Heat guard Victor Oladipo not close to returning from knee injury

Miami Heat guard Victor Oladipo only played a combined 12 games the last two regular seasons with the team. In May 2021, the guard had season-ending surgery to repair his re-injured right quadriceps tendon. While with the Indiana Pacers in the 2018-19 season, Oladipo suffered a ruptured quad tendon in his right knee, and this […]

James Foglio  •  13 Aug 2024
Warriors’ Stephen Curry criticizes officials after 116-109 loss to Heat

On Tuesday night, Stephen Curry was convinced the officials made a bad call late in the fourth quarter of the Golden State Warriors’ 116-109 loss to the Miami Heat. With 1:39 remaining in the fourth quarter and the Heat up by three, Jimmy Butler was called for a foul while trying to block Curry’s 3-point […]

James Foglio  •  13 Aug 2024
Kyle Lowry responds to Paul Pierce, Kevin Garnett for doubting Heat

Miami Heat guard Kyle Lowry has responded to Boston Celtics legends Paul Pierce and Kevin Garnett for the comments they made in the latest episode of Showtime’s “KG Certified: Ticket & Truth.” “I predicted Miami to be in my top four, but right now, they not looking like a team that went to the finals […]

James Foglio  •  13 Aug 2024
Miami Heat To Pay Chris Bosh His Final Payment of $434,939 After 120 Twice-Monthly Contract

Two-time NBA champion Chris Bosh was a key member of the Miami Heats’ back-to-back NBA titles in 2012 and 2013. He last played for the Heat in the 2015-16 season. Today, the team will pay him the last of the 120 installments he was owed in his contract.  The 11-time all-star has been paid $434.393 […]

Zach Wolpin  •  01 Nov 2022
Heat G Jimmy Butler: ‘We’re still going to win the championship.’

Miami Heat guard Jimmy Butler remains confident in his team’s ability to return to the NBA Finals this season and win the championship. However, seven games into the 2022-23 season, the Heat are 2-5. “We’re still going to win the championship, and I don’t care what nobody says,” Butler told Sam Amick of The Athletic […]

James Foglio  •  13 Aug 2024
Heat center Bam Adebayo says ‘there’s a little dogfight’ in history against Celtics

Miami Heat center Bam Adebayo was quick to downplay the significance of his team’s rivalry with the Boston Celtics on Friday night. After losing 111-104 against the Celtics, the Heat dropped to 0-2 for the first time since the 2007-08 season. Following the loss at FTX Arena, Adebayo gave his take on the Celtics-Heat matchups. […]

James Foglio  •  12 Aug 2024
Heat sign guard Dru Smith to two-way contract

The Miami Heat have signed guard Dru Smith to a two-way contract. He scored 15 points in Miami’s 118-110 preseason win over the Houston Rockets on Monday. On September 10, 2021, Smith signed an Exhibit 10 contract with the team. However, he was waived a month later. Last month, the 24-year-old inked an Exhibit 10 […]

James Foglio  •  13 Oct 2022
Lakers, Nets, Heat potential trade partners for Mo Bamba

The Los Angeles Lakers, Brooklyn Nets, and Miami Heat are potential trade partners for Orlando Magic center Mo Bamba. About to enter his fifth season, Bamba was selected sixth overall in the 2018 NBA Draft. One of our investigative reporters here at Basketball Insiders managed to interview an Eastern Conference executive, who chose to remain […]

James Foglio  •  07 Oct 2022
Tyler Herro’s $130 million contract bonuses with Heat revealed

On Monday, Miami Heat guard Tyler Herro signed a four-year contract extension with the team worth $130 million. According to sources, $120 million is fully guaranteed. But the deal also includes $10 million in incentives. Tyler Herro’s contract incentives include $1 million for winning MVP, $1 million for winning Defensive Player of the Year, $1 […]

James Foglio  •  08 Aug 2024