Delon Wright, waived by the guests on Feb.18 and now a Heatle, watched on the bench, likely repulsed, as the hosts couldn’t separate themselves from a G-League team their previous coach quit on for an advisory role. He witnessed his EXs spoil the fourth quarter while coach Erik Spoelstra ignored his number. (Tyler Herro (foot) ...

Despite controlling the game early on the second night of a road back-to-back, the Heat’s offense fell apart in the third quarter and its embers were extinguished late by Shai Gilgeous Alexander. Early, Jimmy Butler attacked the basket, scoring the Heat’s first six points. But Bam Adebayo and Duncan Robinson were cold- the former missed ...

The Heat hung around with the Mavericks until it was floored by the knockout blows with two minutes left. Tyler Herro (foot) and Kevin Love (heel) were absent.  As was Josh Richardson (shoulder), who will miss the rest of the season. Early, the Heat stunned the Mavericks, converting 13 of its first 15 attempts and ...

The Miami Heat withstood the Detroit Pistons - arguably the most pitiful team in the NBA- after seven lead changes and one tie. Early, Jimmy Butler and Terry Rozier were passive, and Bam Adebayo chronically misfired for the Heat. But Duncan Robinson sprayed drop coverage, pierced the zone, burned Ausar Thompson on the baseline with ...

The Florida Panthers are rolling and the league is taking notice. Last season’s run to the Stanley Cup Final was an unlikely one for the Panthers. They got in as an eighth seed, by one point and had to upset the Presidents' Trophy winning Bruins in Game 7 of the first-round. Everyone knows that story, yet, ...

If you have been following the breadcrumbs or reading the tea leaves since the Miami Dolphins season ended in January, you may have gained a sense that the Fins and their star defensive tackle were about to part ways. And it’s no surprise that THAT is exactly what is about to happen come March 13th ...

Early, the Heat’s prosperous long-range marksmanship and Jimmy Butler’s shot creation – nine points and four dimes- carried the unit in the first quarter. The Jazz were slow to contest in transition and gave up threes because of overreacting to the ball handler. Defensively, the group neutralized Utah’s Lauri Markkanen in the paint, and he ...

The Denver Nuggets outlasted the Heat in the first Finals rendezvous of the season on the second night of a back-to-back. The hosts opened the game on a 9-0 run, and minutes later, they forced Heat coach Erik Spoelstra’s hand to call a timeout as the advantage reached double-digits. Denver sharpshooter Michael Porter Jr. buried ...

Top Sporting Events Between Now and September Confetti flies down on the field, and Patrick Mahomes is going to Disneyland! The most bittersweet event in sports signifies that the NFL season has come and gone. What now? There are only so many mock drafts that fans can sort through until they need to get the ...

It used to be a rose garden, but now it’s just a heap of dead flowers at the Moda Center- the remains of lost hope and dreams. One can only wonder what emotions stirred in Joe Cronin’s mind when Jaime Jaquez and Nikola Jovic- two NBA younglings- boosted the Heat during its second-half comeback. Tyler ...

Coming out of the All-Star break in New Orleans, the Miami Heat got away with a dub at Smoothie King Center after tensions flared in the fourth, and the refs threw two players from each side. (Nikola Jovic started for Terry Rozier (right knee sprain). Josh Richardson was also out (dislocated shoulder). As the Heat’s ...

Did you see that? The one possession that mattered in the All-Star Game for Heat supporters: Bam Adebayo dribbled upcourt, pulled up and swished a trifecta over Nikola Jokić. Instantly, the masses wondered how much his game could leap forward. If only TNT’s broadcast crew had the chops to quote Heat play-by-play caller Eric Reid ...

The All-Star Game was once an anticipated, star-studded spectacle that attracted casual observers, hard-core fans, and those who covered the game because of its dazzling plays, fierce competition and passionate participants. Now, it’s a sham. - an unserious, nearly three-hour lollygag fest that sedates viewers at home and players can’t wait for it to end ...

The Celtics rolled into Kaseya Center and pulled away from the Heat after tensions flared on Super Bowl Sunday. And of course, the setting was filled with a Playoff atmosphere on prime time TV between two rivals who have faced off in three of the last four Eastern Conference Finals. (Jimmy Butler didn’t play because ...

Coban Porter, brother of Nuggets forward Michael Porter Jr., has changed his not guilty plea to guilty to vehicular homicide and vehicular assault for the drunken accident that killed Katharina Rothman, a mother to a then four-year-old while working for Uber on Jan. 22, 2023. He also pleaded guilty to unlawfully operating a vehicle, injuring ...

The young and rebuilding Spurs hung around with the Heatles for three quarters but were overmatched in the last. Early, Tyler Herro and Bam Adebayo were the only positives of the offense. The former burned drop coverage and splashed two catch-and-shoot trays. The latter obliterated paint protections, shooting over the 7-foot-4 Victor Wembanyama twice, rim ...