Supporters of the Miami Heat made a bit of a fuss when their team entered the 2024 NBA playoffs as the eight-seed, slated to face the Boston Celtics in the process.
Erik Spoelstra isn't looking to make excuses. "We're not going to put this on the fact that we've had some injuries," the Miami Heat head coach told reporters…
One year removed from an NBA Finals run, Miami couldn't score enough to survive without Jimmy Butler
The injury bug continues to bite the Miami Heat, as it was announced on their X (formerly known as Twitter) that Jaime Jaquez Jr. is going to be out for Game 5 against the Boston Celtics on Wednesday due to a hip injury.
NBA Playoff series are always highly contentious. Players facing the same opponents in a best-of-seven series often get sick of their rivals. The last thing teams need is additional fuel, but sometimes the television broadcast hand delivers it to them.
Down 2-1 to the Boston Celtics in First Round of the 2024 NBA Playoffs, the Miami Heat face the unenviable task of defeating a team that went 64-18 in the regular season in three of the next four games.
The Heat star is facing a lot of criticism online for his brazen pregame prediction, especially since he's unable to influence the outcome on the floor due to an injury.
Jimmy Butler may not be playing in the Eastern Conference first-round series between the Boston Celtics and Miami Heat, but he is very much setting his team’s mentality from the sideline.
The Miami Heat aren’t just battling the Boston Celtics, as injuries have been a problem here in the postseason. They’ve been without Jimmy Butler and Terry Rozier and it sounds like they’ll be without another key player on the roster for Game 3.
One of the most intriguing rivalries that have developed in the NBA over recent years is between the Miami Heat and Boston Celtics. This year is the third consecutive year they are meeting in the postseason and the fourth time in the last five years.
Miami Heat star Jimmy Butler hasn't played in the team's Eastern Conference first-round series due to injury, however that hasn't prevented him from taking a shot at the top-seeded Boston Celtics.
Somehow, someway, the Boston Celtics managed to lose to the Miami Heat without injured NBA star Jimmy Butler. Yes, in Boston. The Heat had plenty to do with that.
No Jimmy Butler again? No problem as five Heat players scored in double digits and 2⁄3 of their field goals coming from behind the arc Sans their star Jimmy Butler, the Miami Heat, bolstered by a cascade of franchise-record-setting threes (23 for 43), in their 111-101 road victory.
Herro had the best game of his pro career on Wednesday.
Jimmy Butler is not physically present on the court due to an MCL injury, but his Heat teammates have embodied his spirit through the first two playoff games against the Celtics and Butler had something to say after they earned a victory in Game 2.
Miami Heat star Jimmy Butler was not in the lineup Wednesday in Game 2 of the East first-round series against the Boston Celtics. But his trash talk game was on point.
Jimmy Butler is dealing with an MCL sprain and it doesn't sound like he'll be returning to the lineup anytime soon.
The Miami Heat had to take the scenic route into the 2024 NBA Playoffs. They failed to lock down a top-six seed in the Eastern Conference, which meant playing through the NBA Play-In Tournament once again.
NBA legend Shaquille O’Neal never fails to make the fans laugh with his wholesome humor. As the Miami Heat have now advanced to the playoffs, the star made a hilarious prediction about the first-round matchup with the Boston Celtics.
Instead of counting on Jimmy Butler to lead the team into the postseason, the Miami Heat will be in full collective-effort mode when they host the Chicago Bulls on Friday night in the loser-goes-home play-in game.
The first game of the NBA Play-In Tournament could not have gone worse for the Miami Heat. Not only did they lose to the Philadelphia 76ers 105-104, but their star player, Jimmy Butler, appeared to get injured late in the game.
Jimmy Butler suffered a knee injury during the Miami Heat’s 105-104 loss to the Philadelphia 76ers on Wednesday night, and it does not sound like he is expected to be back on the floor anytime soon.
There are concerns that Heat forward Jimmy Butler may suffered an MCL injury in his right knee, sources tell Shams Charania of The Athletic.
The Miami Heat got a big scare during the opening quarter of their play-in game against the Philadelphia 76ers.
During the 2015-16 NBA season, Jimmy Butler didn’t dress with his Chicago Bulls teammates in the locker room and had tense arguments with Joakim Noah. Derrick Rose revealed these two tidbits in his autobiography called “I’ll Show You,” which was released in 2019.
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