The Miami Heat are only four games into the season and after a 0-4 start, the national media has plenty to say about Miami, particularly the early struggles of Giannis Antetokounmpo and Bam Adebayo playing together.
Four games in, and the Miami Heat are already in a hole. The Heat went all-in on Giannis Antetokounmpo this summer, surrounded him with veterans, and still haven’t won once.
Game date, time and location: Wednesday, Oct. 28, 7:00 p.m., State Farm Arena, Atlanta, Georgia TV: WPLG Local 10 (South Florida), KFAA 29, Peachtree Sports
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It's no secret the Miami Heat are struggling. Really struggling. Although some expected growing pains as the Heat formulated a new identity around incoming superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo, few anticipated the team would start 0-4, and be near the bottom of the NBA in offensive and (especially) defensive rating.
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.
When the Heat traded for Giannis Antetokounmpo, the expectation was simple: contend for a championship. Instead, Miami is off to an 0–4 start, its worst start in nearly two decades.
The Miami Heat have gotten off to a disastrous start to the 2026-27 NBA season, currently sitting at 0-4 after a recent home loss to the Dallas Mavericks.
The Miami Heat have gotten off to a woeful 0-4 start to the 2026-27 NBA season, and much of the blame has fallen on Bam Adebayo’s shoulders. Adebayo has
With the Miami Heat off to a brutal 0-4 start to the regular season, many within the basketball world are looking to pinpoint the issues in the new-look team featuring star Giannis Antetokounmpo.
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.
With the Miami Heat opening the 2026-27 season with four consecutive losses, former NBA player Matt Barnes has floated the possibility of a blockbuster trade involving Giannis Antetokounmpo and New York Knicks star Karl-Anthony Towns.
Before Giannis Antetokounmpo became an NBA star, his life in Greece looked nothing like the one he leads today. Growing up in the Athens neighborhood of Sepolia, Antetokounmpo helped his Nigerian immigrant parents support their family by selling sunglasses, watches and goods on the streets.
The new-look Miami Heat continued to frustrate their fans, dropping to 0-4 after another loss against the Dallas Mavericks. Bam Adebayo’s slow start has already become a major talking point, but the Heat star believes he has turned into a scapegoat amid the growing media scrutiny.
Stephen A. Smith has emphatically asked Miami Heat’s Bam Adebayo to relax after he called out the media for making him a ‘scapegoat’. The Miami Heat are 0-4 to start the 2026-27 NBA season.
The Miami Heat are 0-4 on the season after falling 113-109 to the Dallas Mavericks on Monday. It’s been an incredibly slow start for a team that had essentially won the offseason by trading for Giannis Antetokounmpo.
After putting together one of the splashier offseasons in the NBA, the Miami Heat have stumbled out of the gate at 0-4 and are starting to hear from the critics.
The Miami Heat are off to a disastrous start to the 2026-27 NBA season, and the early struggles are becoming increasingly difficult to ignore. Despite adding superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo to a roster featuring Bam Adebayo and several experienced veterans, Miami has opened the season with four consecutive losses.
After opening the season with so much promise, the Miami Heat will look to end a four-game losing skid when they visit the Atlanta Hawks on Wednesday. While there figured to be an adjustment period with the addition of Giannis Antetokounmpo, nobody could have expected this.
MIAMI – With the Miami Heat in the midst of a frustrating 0-4 start to the regular season, one aspect of the team that the sports world has been pointing to as a major issue is the early play of star Bam Adebayo.
MIAMI – With the Miami Heat’s brutal start to the season at a 0-4 record after losing to the Dallas Mavericks on Monday night, 113-109, there could be some in the sports world who are pressing the panic button on the season.
The Miami Heat have gone off to their worst start to a season in nearly two decades, falling to a 0-4 record after their latest loss against the Dallas Mavericks.
In order for the Dallas Mavericks to get the win on Monday night, Cooper Flagg had to match Giannis Antetokounmpo. Flagg did exactly that as the Mavericks won a close game and beat the Miami Heat 113-109.
Miami Heat icon Dwyane Wade knows what it’s like to play with a new superstar teammate, and he had a friendly warning about it for Giannis Antetokounmpo.