The Latest Breaking News from Miami Heat

Heat’s Jimmy Butler out for Game 5 that could clinch series against Hawks

MIAMI — Miami Heat forward Jimmy Butler, who started the day second in the NBA in playoff scoring to Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic, was ruled out of Tuesday night’s Game 5 against the Atlanta Hawks at FTX Arena due to right-knee inflammation.

Tribune News Service · Apr 26, 2022

Jimmy Butler Ruled Out for Heat–Hawks Game 5

Miami dropped the news hours ahead of a pivotal Game 5 against Atlanta.

Sports Illustrated · Apr 26, 2022

Jimmy Butler (knee) is out for Game 5 of Heat-Hawks and suddenly Atlanta has life

The spread has dropped from 7.5 to 3.5 points.

USA Today Sports Media Group · Apr 26, 2022

Lowry Leaves Game 3 Due to Hamstring, Vows Not to Miss Time

The Heat point guard left Friday night’s game in the third quarter and did not return.

Sports Illustrated · Apr 23, 2022

Heat come up short in 111-110 loss in Atlanta, series lead down to 2-1

ATLANTA — That a 21-0 third-quarter run wasn’t enough to decide it spoke to the Miami Heat’s uneven play Friday night against the Atlanta Hawks.

Tribune News Service · Apr 23, 2022

Heat-Hawks delayed by suspicious package outside arena

The NBA playoff game between the Miami Heat and Atlanta Hawks was delayed Friday night after a suspicious package was found outside State Farm Arena

The Independent UK · Apr 23, 2022

Hawks' playoff game vs. Heat delayed due to suspicious package found near arena

ATLANTA — The start of Game 3 of the Atlanta Hawks’ playoff series against the Miami Heat was delayed over 30 minutes after a suspicious package was found near State Farm Arena shortly before tipoff Friday.

Tribune News Service · Apr 22, 2022

Hawks’ Trae Young laments lack of foul calls, notes officials allowing Heat to be ‘as physical as they are’

MIAMI — It is either a loser’s lament or playing it forward, but, either, way, Trae Young very much went there with his Atlanta Hawks down 0-2 to the Miami Heat in this best-of-seven NBA opening-round series.

Tribune News Service · Apr 20, 2022

Dave Hyde: Jimmy Butler is Dwyane Wade as Heat take control of series

The last time the Miami Heat saw one player take over whole arenas, tilt entire playoff series and squeeze opponents mercilessly in defining moments, it was a name canonized with a jersey in the rafters.

Tribune News Service · Apr 20, 2022

Dave Hyde: Miami Heat (and fans) up their game in playoffs opener, frustrating Trae Young

It started as a small chant Sunday, somewhere in the the upper deck, causing fans in the lower bowl to turn to neighbors in the baffling sound mixer of a big arena to ask, “What’re they saying?”

Tribune News Service · Apr 18, 2022