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08 June 2025

• Chris Hubbard credits Kevin Love for his mental health efforts: ‘Kevin being vocal helped all of us’

  Miami Heat big man Kevin Love has long championed mental health awareness. He’s been publicly outspoken about mental health issues that he’s dealt with over the years, including anxiety and depression. He also established the Kevin Love Fund to “inspire people to live their healthiest lives by creating equity between mental and physical health.” Love’s […]

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• Mike Miller says people pick LeBron James apart like he’s still 27: ‘The dude’s 40’

  As a former No. 1 overall pick and high school basketball phenom, Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James has dealt with sky-high expectations for many years, and he still deals with them even at the ripe NBA age of 40. Many folks still expect teams led by James to win at a high level, so […]

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• Proposed trade has Heat giving up multiple players and first-round picks for Lauri Markkanen

  Utah Jazz big man Lauri Markkanen’s contributions in the 2024-25 regular season were arguably overlooked, and it’s easy to understand why. He played for a Jazz team that won just 17 games the entire campaign and ended up with the worst record in the NBA, but Markkanen still deserves props for playing at an All-Star […]

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• Udonis Haslem says ‘power of friendship’ helped Heat reach Finals in Big 3 and Jimmy Butler eras

  One constant on the Miami Heat’s roster from the Big 3 days in the early 2010s that saw LeBron James, Chris Bosh and Dwyane Wade help Miami to four straight Finals appearances all the way up to the team’s pair of Finals runs with Jimmy Butler in the early 2020s was Udonis Haslem. He spent […]

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• NBA insider expects Miami Heat to be linked to ‘any potential superstars’ in the trade market this summer

  The Miami Heat are looking to earn back their status as contenders in the Eastern Conference, and maybe the most important step they need to take to regain that status is acquiring a bona fide superstar. While the Heat did make the 2025 NBA Playoffs, they were swept in the opening round, and nobody on […]

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• Report: Walter Clayton Jr. is ‘real option’ for Miami Heat

  University of Florida guard Walter Clayton Jr. reportedly is a “real option” for the Miami Heat in the first round of the 2025 NBA Draft. The Heat currently hold the No. 20 pick in the first round via their trade with the Golden State Warriors during the 2024-25 season. Miami sent Jimmy Butler to Golden […]

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• Gary Vee’s son after learning his dad was meeting with Udonis Haslem: ‘Tell him he’s a b—h’

  American businessman Gary Vaynerchuk recently appeared on a podcast episode hosted by none other than Miami Heat legend Udonis Haslem, even though Vaynerchuk is not a Heat fan himself. In fact, the team he’s a diehard fan of, the New York Knicks, have been rivals of the Heat in the Eastern Conference for a long […]

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• Udonis Haslem believes NBA is entering ‘era of parity,’ says you can’t build rosters like Heat did during Big 3 period

  NBA fans looking for parity must love what they’ve seen out of the league in recent years. After all, the last six NBA championships have been won by six different organizations. Moreover, each team left in the 2025 NBA Playoffs is vying for either its first title in franchise history or several decades. Miami Heat […]

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