Miami Heat legend Udonis Haslem has made it clear in the past he has former teammate Bam Adebayo’s back. Now, Haslem is trying to motivate Adebayo, even if it takes some tough love. Haslem ranked his top five big men on a recent episode of NBA Today.

Jokić is putting up MVP-caliber numbers yet again this season, averaging 30.6 points, 13.2 rebounds, and a career-high 9.9 assists, playing in 34 of the Nuggets' 40 games so far this season. He has his team squarely in the middle of the playoff picture in the West, sitting in the 4th seed with a 24-16 record.

Amid an up-and-down season for the Miami Heat, Bam Adebayo has remained a steady, influential force for the franchise that drafted him 14th in 2017.

On Friday, the Miami Heat (20-19) host the Denver Nuggets (24-16) at the Kaseya Center, and if you’re wondering how to catch the action live, you’ve come to the right place. The Heat return home from a six-game road trip after finishing with a 3-3 record.

The Nuggets vanquished the Heat in Jimmy Butler’s return from a seven-game suspension. Jamal Murray lit up everything in front of him. And Nikola Jokić had his 17th triple-double of the season. “I thought our guards did a hell of a job on [Tyler] Herro and [Duncan] Robinson,

Jimmy Butler’s impending divorce from the Miami Heat is the talk of the league ... but it wasn’t enough to close out against Jokić’s 46 points, 10 assists and nine rebounds.

What should we expect from Jimmy Butler rejoining the Heat this week? And why Oklahoma City should be feeling thankful.

Fadeaway World proposes a trade that sends Kelly Olynyk of the Toronto Raptors to Dallas in exchange for Maxi Kleber and the Mavs' 2025 first-round pick. However, Olynyk's averages are down considerably this season, so the organization may not even need to send a first-rounder Toronto's way to get this deal done.

Grizz take first leg of back-to-back vs Spurs: This matchup stood out as one of the most fun watches entering Wednesday and it did not disappoint. Victor Wembanyama had eight blocks in the first half. Ja Morant had 22 points and 12 assists, but it could have been 24 if this absurd dunk had counted

The Denver Nuggets continue to stand as an insurmountable challenge for the Miami Heat, exposing glaring weaknesses that cannot be ignored (The Nuggets have won 10 regular season matchups in a row vs Miami and also beat Miami 4-1 in the 2023 NBA Finals).

After an alarming last-minute injury scratch from the lineup on Wednesday, Nikola Jokic was able to play with a sprained right elbow in Miami. It did not seem to bother him. He completed his 16th triple-double of the season late in the third quarter with one of his most delicious highlights of the year.