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Davion Mitchell News / NBA on ClutchPoints / March 2

Davion Mitchell’s Heat status vs. Nets uncertain after downplaying new injury

As the Miami Heat are dealing with injuries ahead of Tuesday’s game against the Brooklyn Nets, one player whose status is up in the air is point guard Davion Mitchell.

Nikola Jovic News / NBA on ClutchPoints / March 2

Heat’s Nikola Jovic gives insight into latest back injury amid down season

With the Miami Heat coming off a win over the Houston Rockets on Saturday, the team is looking to build some wins in the home stretch of the season, though Nikola Jovic looks to be absent for the foreseeable future.

Miami Heat News / Miami Heat on SI / March 2

The Miami Heat's Ebbs & Flows Point to Their Truth

The beauty of basketball is that there are 82 games, each holding different weight towards the final standings, pointing us in the direction of the contenders and pretenders.

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Erik Spoelstra News / NBA on ClutchPoints / March 2

Heat rumors: Dan Le Batard Show ready for ‘serious’ Erik Spoelstra convo amid another mid season

Although the Heat are still in contention for a playoff or play-in birth, Dan Le Batard is ready for a conversation surrounding Erik Spoelstra. Spoelstra is currently the longest tenured coach in the NBA, having coached the Miami Heat since the 2008-2009 season.

NBA News / Yardbarker

Every NBA franchise's most infamous villain

Heroes run the NBA, but every story also needs a villain. For some franchises, it's a particularly hated opponent, but every now and then, it's one of their own.

Miami Heat News / Miami Heat on SI / March 2

The Miami Heat are struggling when one player sits

The Miami Heat took some "big" risks prior to the 2025-26 season. They signed former first-round pick Nikola Jovic to a four-year, $62.4 million extension

Miami Heat News / NBA on ClutchPoints / March 2

Heat’s Bam Adebayo on Kel’el Ware ‘sometimes ignoring’ Erik Spoelstra while pushing for more minutes

MIAMI – As the Miami Heat beat the Houston Rockets in a huge win on Saturday night, 115-105, it featured another instance of the Bam Adebayo and Kel’el Ware duo putting up positive minutes.

Miami Heat News / Miami Heat on SI / March 2

Charles Barkley gives Miami Heat some praise for a change

Many may remember that Charles Barkley wasn't the biggest cheerleader for the Miami Heat during the Big Three era. He frequently needled Dwyane Wade, which sometimes even elicited retorts from Wade's significant other, Gabrielle Union.

Miami Heat News / Miami Heat on SI / March 1

Bam Adebayo needs to convince D-Wade, others, in final stretch

This last stretch of the Miami Heat season, for Bam Adebayo, is about belief. He seems to believe this team is better than its barely-above-.500 record, as evidenced this season by wins against Houston, Detroit, Denver, Oklahoma City and New York -- and which is undercut by losses to Utah, Indiana and Sacramento.

NBA News / HITC / March 1

Tyler Herro poked fun at Kevin Durant for his burner accounts during Heat vs. Rockets game

Tyler Herro appeared to take a personal jab at Kevin Durant during the Miami Heat’s matchup against the Houston Rockets. The exchange between Kevin Durant and Tyler Herro unfolded on the court and quickly escalated into a brief altercation between the two stars.

NBA News / Yardbarker / February 28

Rockets' Kevin Durant climbs all-time list with another 30-point game

The Houston Rockets dropped a tough 115-105 decision to the Miami Heat on Saturday, snapping what had been a modest three-game winning streak.

Durant reaches scoring milestone for first time with Rockets

Luka Doncic has happy birthday as Lakers crush Warriors

Former Lakers player thinks LeBron James should leave the team

Pelicans close first half strong to beat Jazz for fourth straight win

76ers center Joel Embiid out at least three games

NBA News / Yardbarker

20 NBA players who changed how the game is played

Basketball has changed so, so much since it was first played in the late 1800s. The NBA has a lot to do with this, and there are even a handful of players who can be credited with influencing significant shifts on their own.

Bam Adebayo News / Total Apex Sports / February 28

Miami Heat Defeat Houston Rockets Behind Bam Adebayo’s Double-Double

The Miami Heat did something they hadn’t done in a while on Saturday afternoon — they actually closed out a game. After blowing fourth-quarter leads in back-to-back road losses to the Bucks and Sixers, Miami returned home to Kaseya Center and made sure there was no late-game drama this time.

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Miami Heat News / thePeachBasket / February 28

Heat beat Rockets

The Heat beat the Rockets. They finish off a tough week of games with a good victory. Bam Adebayo said post-game after Thursday’s game with Philadelphia that he was looking forward to playing at the Kaseya Center.

Miami Heat News / NBA on ClutchPoints / February 28

Bam Adebayo’s moment with Udonis Haslem amid Heat franchise rebound record pursuit

After Miami Heat center Bam Adebayo expressed his frustration this season with his place in the Eastern Conference standings, he has something to celebrate, which was mentioned in a funny way with Prime Video’s Udonis Haslem.

NBA News / Field Level Media / February 28

Heat rally in 4th quarter to take down Rockets

Bam Adebayo posted a double-double, and Andrew Wiggins ignited a fourth-quarter rally after returning from an in-game injury to lead the Miami Heat to a 115-105 victory over the visiting Houston Rockets on Saturday.

Miami Heat News / Miami Heat on SI / February 28

Bam Adebayo, Tyler Herro led Heat take down Kevin Durant and Rockets

The Miami Heat had an afternoon game against the Houston Rockets on Saturday, as Kevin Durant and company came to town. Things got chippy out the gate, as Tyler Herro and Kevin Durant were jawing for much of that first quarter.

NBA News / Larry Brown Sports / February 28

Kevin Durant had a heated exchange with Tyler Herro

Kevin Durant lost his cool with Tyler Herro during the first quarter of Saturday’s game. Durant and Herro both got technical fouls during the first quarter of the game at the Kaseya Center in Miami, Fla.

Norman Powell News / Field Level Media / February 27

Heat All-Star G Norman Powell (groin) out at least one week

Miami Heat All-Star guard Norman Powell could miss multiple weeks with a strained right groin, the team announced Friday. Powell was injured during the second quarter of Thursday night's 124-117 road loss against the Philadelphia 76ers.