Miami Heat Rumors & News

Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel "This time it was unanimous for LeBron James. Unlike the media vote for 2013 Most Valuable Player, which left him one first-place vote shy of becoming the NBA's first unanimous MVP, the Miami Heat forward was listed first-team on each of the 119 media ballots when the league released its All-NBA..." May 24

New York Daily News "So it's not just that the Heat is better than the Knicks. According to Pacers coach Frank Vogel, the squad from South Beach is also more intelligent. Following a game in which the Pacers surrendered 60 points in the paint against Miami — failing, in the process, to duplicate the rim-protecting..." May 24

ESPN.com "When the Miami Heat faced the Indiana Pacers in the playoffs last season, the series featured two suspensions, a host of flagrant fouls and plenty of blood. It appears the Eastern Conference finals between the teams already is heating up. Pacers center Roy Hibbert took to his Twitter account..." May 24

Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel "It unfolded exactly the way the Miami Heat expected. As the layups piled up, they realized the game plan was working to near perfection. If the Heat created enough spacing, it would lead to several easy baskets against the Indiana Pacers in Wednesday’s Game 1 of the Eastern Conference..." May 23

Miami Herald "Dwyane Wade’s right knee – battered, bruised and carefully bandaged – has been the most talked-about body part on local sports talk radio since Heat fan Filomena Tobias flipped her middle finger at Chicago Bulls center Joakim Noah a few weeks ago. Though Wade had a full week to rest his..." May 23

Miami Herald "Chris Bosh predicted his clashes with Indiana center Roy Hibbert, the prototypical 7-2 immovable object, would be pivotal to the fulfillment of the Miami Heat’s Eastern Conference championship aspirations. While the Pacers rely on their bigs, the Heat practices modern small ball, or as Coach..." May 23

Indianapolis Star "This was the game the Pacers had to have, nearly had, should have had. They controlled the tempo. They held the edge on the boards. They turned Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals against the Miami Heat into an MMA muscle-fest, replete with bloody noses, harsh words, knees to the nether..." May 23

Indianapolis Star "For a fleeting moment he was the hero. He was the calm, clutch 23-year-old All-Star who had not only drained a prayer of a 3-pointer to force overtime, but the one who stepped to the free throw line late in overtime and hit three straight to give the Indiana Pacers an improbable one-point..." May 23

Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel "Indiana Pacers coach Frank Vogel is not backing down. If anything, he feels even stronger about his team's chances after Wednesday night's 103-102 overtime loss to the Miami Heat in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals. "We're very encouraged," he said Thursday before his team practiced at..." May 23

Miami Herald "Dwyane Wade said before Wednesday’s game that his injured right knee is causing him more pain than the left knee injury that hindered him in last year’s postseason. This year’s injury is a bone bruise. Last year’s injury involved cartilage in the knee and required arthroscopic surgery in July,..." May 23

SI.com "Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski will be returning as the head coach of USA Basketball for the 2016 Olympics, according to a source with direct knowledge of the situation. A formal announcement is expected in the next 48 hours. Krzyzewski led Team USA to gold medals in both the 2008 Beijing Olympics..." May 23

Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel "The Indiana Pacers got the ugly game they were hoping for and needed. Whistles, turnovers, fouls, more fouls, and a pace that hardly played in the Miami Heat's favor. LeBron James got the moment the Heat needed most. With a driving layup at the overtime buzzer, James allowed the Heat to..." May 23

Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel "His first tattoo? Chris "Birdman" Andersen turns over his left forearm. He points to a Chinese symbol in black ink amid the body by Brito. "Good,'' he says, translating the symbol. He turns over his right forearm to show another Chinese symbol. "Evil,'' he says. What do you do when..." May 22

Miami Herald "If his side wasn’t hurting so badly, Chris Bosh would have destroyed the Heat’s locker room out of frustration the night his abdominal muscle decided to give out. Emotionally, Bosh said he “went into a rage” after being injured in Game 1 against the Indiana Pacers in the 2012 Eastern..." May 22

Miami Herald "Sports fans in Indiana’s capital city were relieved to see George Hill recovered from his concussion and back in the Pacers’ starting lineup — and that included Indy 500 driver Ed Carpenter, who qualified for the pole position at the Brickyard, then raced downtown to watch Hill chaperone his team..." May 22

Indianapolis Star "Despite the big block on Carmelo Anthony, LeBron James said he is not concerned about trying to drive or dunk on 7-2 Roy Hibbert. If fact, James acted a bit insulted he was even asked, according to a New York Daily News article. The Pacers center had 19 blocks in the six games with the Knicks...." May 22

ESPN.com "Making peace with the pain continues to be a precipitous work in progress for Dwyane Wade. But even as the Miami Heat star drags his troublesome right knee into Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals Wednesday against the Indiana Pacers, Wade no longer bothers with optimistic hopes and..." May 22

ESPN.com "Erik Spoelstra is already in adjustment mode. The Miami Heat and the Indiana Pacers don't play Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals until Wednesday, but the Heat's coach is tweaking at least the narrative entering the best-of-seven series to advance to the NBA Finals. At one point while..." May 21

Fox Sports Florida "Chris Bosh didn’t wait long to get pumped over facing the Indiana Pacers in a playoff rematch from last year. “As soon as Indiana won,” the Miami Heat big man said Monday. “Last time, it was more difficult because (our first) series got pushed out so long (to five games), we didn’t know who we..." May 20

Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel "Indiana Pacers coach Frank Vogel stressed Monday that he meant no disrespect to the Miami Heat in his postgame comments Saturday night and took to South Florida radio to clear the air. In the wake of the Pacers eliminating the New York Knicks in Saturday's Game 6 of that Eastern Conference..." May 20

ESPN.com "Frank Vogel said Monday that he has great respect for LeBron James and the Miami Heat, but as for James' perception that the Indiana Pacers coach considers Miami "just another team," he said the Heat superstar is mistaken. "Sorry, sports world, the words 'just another team' never came out of my..." May 20

Indianapolis Star "The Pacers-Heat starts in Miami on Wednesday and there already is plenty of chatter going on with LeBron James reacting to Pacers coach Frank Vogel saying the Heat are another team in our way. Vogel actually said “next team in our way.” LeBron James says he knows Pacers will try to put him on..." May 20

NBA.com "The Indiana Pacers had the No. 1 defense in the NBA this season and just shut down Carmelo Anthony and the New York Knicks over six games. The Miami Heat had the league's No. 1 offense and just dispatched Tom Thibodeau's D in five. The trump card in the Eastern Conference finals, tipping off..." May 20

Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel "It is a subject Erik Spoelstra would rather avoid. Ever since he was put in this situation, he's run from the topic of his abilities as a coach. The everlasting smile disappears the moment Spoelstra, now in his fifth season with the Miami Heat, is asked about it. He says what others think is..." May 19

Miami Herald "A year ago, while the Heat was battling the Indiana Pacers, Chris Bosh was instead battling pain and frustration, pushing through an abdominal injury that sidelined him for nine playoff games before a Game 5 return in the Eastern Conference finals. Not only was walking and simply getting up..." May 19

ESPN.com "The Miami Heat and Indiana Pacers don't start the Eastern Conference finals until Wednesday, but that hasn't stopped the teams from engaging one another early. Heat star LeBron James took exception Sunday to Pacers coach Frank Vogel referring to Miami as "just the next team" standing between..." May 19

Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel "The rivalry has simmered for a year. Now the stakes are even higher. After defeating the Indiana Pacers in a bitterly contested six-game series in last season's Eastern Conference semifinals, the Miami Heat now will face the Pacers in the Eastern Conference finals, a series that opens..." May 19

Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel "One might assume that Heat guard Dwyane Wade was happy to see the Knicks push the Pacers to a sixth game in their series, because it guaranteed an extra two days of rest for Wade before the start of the Eastern Conference finals, now set for Wednesday. But Wade said after Friday's practice at..." May 18

Miami Herald "Dwyane Wade would have been in Chicago for a Heat playoff game Friday night if he hadn’t helped eliminate the Bulls with a big fourth quarter two nights early. So how did Wade fill the opening on his schedule? By attending the senior prom of an Archbishop Coleman Carroll student who had..." May 18

Miami Herald "For a brief moment Wednesday night, the armor was lifted and, with the right eyes, you could see into Dwyane Wade’s soul — observe the working parts that motivate one of the toughest competitors in professional sports. “This is my life,” he said. “I am not supposed to be at this podium right..." May 17

USA Today "Something about playing the Miami Heat brings out the best in the Chicago Bulls. Since March 1, the Heat have lost three times, twice to the Bulls. The Bulls nearly made it three on Wednesday. The Heat avoided a disastrous loss, and eliminated Chicago with a 94-91 victory in Game 5. Miami..." May 16

ESPN.com "Miami Heat star Dwyane Wade will be a game-time decision for Game 5 against the Chicago Bulls after participating in Wednesday morning's shootaround. Heat coach Erik Spoelstra provided the update on Wade's status, saying that the All-Star guard's bruised right knee will be evaluated prior to..." May 15

Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel "Miami Heat coach Erik Spoelstra wanted to deliver one message regarding the status of guard Dwyane Wade. Wade is helping the team, not hurting it. If so, the Heat would be struggling instead of cruising through the postseason. A day after Wade aggravated his sore right knee in Game 4 against..." May 15

Chicago Sun-Times "Less than a week ago, Joakim Noah was referring to Bulls teammate Nate Robinson as the ‘‘little warrior.’’ That was after the Bulls’ upset of the Heat in Miami, when the 5-9 point guard scored 27 points to open the Eastern Conference semifinals. Since then, the defending NBA champion Heat..." May 15

Chicago Tribune "Back in mid-January, following yet another desultory home loss to the Suns, Tom Thibodeau crinkled up his face and offered a quote for the ages about readiness to play. "If they say we're playing at midnight on the roof, you should be saying let's get the ladders," he said. As the Bulls..." May 14

CSN Chicago "In several games during the postseason, Nate Robinson has been the Bulls’ savior. The diminutive instant-offense scorer has carried the short-handed team with his flurries of offensive firepower, lifting them to victory or at least staying in contention. But in Monday night’s Game 4 of the..." May 14

CSN Chicago "If the Miami Heat are to make their third straight NBA Finals appearance for a chance to compete for their second straight title, they will need a healthy Dwyane Wade. The veteran guard has been a shell of himself in these playoffs, only averaging 11.2 points per game this series against the..." May 14

CBSSports.com "It’s been a long time since the Heat needed Dwyane Wade to win a playoff game for them, and a longer time since he’s looked capable of it. Neither was the case on Monday night in Game 4 of the Eastern Conference semifinals -- not against a Bulls team that has run out of gas and hope, a team..." May 14

Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel "How do you sum up this Chicago Bulls-Miami Heat Eastern Conference semifinal series? The Bulls took a 2-0 lead Monday night . . . and then ran out of gas. Pushing back from their series-opening loss, the Heat moved to a 3-1 lead in the best-of-seven matchup with a stifling 88-65 rout at the..." May 13

NBA.com "Memphis Grizzlies guard Tony Allen and Miami Heat forward LeBron James, winner of the 2012-13 Kia NBA Most Valuable Player Award, headline the 2012-13 NBA All-Defensive First Team, the NBA announced today. Allen totaled 53 points overall and James tallied 52. Each player received 25 First Team..." May 13

Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel "The NBA cares plenty about what Chicago Bulls coach Tom Thibodeau thinks, fining him $35,000 Sunday for his Friday postgame comments about officiating. Erik Spoelstra? Well the Miami Heat coach offered his own powerful retort to Thibodeau's claims of whistles and double-standards. "I don't..." May 13

ESPN.com "There will never be a question about how much Dwyane Wade has given the Miami Heat in his career. He carried them to one title, bit his lip when several years of his prime were sacrificed on rebuilding, sold the team to LeBron James and Chris Bosh so they’d join him then relinquished his..." May 13

Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel "The NBA cares plenty about what Chicago Bulls coach Tom Thibodeau thinks, fining him $35,000 Sunday for his Friday postgame comments about officiating. Erik Spoelstra? Well the Miami Heat coach offered his own powerful retort to Thibodeau's claims of whistles and double-standards. "I don't..." May 12

Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel "The only thing he thought about was staying on the ground long enough to gather himself. It’s all that ran through LeBron James’ mind after being shoved to the floor by Chicago Bulls center Nazr Mohammed. Just stay down long enough to avoid retaliation, sort of his version of a standing..." May 11

Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel "— The referees had their say in Game 2. When given a chance to respond, the Miami Heat preferred to keep focus on what they control. They said they will not let the closely called game Wednesday in Miami dictate how they play the remainder of their series against the Chicago Bulls in the..." May 11

ESPN.com "It's a miracle he lasted this long. There have been so many different moments that have tested the extremes of his patience. But finally on Friday night, Chicago Bulls coach Tom Thibodeau reached his breaking point. In a no-luck season where the Bulls have manufactured a commendable run,..." May 11

Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel "The Miami Heat answered the type of question Friday night they rarely have to or want to answer: What happens deep in the playoffs when neither LeBron James nor Dwyane Wade are at the top of their games? Instead of bottoming out on a night when James was off most of the way and Wade largely..." May 11