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Tuesday, April 14, 2026
LaMelo Ball’s layup, Miles Bridges’ block at buzzer give Hornets 127-126 win over Heat in play-in

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — LaMelo Ball made a layup with 4.7 seconds left in overtime, Miles Bridges blocked Davion Mitchell’s attempt at a winning layup...

Heat lose overtime thriller to Hornets in play-in, 127-126

The Miami Heat were good, just not good enough to keep their season alive. In what was a sloppy, chaotic start that turned into perhaps one of the best play-in games we’ll ever see, the Heat came...

Late OT heroics lift Hornets over Heat in play-in game

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

Everyone said the same thing during Hornets-Heat play-in game

Several fans felt like a key ingredient was missing from Tuesday’s Charlotte Hornets-Miami Heat postseason clash. The Hornets hosted the Heat to kick off this year’s NBA play-in tournament at...

Heat’s Bam Adebayo out for the game after Hornets’ LaMelo Ball trips him, leading to hard fall

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Miami Heat center Bam Adebayo left Tuesday night’s play-in game against Charlotte after he got tripped by Hornets point guard LaMelo...

Miami's Bam Adebayo exits play-in game with injury

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 pulls a dirty move on Bam Adebayo during play-in game

LaMelo Ball sparked backlash during Tuesday’s play-in tournament game with a dirty move that he pulled. Ball and the Charlotte Hornets hosted the Bam Adebayo and the Miami Heat for the Eastern...

NBA PLAY-IN GAMETHREAD: Miami HEAT @ Charlotte Hornets

Injury Report: Miami Heat: Charlotte Hornets:  Starting 5: Miami Heat: Charlotte Hornets:  Broadcast Info: *** To check out our other content, click here. Follow Hot Hot Hoops on Twitter/X here!...

Ball's layup, Bridges' block at buzzer give Hornets 127-126 win over Heat in play-in

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...

Southeast Notes: Jakucionis, Fontecchio, Young, Davis, Magic

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...

Bucks Notes: Rivers, Shams, Giannis, Green, More

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...

Eastern Conference team likely to aggressively pursue Giannis Antetokounmpo

If Giannis Antetokounmpo gets traded this offseason, one team appears likely to be extremely aggressive in trying to land him. ESPN’s Shams Charania reported on “NBA Today” Tuesday that Pat Riley...

Bill Simmons had the best suggestion for the Hornets-Heat play-in game

The Miami Heat and Charlotte Hornets will face off in the NBA’s Play-In Tournament on Tuesday, but Bill Simmons thinks there should be some added incentive to win the game. Simmons suggested on...

NBA Play-In Tournament predictions: Expert picks, odds for Hornets vs. Heat, Suns vs. Blazers and more

The 2026 NBA postseason gets started on Tuesday night with the Play-In Tournament

Poll: Who Will Win Tuesday’s Play-In Games?

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...

Injury Notes: Doncic, Heat, Allen, Hunter, Butler

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...

GAME PREVIEW: Heat to battle Hornets in 9-10 play-in game, win or go home

It will be a clean slate for the Miami Heat ahead of a win or go home play-in duel on the road versus the Charlotte Hornets. Despite another inconsistent campaign for this Heat team, all of that...

NBA All-Star Norman Powell has surprise reunion with first basketball coach

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...

3 keys for a Miami Heat play-in victory over the Charlotte Hornets

It’s win-or-go-home time in the East! For the Miami Heat to have a chance of keeping their season alive, they will need to win Tuesday in the 9-10 play-in game against the Charlotte Hornets, which...

Heat vs. Hornets, Magic vs. 76ers: Florida teams begin playoff push on Amazon Prime Video

The NBA play-in tournament starts with two Florida teams in the spotlight, and both face pressure right away. Miami meets Charlotte on Tuesday night, while Orlando takes on Philadelphia on...

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Sunday, April 12, 2026
Southeast Notes: Jaquez, Herro, Carrington, Cain

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...

Date, time revealed for Heat-Hornets play-in game

The Miami Heat’s play-in destiny has been signed, sealed and delivered for nearly one week. Though despite knowing who their opponent would be — the Charlotte Hornets — they did know where it...

Raptors Clinch Final Guaranteed Playoff Spot In East

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...

Ten Postseason Seeds Up For Grabs On Final Day Of Regular Season

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...

Saturday, April 11, 2026
Heat Notes: Play-In Tournament, Ware, Larsson, Herro, Powell

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...

Heat Promote Jahmir Young To Standard Contract

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...

Friday, April 10, 2026
Hawks Clinch Playoff Spot; Top Four East Seeds Now Locked In

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...

Heat Place Terry Rozier On Waivers

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...

Heat waive Terry Rozier, the last official act of a season derailed by federal gambling charges

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...

Thursday, April 9, 2026
Injury Notes: Curry, Brown, J. Green, Goodwin, Powell, Hall

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...

Wednesday, April 8, 2026
Heat headed back to the play-in tournament for a 4th consecutive season

If the Miami Heat are going to find their way back to the NBA playoffs, they’ll have to survive the play-in tournament. Again. They didn’t want to go back there, and weren’t afraid to say so —...

Thursday, March 12, 2026
‘I apologize to absolutely no one': Spoelstra on Bam Adebayo's 83-point game

Erik Spoelstra had a very clear message to those who didn’t like how the final minutes of Bam Adebayo’s 83-point game played out. Put simply, the Miami Heat coach doesn’t care. “I apologize to...

Wednesday, March 11, 2026
Bam Adebayo's 83-point night was one to remember. But not everyone was pleased

The Miami Heat led the Washington Wizards by 25 points with 2:56 left. The game was essentially over, the outcome decided. And Bam Adebayo got called for an offensive foul that, under normal...

Tuesday, March 10, 2026
LeBron James, social media react to Bam Adebayo's historic 83-point game

Bam Adebayo is stamped forever. The Miami Heat center scorched the Washington Wizards Tuesday night with 83 points in a 150-129 win at home. He passed Kobe Bryant’s memorable 81-point game in 2006...

Bam! Heat's Adebayo scores 83 points, second most ever in NBA game

Bam! Miami Heat’s star center made history with his performance vs. the Washington Wizards on Tuesday night, scoring 83 points. It’s the second most in a single NBA game, surpassing Kobe Bryant’s...

Monday, March 9, 2026
Bam Adebayo joins Dwyane Wade as the Miami Heat's only 10,000-point scorers

Bam Adebayo remembers what people thought of him nine years ago, when the Miami Heat drafted a then-teenager out of Kentucky after his lone college season. “I’m someone who got drafted to play...

Thursday, February 26, 2026
Former Miami Heat star Chris Bosh ‘lucky to be alive' following health episode

Basketball Hall of Famer Chris Bosh is “lucky to be alive” after waking up “covered in my own blood” during a recent health scare that’s given him a new appreciation on life, he told fans on...

Tuesday, February 3, 2026
Dwyane Wade and Shaquille O'Neal return to Kaseya Center for championship night

Twenty years ago, the Miami Heat won their first championship, setting the culture that we have seen grow throughout the years, including two more championships. Dwyane Wade and Shaquille O’Neal...

Monday, February 2, 2026
NBPA says arbitrator rules Terry Rozier should receive $26.6M salary despite gambling charges

An arbitrator has decided Miami Heat guard Terry Rozier should be receiving his $26.6 million salary for this season despite being on administrative leave while facing federal gambling-related...

Wednesday, January 7, 2026
Ex-Miami Heat security worker sentenced to 3 years in massive memorabilia theft

A former Miami Heat security worker and retired Miami police officer charged in a massive memorabilia theft that involved millions of dollars’ worth of game-used jerseys and other items was...

Heat guarantee final $1.7M of Terry Rozier's contract, may seek to trade him

The Miami Heat did not waive Terry Rozier before a Wednesday afternoon deadline, keeping the embattled point guard who faces federal gambling-related charges on their roster in an indication that...

Tuesday, January 6, 2026
Timberwolves take on the Heat in non-conference play

The Miami Heat are set to take on the Minnesota Timberwolves in non-conference play, and the game will air on NBC6. Tuesday’s game is the second meeting of the season between the two teams. The...

Tuesday, December 30, 2025
Jokic gets hurt late in 1st half, Heat pull away from there to top Nuggets 147-123

Norman Powell scored 25 points and the Miami Heat pulled away in the second half to beat Denver 147-123 in a game where the Nuggets saw superstar Nikola Jokic limp off the court with a knee...

Sunday, December 28, 2025
Heat run away in 4th quarter and beat Pacers 142-116

Andrew Wiggins and Jaime Jaquez Jr. each scored 28 points, and the Miami Heat ran away in the fourth quarter to beat the Indiana Pacers 142-116 on Saturday night. Norman Powell scored 23 for the...

Tuesday, December 23, 2025
Miami Heat's Terry Rozier asks judge to throw out betting charges

Miami Heat guard Terry Rozier ’s lawyers are asking a judge to throw out sports gambling charges that have kept him off the court this season, arguing that the government overreached by turning a...

Wednesday, December 17, 2025
Silver says NBA taking gambling scandal seriously, may look into Heat relief over Rozier

It is critical for the NBA to be perceived as having integrity, Commissioner Adam Silver said Tuesday, adding that the gambling scandals that led to the arrests of Miami guard Terry Rozier,...

Monday, December 8, 2025
Heat guard Terry Rozier pleads not guilty to sports betting charges

Miami Heat player Terry Rozier pleaded not guilty Monday to charges he helped gamblers placing bets on his performance in NBA games. The 31-year-old point guard formally entered the plea during...

Thursday, November 27, 2025
Erik Spoelstra gets 800th win, Tyler Herro scores 29 and Heat edge Bucks in NBA Cup matchup

Tyler Herro scored 29 points, Bam Adebayo finished with 17 points and 11 rebounds and the Miami Heat beat the Milwaukee Bucks 106-103 in an NBA Cup game on Wednesday night. The win was the 800th...

Tuesday, November 18, 2025
Heat survive frantic rally at the buzzer to edge the Knicks 115-113

Norman Powell scored 19 points, Kel’el Ware finished with 16 points and 14 rebounds and the Miami Heat held off a frantic rally in the final moments to beat the New York Knicks 115-113 on Monday...

Tuesday, November 11, 2025
Andrew Wiggins' alley-oop dunk at OT buzzer gives Heat 140-138 win over Cavaliers

Andrew Wiggins made an alley-oop dunk at the buzzer in overtime, and the Miami Heat beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 140-138 in a wild back-and-forth game Monday night. Norman Powell scored 33 points,...

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