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On YouTubeMiami Heat News / Miami Heat on SI / April 8
The Miami Heat Need to Take Their Medicine and Move On
I hate losing. I don't like tanking. I don't like when people lose on purpose, and I surely know how it feels to know you're better than your record, or when your performance says otherwise.
Pat Riley News / AirJordanChronicles / April 8
Heat Legend Reveals 2006 Team Nearly Forced Pat Riley to Enforce ‘Playing Under the Influence’
While sporting teams are often asked to follow a strict discipline and focus, the story of the 2006 NBA title-winning Miami Heat is a complete exception.
Andrew Wiggins News / Hardwood Heroics / April 8
Miami Heat Fall to Play-In For 4th Straight Season But Andrew Wiggins Think They Can Still Do Something Special
Andrew Wiggins had his best scoring game for the Miami Heat since Feb. 21 on Tuesday, but his efforts still went to naught as his team fell to the Toronto Raptors.
The 'Three blocks-per-game NBA seasons' quiz
How many of the 30 NBA players to average at least three blocks-per-game for an entire season can you name in five minutes?
NBA News / NBA on ClutchPoints / April 8
Dwyane Wade puts in perspective how crazy Bam Adebayo’s 83-point game is
Even the world’s greatest clairvoyant with the biggest crystal ball could not have predicted that Miami Heat center Bam Adebayo would record the second-highest scoring game in NBA history after dropping 83 points against the Washington Wizards.
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 / EssentiallySports / April 8
Miami Heat’s Emergency Meeting Turns 'Intense' After Tempers Flare in Blowout Loss to Raptors
For the Miami Heat, the damage didn’t stop when the final buzzer sounded in Scotiabank Arena—if anything, that’s when the real tension began to surface.
Miami Heat News / Hoops Wire / April 8
For fourth straight year, Heat secure nothing more than play-in spot
The Heat are headed back to the play-in. Again. Miami didn’t want this. Said as much, too. Bam Adebayo called his team “better than being in the play-in” just a few weeks ago.
NBA News / Yardbarker / April 8
Heat stumble into play-in for fourth straight season
Not only did the Miami Heat lose Tuesday for the ninth time in their last dozen games, but the defeat sent them into the play-in tournament for the fourth season in a row.
Miami Heat News / Miami Heat on SI / April 7
How the Miami Heat season officially crashed in Toronto
The Miami Heat were in Toronto on Tuesday night to take on the Raptors for the first time in three nights, as they will be running it back on Thursday night.
NBA News / Hardwood Heroics / April 7
Draymond Green Admits He’s Glad Heat Didn’t Draft Him, Questions Fit With Miami Culture
The Golden State Warriors have built their identity on the edge and a willingness to push boundaries. That mindset has defined their championship core for over a decade.
NBA News / Miami Heat on SI / April 7
The Raptors need these wins as much as the Heat
The Miami Heat are in Toronto for two games, one Tuesday and one Thursday, against another team trying to move out of the play-in in the Eastern Conference: The Toronto Raptors.
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.
Miami Heat News / Last Word On Sports / April 7
Why the Miami Heat Offense Is Struggling Despite High Scoring
Despite ranking second in the NBA in scoring at 120.8 points per game, the Miami Heat find themselves fighting for a spot in the Play-In Tournament. After a strong start to the 2025–26 season, the team sits 10th in the Eastern Conference with a 41-37 record.
NBA News / Miami Heat on SI / April 7
How the Miami Heat must approach this Toronto Raptors mini series
Four games remain for the Miami Heat this regular season, as they try to make a late push for better seeding within that familiar play-in tournament. 50% of those remaining games will take place in Toronto against the Raptors, as the Heat play their next two in that building on Tuesday and Thursday night.
Erik Spoelstra News / NBA on ClutchPoints / April 6
Heat’s Erik Spoelstra offers eye-opening Kel’el Ware endorsement before postseason
MIAMI – After the Miami Heat dominated the Washington Wizards on Saturday afternoon, 152-36, it featured a great performance from second-year center Kel’el Ware.
Jaime Jaquez News / Miami Heat on SI / April 5
The Jaquez Standard: Jaime’s NBA Breakout, Gabby’s Championship Performance
Jaime Jaquez Jr. has made a strong case to be the NBA’s Sixth Man of the Year, and the numbers back it up. Among bench players, he ranks first in points, first in 20-point games, and first in 30-point games, while also sitting second in assists.
Bam Adebayo News / NBA on ClutchPoints / April 5
Heat’s Bam Adebayo reveals teammate who needs to be ‘special’ in NBA Playoffs
MIAMI – After Bam Adebayo and the Miami Heat dominated the Washington Wizards on Saturday afternoon, 152-136, the team had a myriad of contributing pieces that led to the decisive victory.
Nikola Jovic News / Total Pro Sports / April 5
Nikola Jovic Gets Honest About Regression With Candid Take on Role Confusion
The Miami Heat are scoring at will, pushing pace, and lighting up the league. However, while the system is clicking for some (like Jaime Jaquez Jr.), it’s been a different story for Nikola Jovic.
Jaime Jaquez News / Total Apex Sports / April 4
Miami Heat Torch Wizards 152-136 Behind Jaquez’s 32 and Ware’s Monster Double-Double
The Miami Heat didn’t just beat the Washington Wizards on Saturday afternoon; they ran them out of the Kaseya Center in a dazzling offensive display. Behind a brilliant 32-point performance from Jaime Jaquez Jr.
Miami Heat News / Field Level Media / April 4
Jaime Jaquez Jr., Kel’el Ware help Heat rout Wizards
Jaime Jaquez Jr. scored a season-high 32 points, and Kel'el Ware matched his career high of seven blocks, leading the host Miami Heat to a 152-136 win over the Wizards on Saturday afternoon.
NBA News / Field Level Media / April 3
Struggling Heat eager to get right vs. woeful Wizards
Hoping to finish strong, the Miami Heat will play host to the Washington Wizards on Saturday afternoon. The Heat (40-37) have clinched a spot in the play-in round.
Bam Adebayo News / Larry Brown Sports / April 3
Bam Adebayo reveals how 83-point game changed NBA's perception of him
Miami Heat center Bam Adebayo recently reflected on his historic 83-point performance, asserting that the outburst has fundamentally altered how the league perceives his offensive capabilities.
NBA News / Yardbarker / April 1
Celtics' Jayson Tatum shuts down injury worries after triple-double vs. Heat
For those who may have been wondering whether Boston Celtics forward Jayson Tatum rushed his return from a right Achilles tear, don't be.
NBA News / Yardbarker / March 31
Heat keep play-in hopes alive with late 14-0 run to down 76ers
It was just Miami's second win in nine games, but it brought it within 1.5 games of Philadelphia and the all-important seventh seed.
Erik Spoelstra News / Hoops Wire / March 28
Erik Spoelstra calls out Heat after blowout loss to Cavs
The Heat got a reminder Friday, and it wasn’t a pleasant one. Miami fell 149-128 to the Cavaliers, a lopsided result that quickly erased any momentum built earlier in the week.
Miami Heat News / Hoops Rumors / March 23
Wiggins, Jaquez, Powell To Return Monday For Heat
The Heat will have their full rotation available for Monday’s game against San Antonio, per Ira Winderman of The South Florida Sun Sentinel. Starting forward Andrew Wiggins, who has missed the last eight games with sesamoiditis in his left big toe, will be active against the Spurs.
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