenders, Celtics beat Heat 112-93
In a must-watch game of upper Eastern conference teams Wednesday, the Boston Celtics handed the Miami Heat a loss. The Boston Herald had this to say: Miami came in with a homewrecking reputation. The Heat was the first road team to win in Milwaukee and Toronto this year — the latter on Tuesday night. And when the Celtics [...]...
• A must-watch NBA game tonight: Heat vs Celtics
View this post on Instagram A post shared by Boston Celtics (@celtics) on Dec 4, 2019 at 7:08am PST The Miami Heat (15-5) visit the Boston Celtics (14-5) tonight in a game that definitely has our interest. Each team’s most recent game results are below. THE MOST RECENT HEAT GAME MIAMI HEAT 121, TORONTO RAPTORS [......
• Butler posts triple-double, spoils Lowry's return
Jimmy Butler had 22 points, 13 rebounds and 12 assists, Duncan Robinson scored 22 points and the Miami Heat spoiled Kyle Lowry's return to Toronto's lineup by beating the Raptors 121-110 in overtime Tuesday....
• EVERYTHING LITTY: The Miami Heat Are On Fire 🔥
GRAB YOUR COPY OF SLAM 225 FEATURING THE HEAT We thought we were ready to start shooting. The strobe lights and C-stands were set in their proper positions. The seamless background paper had been unfurled, stabilized and secured to the ground so that when the three Heat players were to arrive inside our designated room […] The post EVERYTHING...
• Dion Waiters Apologizes for Plane Incident
Dion Waiters issued a public apology to the Miami Heat and their fanbase after serving a 10-game suspension for “conduct detrimental to the team.” Waiters, 27, accepts responsibility and says he was in the wrong. Head coach Erik Spoelstra kept Waiters on the inacitve list for Sunday’s game road game against the Brooklyn Nets. Per ...
• Dion Waiters inactive in return from suspension
View this post on Instagram A post shared by ✊🏿✊🏿 (@waiters3) on Aug 30, 2019 at 8:49am PDT It remains to be seen if guard Dion Waiters will be in the Miami Heat rotation going forward. His 10 game suspension is over, but the Heat elected not to activate him for today’s afternoon game a...
• Dion Waiters back with Heat after team’s 10-game suspension of him ends

Dion Waiters returned to practice with the Miami Heat on Saturday, apologizing publicly for the incident on the team plane....
• Dion Waiters` Heat suspension is ending
The Miami Heat haven’t been pleased with the attitude of guard Dion Waiters this season, and in early November gave him a 10-game suspension. According to the Miami Herald, “Waiters, who has yet to play or even appear on the bench since the regular season began, was also suspended by the Heat for the first game [...]...
• Winners and losers from Rockets' 117-108 win over the Heat
The Houston Rockets took the court on Wednesday night looking for revenge against the Miami Heat for the blowout loss on Nov. 3. They got it in decisive fashion with a 117-108 win. Both teams played without key starters, as Jimmy Butler and Clint Capela were both sidelined with an illness. In their absence, Houston’s starters stepped up, while Miam...
• Justise Winslow recovering slowly from concussion
View this post on Instagram A post shared by Miami HEAT (@miamiheat) on Nov 22, 2019 at 6:01pm PST It’s been a great start to the new season for the Miami Heat. Through Sunday’s games they are 11-4, which ties them for the second best record in the Eastern conference. Leading the te...

• NBA Quarterly Grades: Lakers, Clippers, Bucks among top of the class; Knicks not only team with failing mark
• Lakers' LeBron James says he lost his 'love for the game' after losing the 2011 Finals
• Why Jalen Rose Believes Celtics Will End Up With East’s No. 2 Seed
• Goran Dragic Picks Up Player Option For 2019-20

Miami Heat guard Goran Dragic has elected to pick up his player option for 2019-20, Shams Charania of The Athletic writes. The 33-year-old veteran will earn $19.2 million in the final season of the five-year deal he signed back in 2015. That cap hit will put pressure on the cash-strapped franchise to get creative if […] The post Goran Dragic...
• Hawks Trade No. 44 Pick To Heat, Remain Eager To Consolidate Picks

The Miami Heat have acquired the No. 44 pick in tomorrow’s draft, the team announced in a press release. In exchange for sending that second-rounder to South Beach, the Atlanta Hawks will get a conditional future second-round pick and cash considerations. The acquisition of the pick gives Miami a ticket to participate in the second-round. [&...
• The Heat Have Acquired The No. 32 Pick From Indiana For Three Second Rounders

The Miami Heat have acquired the No. 32 pick in the draft from the Indiana Pacers, Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN reports. The Heat will send three second-round picks to Indiana in the deal. With that No. 32 pick, the Heat will target KZ Okpala. Keith Smith of Yahoo Sports suggests that the three picks heading […] The post The Heat Have Acquired...
• Bol Bol: ‘I Just Want to Prove Everyone Wrong’

Bol Bol is determined to “prove everyone wrong” after his draft stock fell dramatically Thursday night, falling to the 44th overall pick, and being traded to Denver by the Miami Heat. The 19-year-old says his foot is “100 percent healed”: he was limited to nine games with Oregon last season due to a stress fracture […...
• Miami Heat Finalizing Deal To Acquire Jimmy Butler In Sign-And-Trade

The Miami Heat are finalizing a deal to acquire Jimmy Butler in a sign-and-trade, Shams Charnia of The Athletic reports. Headed to the Philadelphia 76ers in the swap is swingman Josh Richardson. It’s unclear at this stage if there will be more players changing hands because the numbers don’t seem to align. The addition of […] The...
• Trail Blazers To Acquire Hassan Whiteside In Trade With Heat

The Miami Heat have agreed to trade Hassan Whiteside to the Portland Trail Blazers, Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN reports. more to come. The post Trail Blazers To Acquire Hassan Whiteside In Trade With Heat appeared first on SLAM....
• Jimmy Butler Sign-And-Trade Evolves Into Four-Team Deal

Jimmy Butler will get a four-year, $142 max deal to play for the Miami Heat but it will take a total of four teams working in unison to make it happen. Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN reports that the Los Angeles Clippers have joined the deal to help facilitate the transaction. The Clips will join the […] The post Jimmy Butler Sign-And-Trade Evol...
• Report: Jimmy Butler Turned Down the Sixers’ Max Offer

Free agent guard Jimmy Butler reportedly turned down a five-year, $190 million max offer from the Philadelphia Sixers. Instead, Butler found his way to the Miami Heat via sign-and-trade, where he agreed to a four-year, $142 million deal. The 29-year-old, four-time NBA All-Star averaged 18.2 points (19.4 in the playoffs) in his lone season with [&#...
• Miami Heat Release Ryan Anderson To Waivers

The Miami Heat have managed to limbo under the luxury tax line by electing to waive forward Ryan Anderson and stretch the remaining total of his guaranteed cap hit across three seasons. ESPN’s Bobby Marks reports that the club will incur an annual $5.2 million cap hit for Anderson through 2021-22. On paper Anderson was […] The post Mia...
• Report: Houston a ‘Long Shot’ to Trade for Russell Westbrook

The Rockets are reportedly among the teams interested in trading for Russell Westbrook, now that OKC is shifting into cost-cutting mode after sending Paul George to the LA Clippers in a blockbuster swap. Houston, however, is said to be a “long shot” at landing the 30-year-old former MVP. The Miami Heat are also considered a […] T...
• Report: Thunder, Heat Engaged in Chris Paul Trade Talks

Chris Paul likely won’t suit up for OKC, as the Thunder are reportedly engaged in trade talks for the 34-year-old future Hall of Famer after acquiring him in a swap with the Houston Rockets for Russell Westbrook. The Miami Heat are said to be at top of the list of potential CP3 suitors. Paul has […] The post Report: Thunder, Heat Engag...
• Heat Lukewarm On Potential Chris Paul Trade

There’s no denying that South Beach has been floated as a potential landing spot for Chris Paul following his acquisition by the Oklahoma City Thunder but several hurdles would need to be cleared before the Miami Heat formally take on his substantial contract if they even wanted to. According to Barry Jackson of the Miami […] The post ...