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27 days ago
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At the time of the acquisition, we viewed the Norman Powell three-team trade as a win for the Miami Heat, who only had to sacrifice Kyle Anderson and Kevin Love, two players who were viewed as fringe rotation players (at best). Through 11 games, it’s paid dividends. The Heat couldn’t have asked for a better […]
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27 days ago
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The Miami Heat have been publicly high on Nikola Jovic and his potential ever since the European forward was drafted back in 2022. It was reported that Jovic was kept off limits in summer trade talks to acquire Kevin Durant, which ultimately led to the Phoenix Suns doing business elsewhere. And then the Heat doubled […]
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27 days ago
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Following the Miami Heat’s most exciting win of the 2025-26 season on Monday, they will again host the Cleveland Cavaliers on the second leg of a back-to-back set between each other. Although it will be a rematch, the Cavs will look drastically different in this one. They are resting both All-Star starters Donovan Mitchell and […]
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27 days ago
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In case you may have missed it, the Miami Heat and Cleveland Cavaliers were involved in a 140-138 overtime thriller on Monday, capped by Andrew Wiggins’ game-winning lob as time expired after Cavaliers star Donovan Mitchell tied it with a tough contested 3-pointer with 0.4 seconds left. Roughly 48 hours after one of the most […]
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28 days ago
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First Half: Miami struggled to get it going to start this one, going scoreless for the first two minutes and missing its first 6 shots. It was Andrew Wiggins who would get Miami on the board, but they appeared out of sorts, turning the ball over and playing porous defense on the other end. Cleveland […]
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29 days ago
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This is our GAMETHREAD: Chat live about the game here! Injury Report Miami Heat: Cleveland Cavaliers: Starting 5: Miami Heat: Cleveland Cavaliers: Broadcast Info: *** To check out our other content, click here. Follow Hot Hot Hoops on Twitter/X here! Follow Hot Hot Hoops on Instagram here! Subscribe to our YouTube channel here!
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29 days ago
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As part of this brutal beginning stretch on the Miami Heat’s 2025-26 schedule, they will face yet another difficult challenge against the Cleveland Cavaliers on Tuesday night. It will be the first of a two-game homestand set versus the 7-3 and second seeded Cavs for Miami. The Heat, going into the matchup sporting a 6-4 […]
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29 days ago
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With injuries to both Tyler Herro and Bam Adebayo, multiple players in the Miami Heat’s rotation have been forced to step up. One of those players has been guard Pelle Larsson, who’s appeared in all 10 games, including starting each of the last seven. And while he may be bumped to the bench once Tyler […]
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29 days ago
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Last year, the Miami Heat had just one game with at least 136 points. Through 10 games already this season, the Heat now have three, securing a 136-131 win over the Portland Trail Blazers Saturday night inside Kaseya Center. The man of the hour was fourth-year forward Nikola Jovic, who scored a career-high 29 points […]
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about 1 month ago
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This is our GAMETHREAD: Chat live about the game here! Injury Report Miami Heat:
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about 1 month ago
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While they were already navigating the start of the 2025-26 season without Tyler Herro (foot), the Miami Heat lost star center Bam Adebayo, the most important player on their roster, to a toe sprain this week. There’s still a lack of clarity on how long the three-time All-Star will be sidelined. Adebayo was seen with […]
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about 1 month ago
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The Vice Nights threads are officially back! Seven years after they first debuted, the Miami Heat are officially bringing back the iconic black “Vice Nights” uniforms, beginning on Nov. 12, the team announced Saturday. The jerseys will go on sale on Nov. 11. It was speculated in July that Miami would bring back the Vice […]
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about 1 month ago
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Coming off an 18-point win against the Charlotte Hornets, the Miami Heat host the Portland Trail Blazers in the second night of a back-to-back at 8:00 p.m. EST Saturday evening inside Kaseya Center. Led by Norman Powell, Andrew Wiggins and Pelle Larsson, Miami’s 126-108 win Friday night was the first in Emirates Cup group stage […]
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about 1 month ago
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Following a tough road trip where the Miami Heat went just 1-3, they returned home for Friday’s game and responded against the visiting Charlotte Hornets. The final score was 126-108, improving Miami’s record back over the .500 mark at 5-4 overall. The matchup started with a true tale of first quarters. The Heat came out […]
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about 1 month ago
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Injury Report: Miami Heat: Charlotte Hornets: Starting 5: Miami Heat: Charlotte Hornets: Broadcast Info: *** To check out our other content, click here. Follow Hot Hot Hoops on Twitter/X here! Follow Hot Hot Hoops on Instagram here! Subscribe to our YouTube channel here!
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about 1 month ago
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You could barely count on one hand how many times the Miami Heat have waived — and subsequently brought back — Dru Smith since the 27-year-old guard entered the NBA as an undrafted free agent in 2022. Multiple injuries to his meniscus, ACL and achilles have prematurely ended multiple of his seasons. But Smith has […]
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about 1 month ago
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Over 11 months ago, Jimmy Butler lost his joy with the Miami Heat. Fast forward to now, and Grizzlies star Ja Morant’s lost his joy in Memphis. The two-time All-Star had an interesting postgame exchange with reporters last week after first-year head coach Tuomas Iisalo reportedly challenged his leadership. He was eventually suspended for conduct […]
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about 1 month ago
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The Miami Heat will play their first group stage Emirates NBA Cup matchup against the Charlotte Hornets on Friday night. They will return home to South Beach following a difficult 1-3 west coast road trip. Miami is coming off a previous loss to the Denver Nuggets and are searching for a bounce back victory, but […]
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about 1 month ago
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Miami Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra’s house was destroyed in a fire early Thursday morning. The cause remains unknown and is still under investigation. But nobody was home at the time of the fire, and no one was seriously harmed. Despite the life-altering, traumatic experience, Spoelstra is still planning to coach Friday’s game against the […]
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about 1 month ago
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In the Miami Heat’s latest loss to the Denver Nuggets, they didn’t just lose the game— but they also lost their All-Star big man. Bam Adebayo had suffered a foot injury early in the first half of the game, only to eventually leave to the locker room and never return. The Heat and Adebayo were […]
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about 1 month ago
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Prayers up for Miami Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra and his family, as the breaking news hit early on Thursday morning of a reported fire that severely damaged his home in Coral Gables, Florida. The story was initially covered by local Florida news, and later confirmed by several other media outlets. Although there were thankfully […]
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about 1 month ago
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During the first half of Wednesday night’s 122-112 loss to the Denver Nuggets, the Miami Heat were dealt a massive blow with Bam Adebayo exiting the game with a left foot injury. Adebayo was injured after taking a step during a pitch back to guard Norman Powell in transition. He hobbled off the court and […]
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about 1 month ago
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Behind another dominant performance from three-time MVP Nikola Jokic, the Denver Nuggets slammed the door on the Miami Heat Wednesday evening with a 122-112 win inside Ball Arena in Denver, Colo. Jokic tallied his fifth triple-double of the season, dropping an absurd 33-point, 15-rebound, 16-assist statline across 37 minutes, shooting 12-of-18 from the floor and […]
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about 1 month ago
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This is our GAMETHREAD: Chat live about the game here! Injury Report: Miami Heat: Denver Nuggets: Starting 5: Miami Heat: Denver Nuggets: Broadcast Info: *** To check out our other content, click here. Follow Hot Hot Hoops on Twitter/X here! Follow Hot Hot Hoops on Instagram here! Subscribe to our YouTube channel here!
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about 1 month ago
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