MIAMI — Having previously lost to the second to the second-worst team in the Western Conference, the Miami Heat made sure there was no misstep Sunday night at Kaseya Center against the West’s worst.

MIAMI — By nature of the quality of play (or lack thereof), January tends to be the NBA dog days, between the hype of the NBA Cup/Christmas games and All-Star Weekend. But meaningful days are at hand ...

Observations and other notes of interest from Thursday night’s 118-112 victory over the Detroit Pistons: – Put aside the shooting for the moment. – Because this wasn’t going to be about the ...

MIAMI — Understand, this is not normal, or, more to the point, not Miami Heat normal. For the better part of the franchise’s 37 previous seasons, the touchstone was the defense, certainly during these ...

Q: This looks more like the team at the start of the year. A lot of good from a lot of players. The Detroit game should be a good one. – Douglas. A: Keep in mind that Jalen Duren was not available for ...

ATLANTA — It is not what the Miami Heat needed to hear amid their roughest stretch of the season, but it is what coach Erik Spoelstra said is prudent. So, for now, Spoelstra said getting center Bam ...

MIAMI — On the night before the night before Christmas, another lump of coal for the Miami Heat. So make it eight losses in the past nine games and a .500 record at the holiday break with Tuesday ...

Q: I thought they competed. The Josh Hart and Jalen Brunson late-shot-clock 3s hurt big time. I think when you lose you take your licks and move on, but Kel’el Ware’s 28-19 has to be and should be ...

Vanguard High School is giving you one more gift to end the 2025 athletic calendar. Starting Friday, December 26th, the Knights open the doors for the 53rd annual Kingdom of the Sun tournament. With a ...

NEW YORK — The on-again, off-again appears to have reached the point of no return based on the continued emergence of Kel’el Ware: The big lineup increasingly is the Miami Heat’s lineup. While the Bam ...

Yes the darkest day of the year is here, but that means brighter days are ahead. Sunday is the shortest day of the year north of the equator, where the solstice marks the start of astronomical winter.