The season opener for the Miami Heat is finally upon us. They will be kicking things off in Orlando against the Magic just right up the road, and it's finally t

Q: Ira, I’ve seen everything from the basketball experts from contending for a fourth seed to not even making the play-in. I know you’re not in the prediction game, but what does this say about where things stand? – Roy.

Making Smith’s recovery even more impressive is the fact that he has spent much of the last two years rehabbing from significant setbacks, as he also sustained a knee injury in November 2023 that cut his 2023-24 season short before returning and then suffering a season-ending Achilles injury last December.

The Miami Heat have a shortage of frontcourt players to pair with, or rest, Bam Adebayo, and one has an unexpected ailment.

The Miami Heat have been a model of stability since their inception in 1988. In those 38 seasons, only six people have manned the sidelines for the Heat.

One of basketball’s best centers is finally the face of his franchise. Bam Adebayo is a three-time All-Star with five All-Defense nods, and he’s the longest-tenured member of this season’s Miami Heat — aside from the decorated executive duo of Erik Spoelstra and Pat Riley.

Alonzo Mourning is one of the players whose character was built into the Heat culture. He was happy to witness LeBron James do the same when he took his talents to South Beach. With that in mind, Mourning couldn't help but wonder why James opted to leave.

Ahead of the 2022-23 NBA season, Miami native Andrew Barnett made a few shirts for his friends: yellow tees with then-Heat star Jimmy Butler's name in red letters, in the style of popular merch for famed singer Jimmy Buffett.