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The Hornets are two wins away from snapping the NBA's longest current playoff drought. Can Charlotte end the futility by advancing out of the play-in against the Heat?
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Ball was also fined $25,000 for swearing during his walkoff interview
Hornets guard LaMelo Ball was fined by the NBA but not suspended for tripping Miami Heat star Bam Adebayo during Charlotte's play-in victory on Tuesda
The NBA announced (via Twitter) that Hornets guard LaMelo Ball has been assessed a flagrant foul 2 and fined $35K for “making unnecessary and reckless contact” with Heat center Bam Adebayo during...
Charlotte’s LaMelo Ball should have been ejected for an uncalled flagrant foul when he reached out and tugged on the ankle of Miami’s Bam Adebayo, causing a back injury that forced Adebayo out of...
The NBA is reviewing LaMelo Ball‘s trip of Bam Adebayo, which resulted in the Heat big man suffering a lower back injury and exiting Tuesday’s play-in game early, reports Chris Haynes of NBA on...
Plus, our NBA postseason player rankings and way-too-early 2027 WNBA mock draft
Hornets guard LaMelo Ball could face a league punishment for tripping Miami Heat star Bam Adebayo during Charlotte's play-in victory on Tuesday night.
Spoelstra called out the 'stupid play' that caused Adebayo to miss almost three quarters of the game
Miami coach Erik Spoelstra said LaMelo Ball should have been ejected for tripping Bam Adebayo, leading to a lower back injury that knocked the Heat’s star center out of Tuesday night’s 127-126...
LaMelo Ball wound up as the hero for the Charlotte Hornets in their play-in victory over the Heat on Tuesday, but Miami coach Erik Spoelstra believes
LaMelo Ball went from scapegoat to hero in a span of 12 seconds to eliminate the Heat on Tuesday
The Heat–Hornets overtime thriller on Tuesday was marred by what Miami coach Erik Spoelstra called a “stupid play.” Charlotte pulled out a 127-126 play-in tournament victory, with LaMelo Ball...
LaMelo Ball hit a go-ahead layup with 4.7 seconds left and Miles Bridges blocked Davion Mitchell's shot at the buzzer as the Charlotte Hornets beat th
Miami Heat star Bam Adebayo exited Tuesday's play-in game against the host Charlotte Hornets early in the second quarter after taking a hard fall on h
LaMelo Ball made a layup with 4.7 seconds left in overtime, Miles Bridges blocked Davion Mitchell’s attempt at a winning layup at the buzzer, and the Charlotte Hornets beat Miami 127-126 in a wild...
Heat guard Kasparas Jakucionis wound up playing in 53 games, including 12 starts, during his rookie season. The Miami brass was pleased with his development, Anthony Chiang of the Miami Herald...
Before Doc Rivers and the Bucks officially announced on Monday that he won’t be returning as the team’s head coach for 2026/27, Rivers claimed during an appearance on the Run it Back show on...
The 2026 NBA postseason gets started on Tuesday night with the Play-In Tournament
The Hornets got off to an 11-23 start in 2025/26, looking awfully similar to the team that lost 55, 61, and 63 games in the three seasons prior to this one. But losing their 23rd game on January...
Lakers star Luka Doncic is scheduled to return to the United States and rejoin his team on Friday, reports Melissa Rohlin of the California Post. Doncic, who suffered a Grade 2 left hamstring...
Norman Powell was on the road to success. Part of his basketball education was learned, not on the court, but in the car. It was during road trips to games that he and his coach Stacy Dooley would...
The Heat entered the season hoping for a bounce-back performance following last season’s 10th-place finish in the East, but it has been a disappointing year in Miami, where the Heat once again...
The Raptors have clinched a playoff spot in the East after beating the Nets 136-101. This will be Toronto’s first playoff appearance in four years. Scottie Barnes closed out his season with an...
While we’ve known which 20 NBA teams will be competing in the 2025/26 postseason for some time, 10 seeds are still in flux entering April 12, the final day of the 2025/26 regular season. Most...
The Heat‘s frustrating season, which will end with a fourth straight trip to the play-in tournament, is a result of being too patient with the current roster, Barry Jackson of The Miami Herald...
April 11: Young’s promotion is official, per Anthony Chiang of The Miami Herald (Twitter link). April 10: The Heat are converting Jahmir Young‘s two-way contract to a standard deal, tweets Tim...
The Hawks have become the fifth Eastern Conference team to clinch a playoff spot after defeating Cleveland on Friday, the NBA announced (via Twitter). Dyson Daniels recorded his second career...
12:32 pm: The Heat have officially waived Rozier, tweets Ira Winderman of The South Florida Sun Sentinel. 9:01 am: As expected, the Heat will waive guard Terry Rozier on Friday, before the end of...
Terry Rozier, who is facing federal charges related to a gambling operation, was waived by the Miami Heat on Friday in an expected and procedural move to open up another roster spot before the...
The Warriors have ruled out star guard Stephen Curry for Thursday’s game against the Lakers, according to ESPN’s Anthony Slater. Curry returned earlier this week from a knee injury after sitting...
The Miami Heat sailed past the Memphis Grizzlies on Friday night, scoring a huge 146-114 win during their second game of the season. Following their massive victory, Bam Adebayo talked about his...
Bam Adebayo has only played for the Miami Heat during his eight years in the NBA, but nothing lasts forever. There is a chance that if things don’t go well for Miami in 2025-26, Adebayo could be...
The Miami Heat are usually hesitant to make giant moves, even for big-time players. Fans have tried to be patient as they’ve watched Pat Riley and his staff remain mostly still during numerous...
The Miami Heat may not be considered championship contenders by many, but they believe they can go all the way. That’s their goal, according to Davion Mitchell, who recently spoke about the...
Some people may not believe in the Miami Heat, but Norman Powell isn’t one of them. He is expecting great things for the team during his first season playing for them. He recently summed up why...
Tyler Herro wants to remain with the Miami Heat, but he isn’t going to let contract negotiations consume his thoughts. Speaking to the Miami Herald, Herro talked about receiving an extension...
Rudy Gay recently said that the Memphis Grizzlies would have won a championship in 2013 had he remained on the team. He knows that the Miami Heat were an unstoppable freight train, but he thinks...
There have been rumors about the Los Angeles Lakers and Miami Heat making a deal recently, but some people think it’ll never happen. The reason behind that is Pat Riley, who apparently still...
The Miami Heat is going to be without Tyler Herro for a while, but he’s promising to be back and on a mission. Herro had to have surgery on his left foot on Friday to treat an ankle injury...
The Miami Heat don’t have much time before training camp begins, and they apparently have a huge decision to make. New reporting claims that the Heat are thinking about cutting ties with a...