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Money is a huge motivator for the Heat and Magic as they prepare to square off Tuesday in the NBA Cup quarterfinals, per Anthony Chiang of The Miami Herald (subscription required). Players with standard contracts on the eight teams that have advanced to the knockout round have already earned an additional $53,093, and the rewards rise to $106,187 for reaching the semifinals, … [Read more...] about Money Helps Motivate Players For NBA Cup

The Heat have lost three straight games after dropping a 127-111 contest to the Kings on Saturday. Their short-handedness seemed to fully catch up to them against Sacramento, writes Anthony Chiang of the Miami Herald. Tyler Herro, Davion Mitchell, and Pelle Larsson all missed the game, a tough blow to overcome. “We didn’t have a lot of juice on either end of the floor,” said … [Read more...] about Southeast Notes: Heat, Herro, Whitmore, Diabate

While Giannis Antetokounmpo recently addressed his desire to make things work with the Bucks, the rest of the league is preparing for the moment when Milwaukee signals it’s ready to start hearing offers, Jake Fischer writes for The Stein Line (subscriber link). Fischer reports that due to the widespread belief that any team that acquires Antetokounmpo will need to enter next … [Read more...] about Fischer’s Latest: Antetokounmpo, Knicks, Heat, Morant

Banchero returns at a good time for the surging Magic, who have won seven of their last 10 games and moved into a tie for fourth place in the East. He’s looking forward to a higher-stakes rematch with the Heat when the teams meet in the quarterfinals of the NBA Cup tournament.An MRI conducted Saturday showed that the toe irritation that prevented Tyler Herro from playing on … [Read more...] about Tyler Herro Diagnosed With Toe Contusion

Bam Adebayo passed Glen Rice for third place on the Heat‘s all-time scoring list during his 24-point performance on Friday. He trails only Dwyane Wade and Alonzo Mourning and should catch Mourning sometime this season. “That’s really incredible. What an achievement,” coach Erik Spoelstra said after the game, per Anthony Chiang of the Miami Herald. “I had no idea. Wow, that’s … [Read more...] about Heat Notes: Adebayo, Ware, Herro, NBA Cup