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    April 27, 2012

    Miami Heat Fan Punches Phoenix Suns Gorilla Mascot

    A gorilla walks into a bar... Actually, it was a Dave & Buster's in Arizona. And technically, it wasn't a real gorilla. But the Phoenix Suns' back-up mascot did leave the arcade with a bloody nose after Miami Heat fan Timothy Austin decked him the face. According to the Arizona Republic, Robe ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 21, 2012

    Heat Beats the Suns With a Furious Fourth-Quarter Comeback

    ​For pretty much the entirety of last night's game against the Phoenix Suns, the Miami Heat played basketball like old people fuck. Winners of their last four games, the Suns came in shooting lights-out and playing suffocating defense. Dwyane Wade was shut down by Grant Hill, while LeBron James wa ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 5, 2012

    Heat Fall to the Lakers as Masked Kobe Drops 33

    ​Kobe Bryant and his broken face scored 33 points, as he and the Lakers took down the Miami Heat 93-83 yesterday, handing Miami their second consecutive loss.It was the first meeting between L.A. and Miami since Dwyane Wade inadvertently broke Kobe's nose during a hard foul in the All Star game la ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 22, 2012

    Heat Avoid Trap-Game by Beating the Kings, LeBron Does A Silly Dance

    The Miami Heat just won their seventh-straight game. Dwyane Wade has been a one-man wrecking ball during that time.And last night, in the Heat's 120-108 victory over the visiting Sacramento Kings, D-Wade brought his game to new ball-mashing mayhem heights, scoring 30 points on 11-of-16 shooting, get ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 20, 2012

    LeBron James Ain't Care: Battling the Flu, LBJ Dominates Lakers

    ​LeBron James told the flu to go fuck itself, and then promptly became a righteous wrecker of ass, as he led the Miami Heat to their 98-87 beatdown of the L.A. Lakers last night. James, who dropped 31 points, 8 rebounds and 8 assists, killed a baseball team owner, and made Kobe Bryant his own ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 19, 2012

    Tonight: Lakers-Heat Pre-Game Prix Fixe Dinner at Area 31

    ​The Miami Heat take on the Los Angeles Lakers at home tonight, and Area 31 is set with a three-course pre-game meal for $34 per person (available from 6 pm to 7:30 pm before every home game). The acclaimed seafood restaurant, located just blocks from the Arena high up on the 16th floor of the Epi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 12, 2012

    Heat Miss Roughly A Billion Free Throws, Lose Battle of Lob Cities

    ​In a game that was billed as Lob City East vs. Lob City West, the Heat lost mostly thanks to their inability to hit free throws, as well as some pretty shitty officiating, giving them their second overtime loss in two nights as they fell to the LA Clippers 95-89. It was also the second straight n ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 11, 2012

    Heat Blow 17-Point Lead, Lose to Warriors, Let's Everybody Overreact!

    ​While you were sleeping last night, the Miami Heat offense also fell asleep in the fourth quarter of their 111-106 overtime loss to the Golden State Warriors.It was a game of turnovers, sloppy play, Mario Chalmers dribbling basketballs off his foot, Udonis Haslem missing dunks, LeBron James ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 29, 2011

    Miami Heat are Vegas's 2-to-1 Favorite to Win NBA Title

    With the exact makeup of NBA's post-lock out rosters unknown, making any super informed predictions about the upcoming abbreviated season is sort of a shot in the dark. Though, with Dwyane Wade, LeBron James and Chris Bosh on the Heat, picking them to win the NBA championship is likely your best bet ... More >>

  • News

    September 22, 2011

    Shaquille O'Neal wages war against a Miami computer geek

    With the exact makeup of NBA's post-lock out rosters unknown, making any super informed predictions about the upcoming abbreviated season is sort of a shot in the dark. Though, with Dwyane Wade, LeBron James and Chris Bosh on the Heat, picking them to win the NBA championship is likely your best bet ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 3, 2011

    Kobe Bryant Sticks Up for LeBron: "Back off Him and Let Him Play"

    ​Last week, the Minnesota Timberwolves' Kevin Love, perhaps eager to have anyone paying attention to him, said that pretty much every player in the NBA was celebrating the Miami Heat's NBA Finals loss and LeBron's collapse. Well, turns out that LeBron still has some defenders in the league outside ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 13, 2011

    Las Vegas Odds Makers: Heat Favored to Win 2012 Finals

    ​Let's hope you didn't burn any of your Miami Heat championship party decorations last night, because according to Las Vegas odds makers, Dwyane Wade and company are already the frontrunners for the 2012 finals. Apparently winning last night hasn't made Dirk Nowitzki and his Dallas Mavericks favor ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 10, 2011

    Miami Heat vs. Dallas Mavericks NBA Finals Game 5: On The Brink

    ​After the giant mound of ostrich shit that was LeBron James' 8-point performance from Game 4, he called Game 5 the biggest of his career. The world then waited for LeBron to come out in Game 5 and serve the Mavericks a can filled with ass whoopin'. Instead, Heat fans got served a can filled with ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 1, 2011

    The Philippines' Vice President is Praying the Heat Win

    ​The NBA Finals feels like Miami versus the World, but there's at least an entire other nation rooting wildly for the Heat: The Philippines. Yes, Coach Erik Spoelstra's mother is a native of the Pacific nation, and Spoelstra is the first Filipino-American head coach of any major North American pro ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 13, 2011

    LeBron James' Jersey Is the Best Selling of the Season

    ​For all of that talk about how LeBron James was forever ruining his public image and marketability by spurning Cleveland to take his talents to South Beach, the man sure seems to have his business side on lock. In fact, he has the best-selling jersey of the season. James's new Heat number 6 jerse ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 30, 2011

    It's The End of the World As We Know It!: Cavs Stun Heat

    ​It's Christmas morning for the Heat Haters Dick Biters Brigade! Because the lowly 15-58 Cleveland Cavaliers took down and exacted revenge on LeBron James and the Miami Heat last night in a 102-90 win.The Heat were outplayed and out hustled on both ends of the floor. And even though they eventuall ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 18, 2011

    Supermoon Rising: This Week's Five Signs of the Apocalypse

    ​In ancient Greek, apocalypse translates as "a revelation." So what could possibly be more apocalyptic than the giant freaking orange moon due to pop up tomorrow night? After all, it's the biggest and closest it's been in nearly two decades. FYI: the "extreme supermoon" is also predicted to (1) ma ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 11, 2011

    Heat Beat L.A., Snap Five-Game Losing Streak

    ​The Miami Heat beat the Los Angles Lakers Thursday night 94-88, snapping a season-high five-game losing streak.Everybody can unclench their assholes now.After what has been a nightmare week for Heat fans, and an absolute delight for Heat Haters everywhere, Miami not only beat the defending champs ... More >>

  • Calendar

    February 10, 2011

    Kings Versus Kings

    ​The Miami Heat beat the Los Angles Lakers Thursday night 94-88, snapping a season-high five-game losing streak.Everybody can unclench their assholes now.After what has been a nightmare week for Heat fans, and an absolute delight for Heat Haters everywhere, Miami not only beat the defending champs ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 27, 2011

    LeBron Increased Value of Heat by 17%, Dropped Cavs' by 26%

    ​The Miami Heat may be the most talked about NBA team this season, but they aren't the most valuable. However, the signing of LeBron James and Chris Bosh saw the team's value increase by 17 percent since last year, according to Forbes.com. That's the biggest increase in value over one year in the ... More >>

  • Calendar

    January 20, 2011

    Don't Be So Cavalier

    ​The Miami Heat may be the most talked about NBA team this season, but they aren't the most valuable. However, the signing of LeBron James and Chris Bosh saw the team's value increase by 17 percent since last year, according to Forbes.com. That's the biggest increase in value over one year in the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 13, 2011

    Clippers Snap Miami Heat's Winning Streak

    ​In 1989, the Miami Heat snapped it's 17-game losing streak by defeating the L.A. Clippers, and earning the franchise its first ever win. Last night, the Clippers snapped the Heat's 13-consecutive road wins streak, beating the Heat 111 - 105 at the Staples Center. Synergy? Coincidence? Or..... KAR ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 10, 2011

    Awkward: Cavaliers Change Hotel Plans to Avoid Bumping into Heat

    ​How awkward and tense have things gotten between the Miami Heat and Cleveland Cavaliers? Apparently it's so bad that the Cavaliers have changed their hotel plans in order to avoid bumping into the Heat. Both teams are on extended road trips on the West Coast. Both teams will be playing mid-week g ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 3, 2011

    Miami Corrupts Virginia Tech: 8 Players Punished For Missing New Year's Eve Curfew

    ​What do you expect when you take kids who normally spend most of their time in the sleepy little mountain town of Blacksburg, Virginia, and put them in Miami for New Year's Eve? Probably not good things. In the lead up to tonight's Orange Bowl, eight players on the Virginia Tech football team hav ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 25, 2010

    Heat Dominate Lakers in Christmas Day Showdown

    ​It was hailed as the most highly anticipated NBA game in the history of everything ever! The NBA game of NBA games! The game that was going to blow your ass off with its sheer apocalyptic awesome! And, in the end, the Miami Heat took down the defending NBA champion Los Angeles Lakers 96-80 in the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 22, 2010

    LeBron and Kobe to Debut Kind of Festive, Kind of Ugly New Shoes on Christmas Day

    ​There's some hubbub over whether the NBA should schedule so many games on Christmas day. The Miami Heat's match-up versus the Los Angeles Lakers will undoubtedly be the most talked about sporting even of the holiday, but LeBron James himself says he'd rather be spending Christmas at home (in his ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 18, 2010

    Chris Bosh Reminds the Haters He Can, In Fact, Play Basketball

    ​Sorry haters, the Miami Heat very much is the three-headed monster you all feared. Following a viral video poking fun at his lake of success so far in Miami and some commentators wondering how long it will be until he's traded, Chris Bosh had an absolute monster of a game last night against the P ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 16, 2010

    A Short Heat History Lesson: The 2006 Championship Team Started at 6-4 Too

    Do people not understand how the NBA works? What is with all these supposed fans throwing up their hands in disgust and haters flying onto proverbial supercarriers and hoisting a "Mission Accomplished" banner? Yeah, the Heat are sitting at 6-4. It's not a great record by any means, but it's not exac ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 2, 2010

    Everyone "Hates" LeBron, But His Sneakers Are Selling Like Hot Cakes

    ​LeBron James' decision to "take his talents to South Beach" seemed to be a marketing disaster, in the short run at least. For a while it seemed to be impossible to find a LeBron fan outside of South Florida. Surprisingly, though, his latest namesake sneaker, Nike's LeBron 8, is selling just fine ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 22, 2010

    Justin Timberlake and Chris Bosh Bet on Lakers-Heat Christmas Game

    ​Justin Timberlake made an appearance on the Tonight Show with Jay Leno earlier this week to promote his new film Social Network. The conversation eventually turned to the NBA, where Timberlake proclaimed his beloved L.A. Lakers would pull off the Three-Peat this year. Leno then asked about how th ... More >>

  • Dining

    September 9, 2010

    Fin and Q American Barbeque shine

    ​Justin Timberlake made an appearance on the Tonight Show with Jay Leno earlier this week to promote his new film Social Network. The conversation eventually turned to the NBA, where Timberlake proclaimed his beloved L.A. Lakers would pull off the Three-Peat this year. Leno then asked about how th ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 17, 2010

    Star Gazing at Peoples Bar-B-Que in Overtown

    Miami doesn't have nearly the number of soul food restaurants as let's say the A-T-L or N'awlins. But what the 3-0-5 lack in quantity, the Peoples Bar-B-Que in Overtown makes up for with celebrity clout. The roster of repeat celebrity diners who gorge on fried chicken, candied yams, collard gree ... More >>

  • Calendar

    February 18, 2010

    Sometimes No Move Is the Best Move of All

    Miami doesn't have nearly the number of soul food restaurants as let's say the A-T-L or N'awlins. But what the 3-0-5 lack in quantity, the Peoples Bar-B-Que in Overtown makes up for with celebrity clout. The roster of repeat celebrity diners who gorge on fried chicken, candied yams, collard gree ... More >>

  • Calendar

    January 7, 2010

    We’ll Call It Playground Redemption

    Miami doesn't have nearly the number of soul food restaurants as let's say the A-T-L or N'awlins. But what the 3-0-5 lack in quantity, the Peoples Bar-B-Que in Overtown makes up for with celebrity clout. The roster of repeat celebrity diners who gorge on fried chicken, candied yams, collard gree ... More >>

  • Calendar

    December 31, 2009

    Clip Those Wings

    Miami doesn't have nearly the number of soul food restaurants as let's say the A-T-L or N'awlins. But what the 3-0-5 lack in quantity, the Peoples Bar-B-Que in Overtown makes up for with celebrity clout. The roster of repeat celebrity diners who gorge on fried chicken, candied yams, collard gree ... More >>

  • Calendar

    October 29, 2009

    Three-Feat

    Miami doesn't have nearly the number of soul food restaurants as let's say the A-T-L or N'awlins. But what the 3-0-5 lack in quantity, the Peoples Bar-B-Que in Overtown makes up for with celebrity clout. The roster of repeat celebrity diners who gorge on fried chicken, candied yams, collard gree ... More >>

  • Calendar

    March 5, 2009

    Forward Thinking

    Wade, O’Neal, and Beasley take on the Bulls.

  • Calendar

    January 29, 2009

    Blown Call

    The Heat hosts the bottom-dwelling Clippers.

  • Calendar

    October 30, 2008

    Trick or Heat

    A new-look Miami Heat kicks off its season on All Hallows Eve.

  • Calendar

    April 10, 2008

    The Final Insult

    A new-look Miami Heat kicks off its season on All Hallows Eve.

  • Calendar

    March 13, 2008

    Raiders of the Lost Season

    The Heat keeps finding ways to lose.

  • Calendar

    March 6, 2008

    Thrill of the Loss

    The new-look Heat has been entertaining. But it still sucks.

  • Calendar

    February 21, 2008

    Re-Heat

    The Miami Heat looks to rebuild by moving its biggest piece.

  • Calendar

    December 27, 2007

    Buck in Time

    The Miami Heat looks to rebuild by moving its biggest piece.

  • Calendar

    October 4, 2007

    Penny for Your Backcourt?

    The Miami Heat looks to rebuild by moving its biggest piece.

  • Calendar

    December 28, 2006

    The Heat Is On

    The Miami Heat looks to rebuild by moving its biggest piece.

  • Calendar

    December 7, 2006

    Prey on This

    The Miami Heat looks to rebuild by moving its biggest piece.

  • Calendar

    March 9, 2006

    Wiping Out the Warriors

    Basketball is the reason for the season

  • Calendar

    January 20, 2006

    Still Blazin’

    The Heat try to outshine the Suns

  • Calendar

    January 19, 2006

    The Heat Times Three

    The Heat try to outshine the Suns

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