Hoops Rumors

Heat forward Jimmy Butler has been ruled out of Sunday’s game at Minnesota after leaving Friday’s contest in the first quarter with a sprained right ankle, relays Anthony Chiang of The Miami Herald. It will be the first missed game of the season for Butler, who has accepted the challenge of trying to be available more often during the regular season. It’s also another obstacle … [Read more...] about Jimmy Butler To Miss First Game With Sprained Ankle

Heat No. 15 overall pick Kel’el Ware got his first meaningful action on Wednesday against Phoenix. He was the second-string center for the first time in his rookie campaign, impressing his teammates in 13 minutes of play, Anthony Chiang of the Miami Herald writes. “I think he did great,” Heat star Jimmy Butler said. “Jumping up there, contesting shots, rebounding, he made a … [Read more...] about Heat Notes: Ware, Butler, Larsson, Rotation, Herro

The Heat‘s starting lineup of Terry Rozier, Tyler Herro, Jimmy Butler, Nikola Jovic and Bam Adebayo is being outscored by 16.6 points per 100 possessions through seven games this season. With the team struggling in third quarters, coach Erik Spoelstra made the decision to sub in Haywood Highsmith for Jovic to open the second half against Phoenix on Wednesday, as noted by … [Read more...] about Southeast Notes: Highsmith, Ware, Risacher, Skyhawks, Sarr

Ahead of the NBA’s 2025 trade deadline, it’s worth keeping in mind which teams hold traded player exceptions that could come in handy to grease the wheels on an in-season deal. As we explain in our glossary, a traded player exception allows a team to take on salary in a trade without sending out any salary in return. The amount of the exception (plus $250K for non-apron teams) … [Read more...] about Largest Trade Exceptions Available This Season

Kevin Love won’t make his season debut on Wednesday. The veteran power forward has already been ruled out by the Heat for their road game in Phoenix due to “return to competition reconditioning,” the Miami Herald’s Anthony Chiang tweets. Love recently returned to the team after missing the first few weeks due to personal reasons. Jaime Jaquez Jr. will also miss Wednesday’s … [Read more...] about Heat Notes: Love, Jaquez, Third Quarters, Rotation, Larsson, Ware