Miami Heat guard Dwyane Wade will donate his $210,000 salary for Friday's Heat game against the New York Knicks to Hurricane Sandy relief, per USA Today: "It's my favorite place to play," Wade told USA TODAY Sports of the Garden. "But just knowing a lot of people here and knowing what ... Read More

    The Miami Heat's championship banner has been raised and LeBron James, Dwyane Wade, Chris Bosh, and company have their rings so the curtain has officially been raised on the 2012-2013 NBA season. If you didn't catch the Heat-Celtics game, or flipped away during a commercial break, you may have missed ... Read More

The King has a ring...     The Miami Heat defeated the Oklahoma City Thunder 121-106 in Game 5 of the 2012 NBA Finals to capture the franchise's second championship. It will be the second ring for Dwyane Wade and for fellow "Big 3" members LeBron James and Chris Bosh their first, ... Read More

Fans sitting courtside in NBA arenas are sometimes almost as big a part of the game as the players, as one fan in Boston displays during the Heat/Celtics game 6 of the eastern Conference Finals: http://youtu.be/jXbL_5NUG3s Remember kids, always keep your eye on the basketball. H/T to the Big Lead for the GIF ... Read More

Much was made of the flagrant fouls committed in game 5 of the Heat vs. Pacers series. Most people feel Tyler Hansboro's foul was correctly called as a Flagrant 1 because he clearly began the play by attempting to swat at the ball. Conversely, most people believe Udonis Haslem's ... Read More

I was just watching Friday's episode of ESPN's "Outside The Lines," and the show opened up covering Miami Heat's 94-75 loss to the Indiana Pacers in the Eastern Conference semi-finals Game 3. In this game which put the Pacers up 2-1, the Heat looked defeated and dejected. The lone spark ... Read More

While you routinely hear criticism of LeBron James, it's not every day that you hear criticism of Dwyane Wade. While this is absolutely ridiculous given the level of vast superiority James holds over Wade on the court, it's true. It's even more rare that you hear a Heat Beat Reporter be ... Read More

    The Indiana Pacers defeated the Miami Heat 94-75 tonight to take a 2-1 series lead in their Eastern Conference semifinals matchup. Indiana's defense held Miami to 37% shooting, with Dwyane Wade among those not able to find his shot. He finished with 5 points, making just 2 of 13 shots ... Read More