Miami Heat

Knueppel is getting some rare heat after a poor game against Miami.

The NBA has fined LaMelo Ball $35,000 "for making unnecessary and reckless contact" with Bam Adebayo during Tuesday's play-in game. The Hornets star also was fined $25,000 for using profane language during a TV interview after that game.

The NBA has initiated an investigation into LaMelo Ball after he grabbed Bam Adebayo's ankle that resulted in his injury in a crucial elimination game of the NBA play-in tournament.

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Here are five potential trade offers the Heat could make to finally land another superstar to the roster before 2026-27 comes around.

What happened in two snapshots in the NBA Play-In on Tuesday, April 14, 2026.

The Miami coach strongly criticized the play that forced Bam Adebayo out of the play-in loss to Charlotte L'articolo Spoelstra says LaMelo Ball should have been ejected after Adebayo incident proviene da Sportando.

LeBron James and NBA fans react to Amazon Prime's streaming error in a crucial play-in tournament game between the Hornets and the Heat.

The recent NBA play-in game between the Miami Heat and Charlotte Hornets was wild, ending in overtime, and New York Knicks guard Josh Hart was locked in. He took to X, formerly Twitter, after the game to share his thoughts. Hart conceded that the “Hornets and Heat game was crazy” to his fans. Of course, […] The post Knicks’ Josh Hart’s ‘crazy’ reaction to Heat-Hornets play-in thriller goes viral appeared first on ClutchPoints.

For several seconds, nothing appeared before the truck was able to slate a “TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES” banner on the screen.

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Heat center Bam Adebayo suffered a lower back injury after a fall in the second quarter and was ruled out in the second half.

LaMelo Ball went from scapegoat to hero in a span of 12 seconds to eliminate the Heat on Tuesday

The Charlotte Hornets competed in their most important game in over a decade on Tuesday night, and despite a couple of lapses, they rewarded fans for their long wait and put on a captivating performance in a do-or-die NBA Play-in Tournament showdown with the Miami Heat. LaMelo Ball, who is drawing serious criticism for ostensibly […] The post Blake Griffin had perfect reaction to Coby White game-tying 3 in Hornets-Heat clash appeared first on ClutchPoints.

The very first game of the 2026 NBA postseason delivered. The Charlotte Hornets and Miami Heat delivered quite the show in a game where both teams were fighting for their playoff life, and it took until the very last possession to decide the game — which the Hornets won, 127-126, thanks to an epic LaMelo […] The post Fans react to wild ending to Heat-Hornets play-in game appeared first on ClutchPoints.

UCLA women’s basketball star Gabriela Jaquez is still riding the high of winning the national championship and earning a spot on the Final Four all-tournament team. On Monday night, she got something else to celebrate. Jaquez was selected by the…

Heat guard Kasparas Jakucionis wound up playing in 53 games, including 12 starts, during the regular season. The Miami brass was pleased with his progress, Anthony Chiang of the Miami Herald writes. “I’m very encouraged by the progress that he’s made,” Heat coach Erik Spoelstra said. “He’s willed himself through his work and consistent actions […]

The Charlotte Hornets host the Miami Heat in the Eastern Conference's 9-10 Play-In Tournament Game on Tuesday.

Charlotte Hornets assistant coach Kemba Walker pointed to LaMelo Ball’s commitment to discipline and leadership as the driving force behind his turnaround, as Charlotte prepares to open its Play-In run Tuesday night against the Miami Heat at 7:30 p.m. ET on Prime Video. Ball’s development has become a central storyline in the Hornets’ push toward […] The post Kemba Walker reveals secret to Hornets star LaMelo Ball destroying toxic narratives appeared first on ClutchPoints.

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