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17 March 2025

• Erik Spoelstra calls out Heat for not meeting ‘certain standard’ of play in blowout loss to Grizzlies

  The Miami Heat took on a Memphis Grizzlies team without one of its best players, guard Ja Morant, yet Miami still lost in embarrassing fashion. Miami got outscored in all four quarters of the contest and ended up losing by a whopping 34 points on Saturday. The Heat didn’t play well on either end of […]

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• Antoine Walker says when Pat Riley is ‘done with you,’ it happens publicly: ‘It never stays in-house’

  Veteran forward Jimmy Butler recently became the latest star player to see his stint with the Miami Heat come to an end on a sour note. Butler asked to be traded and eventually was, but not before a long stretch of drama ensued. As part of that stretch, the Heat handed Butler multiple suspensions, and […]

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• Dwyane Wade thinks Jimmy Butler was challenging Heat culture ‘the whole time’

  The Miami Heat had to navigate the departure of yet another star player earlier this season, as veteran forward Jimmy Butler was dealt before the deadline after asking to be traded. The exit wasn’t smooth. Butler, an unhappy camper leading up to the trade, was suspended multiple times by the Heat before the saga came […]

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• Buddy Hield says he hated seeing Warriors trade Andrew Wiggins: ‘I wish it was me that got traded’

  Ahead of the Feb. 6 trade deadline, the Golden State Warriors made a big trade for former Miami Heat forward Jimmy Butler. But in order to acquire the 35-year-old, the Warriors had to part with a highly impactful player of their own, forward Andrew Wiggins. Other players and pieces from Miami and Golden State were […]

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• NBA insider details how Kel’el Ware has helped Heat ‘unlock’ Bam Adebayo

  One of the few positive takeaways of a 2024-25 season for the Miami Heat that’s been marked by mediocrity and an ugly exit from star forward Jimmy Butler has been the play of rookie big man Kel’el Ware. Ware has earned his spot as a fixture in head coach Erik Spoelstra’s rotation after he started […]

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• Greg Oden says Heat culture is ‘defined’ by Udonis Haslem: ‘He gonna fight everybody in this b—h for you’

  Former Miami Heat big man Udonis Haslem should be viewed by fans as someone who is synonymous with Heat culture. He spent 20 seasons in the league — every one of them with Miami — and played the second-most games in a Heat uniform of any player in franchise history with 879 (including the regular […]

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• Report: Miami Heat aren’t ‘tanking intentionally’ despite 4-11 record since trade deadline

  Ever since the NBA trade deadline came and went on Feb. 6, the Miami Heat have struggled to find the win column. The Heat have played 15 games since the deadline and have lost all but four of those contests. Miami is also on the longest current losing streak of any team in the Eastern […]

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• Kevin Love fires back at Skip Bayless calling Kevin Durant ‘mentally semi-retired’

  Miami Heat forward Kevin Love fired back at analyst Skip Bayless for his comments about Kevin Durant. Bayless recently shared a video on social media claiming that Durant looks “mentally semi-retired” at this stage in his career. "The more I watch him at age 36, the more he [KD] looks mentally semi-retired to me." pic.twitter.com/YmlIM6hNhe […]

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