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MIAMI, United States (AFP) — Slovenian guard Goran Dragic underwent successful right knee surgery Wednesday but is expected to be sidelined for the Miami Heat until mid-February, the NBA club announced. Dragic, who has missed 12 of Miami’s past 14 games with the injury, will see the European standout absent until approximately the NBA All-Star Game break from February 15-21. In 14 games this season, Dragic has averaged 15.3 points, 4.9 assists and 3.1 rebounds. […]
by Rob Woollard Agence France-Presse LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — LeBron James won the final installment of his long rivalry with Dwyane Wade on Monday, scoring 28 points as the Los Angeles Lakers held on for a 108-105 victory over the Miami Heat at the Staples Center. James and Wade, who arrived in the NBA together as part of a star-studded draft in 2003, have formed one of basketball’s most famous rivalries and closest […]
MIAMI, United States (AFP) — Three-time NBA champion Dwyane Wade will play a final season for the Miami Heat, announcing his decision in a YouTube video entitled “One Last Dance.” The 36-year-old star guard played his first 13 seasons with Miami, joining forces with Shaquille O’Neal to bring the Heat their first NBA crown in 2006 and with LeBron James for further titles in 2012 and 2013. Wade departed for a season with his hometown […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — The Philadelphia 76ers advanced to the second round of the NBA Eastern Conference playoffs on Tuesday, defeating the Miami Heat 104-91 to seal a 4-1 series victory. J.J. Redick scored 27 points and Joel Embiid weighed in with 19 as the Sixers set up a second round meeting against either Boston or Milwaukee. A fiercely contested duel at Philadelphia’s Wells Fargo Center was effectively settled in the third quarter, […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — The Miami Heat continued their NBA playoff push on Tuesday with a 98-79 victory over LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers. Kelly Olynyk scored 19 points and Josh Richardson and James Johnson added 15 apiece for the Heat, who need two more wins in their last seven regular-season games to clinch a playoff berth. Dwyane Wade blocked a pair of shots by an old friend and former teammate James […]
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — Miami Heat guard Goran Dragic will replace injured Cleveland Cavaliers big man Kevin Love in the NBA All-Star Game. NBA Commissioner Adam Silver named Dragic to replace love on Team LeBron — the team captained by Cavs superstar LeBron James in the new-format exhibition. They’ll be taking on a team captained by Golden State Warriors star Stephen Curry in the All-Star Game in Los Angeles on February 18. The […]
MIAMI, United States (AFP) — Goran Dragic’s 25 points propelled Miami to a 97-79 victory over the Milwaukee Bucks on Sunday that pushed the Heat within one game of the Cleveland Cavaliers for third place in the NBA Eastern Conference. The Heat, a tad sluggish to start, used a 14-0 second-half scoring run to notch their seventh straight victory, tying the Eastern Conference-leading Boston Celtics for the longest active winning streak in the league. “I […]
MIAMI, United States (AFP) — Miami forward Josh Richardson drove for a layup with 5.1 seconds left to lift the Heat to a much-needed 103-102 NBA victory over the Utah Jazz on Sunday. Richardson’s basket capped the Heat’s rally from an eight-point fourth-quarter deficit, giving Miami a fourth straight victory as they head into a tough stretch of 11 road games in their next 14. “Utah played a very good basketball game. In many ways […]
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — Enes Kanter had 22 points and 14 rebounds to help the New York Knicks down the Miami Heat 115-86 on Wednesday despite losing Kristaps Porzingis early to an ankle injury. Courtney Lee added 17 points for the Knicks, who snapped a three-game losing streak. Kanter and Lee stepped up after star forward Porzingis, the fourth-best scorer in the NBA going into the contest, hurt his right ankle less than […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — LeBron James was ejected for the first time in his NBA career on Tuesday, but it didn’t stop his Cleveland Cavaliers from marching to a 108-97 home win against the Miami Heat. James was angered at the lack of a foul call on a drive to the basket on which he came up empty. Shouting, he made a beeline for referee Kane Fitzgerald, who quickly whistled the superstar for […]
By Josh Tolentino EBC Sports CHICAGO, United States — Dwayne Wade knows every game against the Miami Heat will always have a different feel. It showed as Saturday evening was just the second game this season against his former team, but Wade made sure he was the best player on the court, scoring 28 points as the Chicago Bulls defeated the Heat 105-100 at the United Center. “There was no surprise there,” Heat Filipino-American coach Erik Spoelstra […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Miami Heat star Chris Bosh has declared himself ready to return for the new season as he battles back from an extended layoff following treatment for blood clots. The 11-time All-Star hasn’t played since February 9 after the emergence of blood clots in his calf. He also missed the second half of the 2014-15 season due to blood clots, with one moving to his lung and forcing him into […]
