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Heat say Jimmy Butler will miss 2 more games before rejoining team next week

Dec. 27, 2024 17:19 PM EST

MIAMI (AP) — Jimmy Butler will not play in the final two games of Miami's ongoing road trip while recovering from illness, the team said Friday. That means Butler will not play Saturday at Atlanta or Sunday at Houston. The earliest he could play again is Wednesday at home against...

Pat Riley says the Miami Heat will not trade Jimmy Butler

Dec. 27, 2024 00:07 AM EST

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — If Jimmy Butler wants a trade, the Miami Heat have no plans to make him happy. Heat President Pat Riley — in a rare move — spoke out to address rumors Thursday, saying the team has no plans to trade Butler. It's a clear sign that, if necessary, the team...

Another Magic-Heat game, another late comeback. This time, Miami wins

Dec. 26, 2024 22:27 PM EST

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Anothert Heat-Magic game, another late comeback. And this one went Miami's way. On Saturday, it was Orlando with the rally to beat Miami. On Thursday, on the same court, it was the Heat who found a way at the end to beat the Magic. ...

Herro makes go-ahead jumper with 0.5 seconds left as Heat beat Magic 89-88

Dec. 26, 2024 21:44 PM EST

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Tyler Herro hit a 19-foot jumper with 0.5 seconds left Thursday night to give the Miami Heat an 89-88 win over the Orlando Magic. Jalen Suggs, who scored 29 points for the Magic, missed a long jumper at the buzzer. Herro finished with 20 points...

Heat list Jimmy Butler as doubtful for Thursday as speculation about his future intensifies

Dec. 25, 2024 18:21 PM EST

MIAMI (AP) — The Miami Heat are listing Jimmy Butler as doubtful for their game Thursday at Orlando, saying he needs time to recondition before returning to the lineup. Butler did not fly with the team to Orlando on Wednesday night, and his intentions for future games seem a bit...

Heat lose guard Dru Smith for remainder of season with torn Achilles

Dec. 24, 2024 14:52 PM EST

Miami Heat guard Dru Smith has suffered another season-ending injury, this one a torn Achilles in his left leg. Smith got hurt Monday night in Miami's 110-95 win over Brooklyn. The Achilles tear was the preliminary diagnosis once he left the court for evaluation, and an MRI exam on...

Heat guard Dru Smith will get MRI after leaving game vs. Brooklyn with left leg injury

Dec. 23, 2024 22:45 PM EST

MIAMI (AP) — Miami Heat reserve guard Dru Smith left Monday night's game against the Brooklyn Nets because of a lower left leg injury and did not return. Smith will undergo an MRI on Tuesday, Heat coach Erik Spoelstra said after his team's 110-95 victory. “I don't...

Adebayo scores 23 points as Heat snap 3-game skid with 110-95 win over Nets

Dec. 23, 2024 22:20 PM EST

MIAMI (AP) — Bam Adebayo scored 17 of his 23 points in the second half and the Miami Heat snapped a three-game skid with a 110-95 win over the Brooklyn Nets on Monday night. Nikola Jovic scored 18 points and Tyler Herro added 17 points and 12 rebounds for the Heat, who are 7-0 when...

Magic center Moritz Wagner will miss remainder of season with torn ACL in left knee

Dec. 22, 2024 14:41 PM EST

Orlando center Moritz Wagner will miss the remainder of the season with a torn ACL in his left knee, that news coming to the injury-riddled Magic one day after they pulled off one of the more improbable wins in franchise history. Wagner underwent an MRI exam on Sunday to confirm the...

Magic fear Mo Wagner's knee injury might be serious

Dec. 21, 2024 23:36 PM EST

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Add Moritz Wagner to Orlando’s rapidly expanding injury list. The Magic’s backup center, and the older brother of injured forward Franz Wagner, went down with a potentially serious left knee injury with 2:33 left in the first quarter of Saturday night’s...