Miami Heat News

The NBA playoffs must shatter conspiracy theorists' core beliefs. Sort of like the first time someone tried to break the news about Santa Claus.

The Miami Heat are back in the Eastern Conference Finals for the third straight year in hopes of returning to their third straight NBA Championship.

Monta Ellis was part of an eighth-seeded team that stunned a heavily favored top seed during the 2007 NBA playoffs.

The Indiana Pacers return to practice on Monday, getting ready for game one of the Eastern Conference Finals and the Miami Heat.

Sam Hinkie's tenure in Houston was never about Sam Hinkie, he'll tell you. It was really about the system.

In the recent playoff series against the New York Knicks, the Indiana Pacers' defense snuffed out drives and smothered the 3-point line.

The gleeful squeals that brighten the redhead's freckled face. The vibrant eyes that shine out from behind his glasses.

You'll never believe this, but in Sam Presti's final season media availability the biggest topic of conversation centered around Kendrick Perkins.

Bill Reiter reported on LeBron James' first season with the Miami Heat and has covered the NBA Finals, Super Bowl, Olympics and NCAA Tournament for FoxSports.com. He also co-hosts Hawkins and Reiter on FOX Sports Radio, Sundays 12pm-3pm ET, in addition to being the network's NBA Insider.

"The Decision" was such a monumental nightmare that it obscured the real problem with LeBron James ' actual decision to take his talents to the Miami Heat .

Jun 21, 2012; Miami, FL, USA; Miami Heat small forward LeBron James celebrates with the Bill Russell mvp trophy after winning the NBA championship in game five of the 2012 NBA Finals at the American Airlines Arena.

As Derrick Rose continually dominated the Miami Heat's ball boys during pregame warmups at AmericanAirlines Arena, it became increasingly clear that the Chicago Bulls were largely playing for the future these past two weeks.

Fort Myers Police needs the public's help identifying two suspects of a bank robbery at Iberia Bank that happened Friday afternoon.

A year ago, while the Heat was battling the Indiana Pacers, Chris Bosh was instead battling pain and frustration, pushing through an abdominal injury that sidelined him for nine playoff games before a Game 5 return in the Eastern Conference finals.

Dwyane Wade watched Kevin Durant against Memphis, and it was like watching a flailing man drown, wave after wave crashing upon him until he had no breath to give.

The Houston Rockets have the payroll flexibility to make big moves this offseason, but there are certain moves that should be made and others that should most definitely be avoided.

Miami Heat star Dwyane Wade made one high school senior's night when he showed up unexpectedly at her prom.

Players who aren't household names and spent the entire regular season shaded behind their teams' superstar are able to make a big enough impact on a big enough stage to really get noticed.

In a bit of cultural analysis that rivals that time they tried to explain beer bongs , our staid daily newspaper has run three -- count 'em -- three separate stories and videos wondering why those gosh darn crazy kids on the Miami Heat keep wearing all those "wacky" outfits.

Illinois head coach John Groce is already looking to the future when it comes to recruiting and he is going to his old "home" state of Ohio for talent.