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SAN FRANCISCO — Golden State may have stopped the early-season swelling, but consecutive victories cannot mask all the flaws glaring through Steve Kerr’s rotation. After stumbling out of the gates with a brutal three-game losing streak, the Warriors have gotten…
ATLANTA — Nobody in Miami is ready to hand out championship rings just yet, but a sigh of collective relief echoed across the organization after Wednesday night’s breakthrough. Achieving the long-awaited Giannis Antetokounmpo first win with Heat, the squad finally…
MIAMI — Nobody in Miami expected a disaster of this magnitude when the schedule dropped, yet a winless 0 and 4 start has turned championship aspirations into an early-season dumpster fire. While a slow October in an 82-game marathon can…
MIAMI — Alarm bells are officially ringing across South Beach after a third consecutive loss dropped the team to a winless 0-3 record to open the regular season. While panic after three games in an 82-game marathon often sounds like…
MIAMI — If you tuned in for opening night and felt like pulling your hair out watching the defense scramble, you are definitely not alone. Getting blasted 131 to 106 by the Minnesota Timberwolves was a rude awakening after all…
MIAMI — Preseason polling and media consensus have a funny way of making front office bosses look foolish the exact moment real basketball starts. As everyone gears up for Miami Heat opening night, national analysts have spent weeks talking themselves…
MIAMI — Top voices around the league couldn’t help but be hypocritical when assessing Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Heat offseason. Preseason predictions always bring out a hilarious level of groupthink among front office bosses across the association. When the annual…
MIAMI — Heat chaos under control is the only phrase that captures what happens when Erik Spoelstra turns his roster loose to run every single time they touch the basketball in preseason. Pushing the tempo into overdrive usually invites a…
MIAMI — Preseason basketball rarely provides clean answers regarding how rotation minutes will shake out once the games actually matter. Yet the recent matchup against Minnesota offered a fascinating look at how Pelle Larsson forcing tough choices behind closed doors…
MIAMI — It only took a few preseason quarters for opposing head coaches to start filing grievances regarding the suffocating nature of Miami Heat defense. Following a high scoring contest where Erik Spoelstra watched his squad dictate tempo on both…
MIAMI —If you ask Keshad Johnson, the groundwork for a blockbuster South Beach arrival started long before trade machine scenarios took over the summer. Appearing on The Dan Le Batard Show, the energetic Miami Heat forward jokingly claimed he foreshadowed…
QUÉBEC CITY — Hearing Giannis Antetokounmpo’s Navy SEAL story for the first time made it clear that any remaining skepticism surrounding his long term stay in South Beach has evaporated. Speaking candidly to Eric Nehm of The Athletic, the superstar…
QUÉBEC CITY — It took just 1 game for Miami Heat to figure out Andrew Wiggins key role that could completely reshape the Eastern Conference hierarchy. Head coach Erik Spoelstra wasted no time putting the former champion in positions to…
QUÉBEC CITY — Watching the Giannis Antetokounmpo Heat debut in Québec City made it immediately obvious that Erik Spoelstra has reshaped his team’s identity overnight. Playing in front of a sold out crowd at Videotron Centre, South Beach unveiled its…
MIAMI — Training camp storylines often feature standard promises about improved jump shots and better team chemistry. However, when Davion Mitchell took the microphone recently, he skipped the usual clichés. The physical guard openly stated his desire to become the…