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04 March 2025

• Erik Spoelstra gives positive update on Jaime Jaquez Jr.’s ankle injury, admits it ‘looked really bad’

  Early on in the second half of the Miami Heat’s contest versus the Indiana Pacers on Feb. 28, Heat youngster Jaime Jaquez Jr. landed awkwardly and injured his ankle. He didn’t return for the Heat after going down with his injury, but Miami still won the game by five points. Jaime Jaquez fell down awkwardly […]

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• Tyler Herro clowns Duncan Robinson’s lack of athleticism: ‘When he does dunk, it is a nice thing to see’

  Miami Heat forward Duncan Robinson has been playing some of his best basketball of the 2024-25 season over the last several days. He has scored at least 20 points in each of his last two games played and has also buried 10 3-pointers in that stretch. Still, Robinson isn’t exactly a great athlete by NBA […]

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• Dwyane Wade reveals how Kobe’s 5th title fueled Heat superteam

  The Miami Heat didn’t have a whole lot of talent surrounding star Dwyane Wade during the team’s brief stint in the 2010 NBA Playoffs. The Heat bowed out to the Boston Celtics in five games in the opening round, and no player outside Wade averaged more than 10.8 points per contest in that best-of-seven series. […]

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• Report: Jimmy Butler being sued for failing to pay rent, damaging property and changing locks

  Forward Jimmy Butler’s days as a member of the Miami Heat are in the rearview mirror after he was shipped off to the Golden State Warriors earlier in the month. But according to Local 10 News, he’s facing legal trouble from a South Florida company over a luxury home he formerly leased. Per documents acquired […]

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• Dwyane Wade was offended when Miami Heat paid Hassan Whiteside before him

  Longtime Miami Heat guard Dwyane Wade put the kibosh on the premise that he would spend the entirety of his pro career with the Heat organization with a decision he made in the 2016 offseason. After playing for the Heat for the first 10-plus seasons of his career, he agreed to a two-year deal to […]

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• Report: LeBron James often asked about Miami Heat during 1st season after he left

  Legendary forward LeBron James’ iconic stint with the Miami Heat ended when he signed with the Cleveland Cavaliers in the summer of 2014. But a report from Five Reasons Sports’ Ethan J. Skolnick indicates that James’ old team was still on his mind at times during his maiden season playing alongside guard Kyrie Irving and […]

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• Dwyane Wade says he used Heat contract dispute to teach his kids ‘how to stand up for their motherf——g selves’

  For a period of time, it seemed quite possible that Miami Heat legend Dwyane Wade would spend the entirety of his NBA career with the franchise. Wade spent the first 13 seasons of his pro career with the team that drafted him with the No. 5 overall pick in the 2003 NBA Draft and was […]

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• D-Wade says he had ‘inkling’ LeBron might leave Heat as soon as Pat Riley messed with his cookies

  Miami Heat stars Dwyane Wade, LeBron James and Chris Bosh formed one of the more dominant trios in the history of the sport. The threesome won back-to-back NBA titles and made even more appearances in the championship series. The stars could have maybe accomplished even more if they had stayed together for a longer period. […]

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