Miami Heat Rumors & News

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

Miami Herald "Former Heat broadcaster Jack Ramsay, a Hall of Fame coach and one of the most popular announcers in South Florida history, said he needs to begin immediate medical treatment and his broadcasting career is likely over. Ramsay, 88, declined to discuss the nature of his medical condition. He was..." May 10

ESPN.com "LeBron James expects referees to establish even more control of the Miami Heat's physical playoff series with the Chicago Bulls in the aftermath of their blowout victory in Game 2, which included two ejections. Chicago center Joakim Noah and forward Taj Gibson were tossed with 10 minutes left..." May 10

Chicago Tribune "Twelve seconds into the Heat’s 115-78 victory over the Bulls, Udonis Haslem delivered a foul that sent Nate Robinson back to his college football days and down hard to the American Airlines Arena court. The Bulls knew right after their stunning Game 1 victory that the Heat would produce a more..." May 09

Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel "There is no absolutely no chance of LeBron James second-guessing himself the next time he is on the basketball court. If there is an open teammate, he will make the pass. Simple as that. Some skeptics would say James was perhaps too unselfish in the Miami Heat's loss to the Chicago Bulls..." May 08

Chicago Tribune "As a mob of reporters swarmed his locker, a shirtless Jimmy Butler grabbed his cowboy boots and sweater and dashed to another side of the room. "Man, it's too hot in here,'' Butler muttered. Now Butler knows how he made LeBron James feel for a good portion of Monday night. Miami heat,..." May 07

CSN Chicago "From Jimmy Butler taking on LeBron James in a head-to-head matchup to Nate Robinson responding to a bloody lip with a second-half scoring outburst, in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference semifinals, the Bulls played their trademark blue-collar brand of basketball to perfection Monday night at..." May 07

CSN Chicago "By now, we should be over it. Throughout the course of this season, the Bulls have overachieved so many times that discussing them overcoming the odds has become overblown. But Monday night’s 93-86 Game 1 road win over the Heat in the Eastern Conference semifinals was one of those things you..." May 07

Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel "The Miami Heat will be whole, even if guard Dwyane Wade or coach Erik Spoelstra wouldn't come out and directly say it Sunday. The Chicago Bulls? That's another story. With his most-recent game action on April 25, in Game 3 of the best-of-seven Eastern Conference playoff opening-round series..." May 06

CSN Chicago "After Saturday night’s first-round triumph over the Nets in Brooklyn, the first Game 7 road win in franchise history, the Bulls have a monumentally harder task in the second round of the playoffs. Their opponents, the Heat, are a familiar foe and while the Bulls certainly don’t fear the..." May 06

CSN Chicago "Whether it's simply one team giving public respect to another or simply coach- and player-speak, the Miami Heat won't be taking the Chicago Bulls likely when the two begin their best-of-seven series tomorrow evening. The Heat had shootaround this afternoon in South Beach and expressed..." May 06

Chicago Tribune "You can place Derrick Rose and Kirk Hinrich in sharp-looking suits on the bench. You can keep Luol Deng in Chicago as he recovers from a spinal tap. Carlos Boozer can be largely ineffective, Nate Robinson can leave briefly with a bloody lip that needed stitches to close and Marco Belinelli’s..." May 06

Boston Globe "When I placed my NBA MVP vote a few weeks ago, I knew I would be in the minority. I knew LeBron James was the prohibitive favorite to win his fourth award because he unquestionably is the best player in the game. I voted for Carmelo Anthony based on his importance to the New York Knicks, who,..." May 06

Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel "Chris Bosh tried to stay out of it after Joakim Noah proclaimed of Miami Heat-Chicago Bulls, "It's going to be a war." "I don't want to elaborate on his words," Bosh said Sunday of Saturday's comment from the fiery Bulls' center. Bosh, however, couldn't help himself, with the best-of-seven..." May 06

Chicago Tribune "It's happening two years later, one round earlier and without Derrick Rose. But the Bulls earned their rematch with the Heat. They did so by defeating the Nets 99-93 Saturday night at Barclays Center to win Game 7 of their first-round NBA playoff series, following a familiar script to do..." May 05

USA Today "In what was a foregone conclusion all season, leaked Friday and made official on Sunday, Miami Heat forward LeBron James was named the 2012-13 NBA MVP. It was the fourth time in his 10-year career that James has won the award, joining Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (six MVPs), Michael Jordan (five), Bill..." May 05

CBSSports.com "Miami Heat practice had ended, and LeBron James lingered under a basket, fetching free throws for two teammates as he awaited his turn to shoot. At the other end of the gym, Dwyane Wade shook his head as he watched the NBA's most valuable of players engage in the most mundane of drills. "He..." May 05