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Prosecutors say Houston Rockets guard Kevin Porter Jr.’s alleged attack on his girlfriend at a New York City hotel left the woman with a fractured neck vertebra and a cut above her right eye.

Houston Rockets guard Kevin Porter Jr. was arrested Monday and charged with assault and strangulation after allegedly attacking his girlfriend at a New York City hotel.

It turns out that two-time NBA MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo has a deft scoring touch on the court — and the pitch.

The Miami Heat announced the team’s schedule for the 2023-24 season on Thursday.

Miami Heat legend and 3-time NBA Champion Dwyane Wade was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame on Saturday in a star-studded class alongside Dirk Nowitzki, Tony Parker, Gregg Popovich, Pau Gasol and others.

Miami Heat legend Dwayne Wade is set to receive a legendary honor on Saturday after his 16-year career playing for the NBA.

They’re finishing each other’s sentences already.

Ricky Rubio of the Cleveland Cavaliers announced Saturday that he is taking a break from basketball to focus on his mental health, a move that comes as his Spanish national team prepares to defend its title at the FIBA World Cup that starts later this month.

Neither Bronny James’ family nor the university have offered updates on his condition.

Celtics star Jaylen Brown wants to win more than championships after inking the richest deal in NBA history.

LeBron James’ son Bronny James suffered cardiac arrest during a basketball workout at the University of Southern California Monday, ABC News confirmed Tuesday morning.

Authorities say an arrest warrant has been issued for a close friend of Memphis Grizzlies star Ja Morant stemming from a fight during a pickup basketball game at the player’s home last year.

More tickets go on sale Wednesday for four sports at the Paris Olympics that will be staged in cities far from the French capital, including soccer and basketball.

NBA superstar Damian Lillard may soon be on the move.

Jeff Van Gundy, Suzy Kolber, Jalen Rose and Steve Young are among roughly 20 ESPN commentators and reporters who were laid off on Friday as part of job cuts by the network.

Victor Oladipo exercised his $9.5 million option on Tuesday and is now under contract with the Miami Heat for this coming season.

The Miami Heat selected UCLA forward Jaime Jaquez in the first round of the 2023 NBA Draft on Thursday. On Friday, Local 10 News obtained video of Heat President Pat Riley calling Jaquez moments after the team selected him.

The Miami Heat ended up keeping their 2023 first-round pick amid speculation that they could use it as capital in a trade.

A University of Florida graduate is blowing up on TikTok after getting his name entered in the NBA Draft.

The Miami Heat has responded to allegations against Conor McGregor of a serious alleged crime that occurred during an NBA Finals game.

Police say nine people were injured in a shooting in Denver in an area where basketball fans had been celebrating the Nuggets first NBA title win.

Miami Heat fans packed the Kaseya Center and were met with disappointment Monday night as the team dropped Game 5, and the NBA Finals, to the Denver Nuggets.

Miami Heat fans are hoping the team can rebound from a tough Game 4 loss and keep their season alive on Monday night in Denver.

The Miami Heat will be looking to tie up the NBA Finals Friday on a very special day.

Wednesday night marked the first time the Heat’s house has hosted the NBA Finals since 2014, and there’s nothing like a game at home.

It’s time for the Denver Nuggets to feel the real heat of South Florida, and Miami Heat fans ready to bring the energy.

Rollerbladers were among those riding high outside Kaseya Center on Sunday, hoping that the Miami Heat slides into a big win.

There are a lot of Miami Heat fans who made the trip to Denver for the NBA Finals.

Florida Panthers fans were out in full force in Las Vegas Saturday as the team gets ready to take on the Golden Knights in Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final.

Miami Heat guard Tyler Herro could go from wearing a bucket hat in the stands to suiting up in his uniform starting next week.

Against all odds, the Miami Heat have earned their spot in the NBA Finals.

The Miami Heat upset the second-seeded Boston Celtics Monday night, winning Game 7 of the Eastern Conference Finals to once again move on to the NBA finals.

Fans of the Miami Heat converged on the Kaseya Center for a watch party on Monday night.

The Miami Heat are looking to close out the Boston Celtics once and for all in Game 6 of the Eastern Conference Finals on Saturday night.

The Miami Heat are now one win away from a trip to the 2023 NBA Finals.

The Miami Heat was preparing on Wednesday to play against The Celtics at 8:30 p.m., at the TD Garden in Boston.

The Miami Heat are on their way to Boston as the team will face the Celtics for the third time in four years in the NBA’s Eastern Conference Finals.

The Miami Heat will be without Jimmy Butler in Game 2 against the Knicks.

Howard University is turning to an experienced scholar of the African diaspora to serve as its new university president.

The Heat are getting ready for the second round of the NBA Playoffs.

Former Miami Heat star Dwyane Wade is talking about part of the reason he moved his family out of Florida.

Tougher from start to finish, the New York Knicks bullied the Cleveland Cavaliers in the first round of the NBA playoffs.

The Supreme Court’s 2018 ruling in Murphy vs.

Miami Hurricanes basketball player Norchad Omier is ready to take the next step.

Comedian Richard Lewis is retiring from stand-up following four surgeries and a diagnosis of Parkinson’s disease.

The Miami Heat held a film and treatment day on Sunday at Kaseya Center in Downtown Miami.

The Miami Heat refused to waste another opportunity in game 3 of the first round in the NBA playoffs on Saturday night.

Heat guard Tyler Herro had surgery on Friday.

The Milwaukee Bucks will be without their superstar for Game 2 against the Miami Heat.

Once again, when the game mattered most in a 4th quarter do-or-die situation, Miami Heat superstar Jimmy Butler took over.

Prosecutors in Washington state have charged former NBA star Shawn Kemp with first-degree assault in a parking lot shooting last month over a stolen cellphone.

The Miami Heat spent Thursday preparing for their do-or-die game against the Chicago Bulls with one notable exception: Jimmy Butler.

Udonis Haslem scored 24 points in his final regular-season game, Duncan Robinson added 20 and the Miami Heat tuned up for the play-in tournament by topping the Orlando Magic 123-110 on Sunday.

Jimmy Butler and Tyler Herro each scored 24 points and the Miami Heat kept alive their hopes of avoiding the NBA’s play-in tournament with a 129-101 victory over the Philadelphia 76ers on Thursday night.

Police say former NBA guard Ben Gordon was arrested on weapons and threatening charges after he began behaving erratically in a Connecticut juice shop.

Jimmy Butler scored 18 of his 27 points in the fourth quarter and the Miami Heat avoided an embarrassing loss by rallying to beat the hapless Detroit Pistons 118-105 on Tuesday night.

Tom Thibodeau stuck with the same five players, three off his bench, for the entire fourth quarter of a key victory.

Dusty May is going to the Final Four and it's safe to say that few might have seen that coming.

All the Brooklyn Nets needed, coach Jacque Vaughn insisted, was one win.

Jimmy Butler stepped back onto the court in his usual time slot, midway through the fourth quarter, with the Miami Heat clinging to a one-point lead.

A person with knowledge of the situation tells The Associated Press that Magic Johnson has joined Josh Harris' bid to buy the NFL's Washington Commanders.

Tyler Herro scored 10 of his 19 points in the final 3:20 and the Miami Heat rallied for a 112-100 victory over the Detroit Pistons on Sunday night.

DeMar DeRozan scored 24 points to lead a balanced Bulls offense and Chicago held off a late surge by Miami to beat the Heat 113-99 on Saturday night.

Another night, another close game for Miami.

Wendell Carter had 27 points and 11 rebounds and the Orlando Magic bounced back from a fourth-quarter collapse to beat the Miami Heat 126-114 in overtime Saturday night.

The Royals are returning to Utah and will join the National Women’s Soccer League next season.

Attorneys for former NBA star Shawn Kemp say he acted in self-defense when he exchanged gunfire in a mall parking lot while trying to retrieve a stolen cell phone and other items.

Jimmy Butler had 26 points, Victor Oladipo and Caleb Martin each scored 21 off the Miami bench and the Heat held off the Atlanta Hawks 130-128 on Monday night.

Memphis Grizzlies coach Taylor Jenkins says there's no timetable for Ja Morant to return to the team.

Joel Embiid got the night off. The Philadelphia 76ers didn’t need him anyway.

Giannis Antetokounmpo had 33 points and 15 rebounds, and the Milwaukee Bucks extended their winning streak to 15 games by beating the Brooklyn Nets 118-104.

LeBron James’ injury hasn’t changed the Los Angeles Lakers’ goal of reaching the postseason.

Gordon Hayward scored 21 points, rookie center Mark Williams had a huge game with 18 points and 20 rebounds — both career highs — and the surging Charlotte Hornets defeated the Miami Heat 108-103 on Saturday night for their season-best fourth straight win.

A top Memphis official says a fourth Fire Department employee is being investigated as part of the city’s probe into the violent arrest and death of Tyre Nichols.

It appears all signs point to Kevin Love joining the Miami Heat.

Salt Lake City’s hosting of this weekend’s NBA All-Star game for the first time in three decades is giving Utah another opportunity to try to change long-held notions that the state is odd or peculiar.

Mikal Bridges scored a career-high 45 points, including 15 in a row for Brooklyn to break open a game that had been close for 3 1/2 quarters, and the Nets beat the Miami Heat 116-105 on in the final game for both teams before the All-Star break.

Nikola Jokic finished with 27 points, 12 rebounds and eight assists, and Denver snapped Miami’s eight-game home winning streak by topping the Heat 112-108 on Monday night.

The Miami Heat’s Omer Yurtseven hosted an event on Sunday aiming to help people impacted by the earthquakes that ravaged parts of Turkey and Syria.

Super Bowl 57 between the Philadelphia Eagles and Kansas City Chiefs is rapidly approaching.

Bam Adebayo tied his season high with 38 points, Jimmy Butler added 25 and the Miami Heat held off the Indiana Pacers 116-111 on Wednesday night.

Reaction from social media and elsewhere, regarding LeBron James passing Kareem Abdul-Jabbar to become the NBA's leading scorer.

The Heat and Spurs have agreed to a trade that will send center Dewayne Dedmon to San Antonio along with a future second-round pick, Shams Charania of The Athletic, told the Associated Press.

Giannis Antetokounmpo had a triple-double with 35 points, 15 rebounds and 11 assists and the Milwaukee Bucks beat the short-handed Miami Heat 123-115 on Saturday night for their seventh straight victory.

Terry Rozier scored 31 points, P.J. Washington had 27 and the Charlotte Hornets stopped Miami’s three-game win streak with a 122-117 victory over the Heat on Sunday.

Thursday marks three years since the world received the devastating news that beloved NBA great Kobe Bryant, his daughter Gianna and seven others were killed in a helicopter crash in Calabasas, California.

The Miami Heat gave an incredible moment to a fan who traveled a long way to see his favorite player.

New York’s attorney general has warned Madison Square Garden that it may be violating anti-bias laws with its practice of barring lawyers from firms involved in litigation against MSG from its venues including Radio City Music Hall and the Garden itself.

Bam Adebayo had 30 points and 15 rebounds, including the jump shot that put Miami ahead to stay with 20.4 seconds remaining, and the Heat rallied from 14 down to beat the Boston Celtics 98-95 on Tuesday night.

It was Kids Day in Miami, so it made sense that the youngest Heat starter would lead the way.

Bam Adebayo scored 26 points and the Miami Heat led comfortably from the first quarter on in a 124-98 victory over the New Orleans Pelicans on Wednesday night.

Miami-Dade County commissioners discussed the newly-named Miami-Dade Arena for the first time Tuesday since a federal judge terminated its naming rights agreement with the bankrupt cyber trading platform FTX.

Miami Heat legend Dwyane Wade is celebrating his 41st birthday on Tuesday.

Gabe Vincent scored 27 points, Bam Adebayo had 20 points and 13 rebounds and the Miami Heat beat the Milwaukee Bucks 111-95 Saturday.

The San Antonio Spurs are hosting the largest crowd ever for an NBA regular-season game in their return to the Alamodome.

The Miami Heat were short-handed. The Milwaukee Bucks were short-handed. The Heat got the better of it all.

The Downtown Miami arena that is home to the Miami Heat is in need of a new name.

Dennis Schröder scored 14 of his season-high 32 points in the fourth quarter and the undermanned Los Angeles Lakers improbably overcame LeBron James’ absence for a 112-109 victory over the Miami Heat on Wednesday night.

Bam Adebayo had 31 points and 13 rebounds, and the Miami Heat recovered from blowing a 21-point lead to beat the Los Angeles Clippers 110-100 on Monday night for their second win in a row.