As the Miami Heat face the Brooklyn Nets on Saturday evening, it could be another opportunity for rookie Pelle Larsson to be in the starting lineup as he was there last Thursday amidst another suspension for Jimmy Butler.

His window to start for the Nets — one that opened the last two games — could last only for as long as Cam Johnson remains out with a right ankle sprain and an already shorthanded Brooklyn lineup

Kendrick Perkins called out Bam Adebayo for his troublingly mediocre play for the Heat, most recently in their huge loss against the Bucks.

Miami Heat center Kel'el Ware has emerged as the new favorite to win the NBA Rookie of the Year award, according to sportsbook platform Bovada.

Heat rookie Kel’el Ware has played more than 30 minutes in three of Miami’s past four games, providing a spark and opening up opportunities for Bam Adebayo.

Tyler Herro scored 25 points as the Miami Heat pulled away in the third quarter and withstood the Brooklyn Nets' late comeback to win 106-97 on Saturday night in New York.

Miami is looking to stop its three-game road skid with a win against Brooklyn. Saturday's matchup is the first this season between the squads.

The Heat, missing Jimmy Butler for the second game of his two-game suspension, committed 22 turnovers (leading to 29 Nets points) but mustered enough offense and defensive stops to dispatch a faceless Nets team that played without injured leading scorer Cam Johnson.

Despite estranged star Jimmy Butler serving the second half of his two-game suspension back in Miami, the Heat snapped their recent skid with a 106-97 win over the scuffling Brooklyn Nets at the Barclays Center on Saturday.

Adebayo amassed 17 points (6-13 FG, 1-1 3Pt, 4-4 FT), 16 rebounds, four assists and one block over 37 minutes during Saturday's 106-97 victory over the Nets. Adebayo logged his fourth double-double in five games Saturday,

The Jimmy Butler trade drama continues to envelope (and perhaps even consume) the Miami Heat, and it’s starting to affect their play on the court in a big way. On Thursday night, the Heat suffered an embarrassing 125-96 defeat to the Milwaukee Bucks,