Bill Simmons is already taking his victory lap after the Miami Heat’s poor 0-3 start to the season. The host of the Bill Simmons podcast predicted that the Miami Heat would not be able to succeed this season, as they did not have the pieces to make noise in the Eastern Conference.
Las Vegas Aces forward and five-time WNBA MVP A’ja Wilson did not look thrilled while attending the Miami Heat’s third straight loss to start the season.
Giannis Antetokounmpo left the Bucks for South Beach, presumably with something better in mind. Three games into his Heat career, the scenery has changed more than the results.
Erik Spoelstra had plenty to say about the officiating after the Miami Heat suffered another frustrating loss. His biggest concern centered on Giannis Antetokounmpo, who fouled out late in a 115-110 defeat to the Charlotte Hornets on Saturday.
Throughout NBA history, only 40 players have scored 60 or more points during an NBA regular-season game. How many of the 40 can you name in six minutes?
Kevin Garnett has challenged Bam Adebayo to deliver more for the Miami Heat, insisting the centre needs to show greater urgency and produce like a superstar.
Who is the X factor for every NBA player this season? We’re not talking about the go-to guy, like Nikola Jokic or Steph Curry. It could be a big-name player, an all-star, or a bench player, but they are the pivot point for their team.
The Miami Heat’s early-season struggles proved that contenders aren’t built overnight. After a season-long saga with the Milwaukee Bucks, Pat Riley and
The Miami Heat are in a state of free fall to start the season dropping another game this time to the Charolette Hornets 110-115. This time they wasted an excellent effort by Davion Mitchell posting his second double, double of the season.
The players changed tonight but the result for more than 50% of the game was the same. The Heat were asleep on offense and defense. Charlotte was shooting 50% from three-point range and were up by 20.
When the Miami Heat traded for Giannis Antetokounmpo from the Milwaukee Bucks, it certainly raised expectations for the 2026-27 season. The early returns have not gone as hoped.
Typically, the path to the NBA for most players is to spend at least a season in college to get high-level basketball and important development under their belts.
Well, this definitely wasn’t how the Giannis Antetokounmpo era was supposed to begin in Miami. Two games, two pretty embarrassing home losses, and somehow the Heat already look like they have more problems than they did before trading for one of the greatest players in NBA history.
MIAMI – With the Miami Heat losing the regular season opener to the Minnesota Timberwolves on Wednesday night, 131-106, the hope was to come back to the Kaseya Center on Friday and bounce back against the Detroit Pistons.
MIAMI – As the Miami Heat start the regular season 0-2 with Giannis Antetokounmpo at the forefront after Friday’s 128-111 loss to the Detroit Pistons, the franchise is still in the process of getting the superstar and others acclimated to the new-look team.
The Heat drop to 0-2 in the young NBA season. This time, dropping another miserable performance against the Detroit Pistons 111-128. This was an inexcusable performance from a team that has championship aspirations.
The Heat offense so far has generated good looks at the basket, but they are missing. Most fan opinions of the Heat offense should be “Giannis drives, shooters ready.” But, with a fellow player like Bam Adebayo, the offense needs to be different.
Bam Adebayo hasn’t had the best of starts to the 2026-27 NBA season with the Miami Heat, and Hall of Famer Kevin Garnett hates what he has seen from the big man so far.
This is not the start to the season anyone in the Miami Heat organization anticipated. After falling in the season opener by 25 points to the Minnesota Timberwolves, the team had a chance to redeem itself Friday night at home against Detroit.
The Miami Heat have barely begun their season, but Giannis Antetokounmpo already knows something needs to change. Two games into the campaign, Miami has suffered consecutive losses at home, exposing problems on both ends of the floor.
The Heat lost to a very good team in Minnesota on Wednesday. Minnesota went to the Western Conference Finals. Tonight, they lost to a Detroit team that underachieved in the playoffs.
The Miami Heat‘s highly anticipated season opener turned into a deflating home defeat, as the Minnesota Timberwolves rolled to a 131-106 victory Wednesday night at Kaseya Center.
Miami Heat player Erik Spoelstra was not terribly thrilled with one of his reserves for helping to fire up Anthony Edwards during the team’s season opener on Wednesday.
Former Miami Heat guard Terry Rozier resurfaced on social media to take a pointed shot at his old team after the Minnesota Timberwolves spoiled Giannis Antetokounmpo’s Heat debut with a 131-106 rout on opening night.
Having remained on the Heat’s roster through opening night, veteran center Nick Richards now has a fully guaranteed salary for the 2026/27 season, according to Ira Winderman of The South Florida Sun Sentinel.
Two teams that dominated the NBA's offseason headlines will collide when the Miami Heat host the Minnesota Timberwolves in a season opener Wednesday night.