<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba/miami-heat/heat-news-kelel-ware-rolling-with-the-punches-during-cold-streak');   ga('set', 'title', 'Heat’s Kel’el Ware ‘rolling with the punches’ during cold streak');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Kelel-Ware-rolling-with-the-punches-during-cold-streak.jpg"></figure><h1>Heat’s Kel’el Ware ‘rolling with the punches’ during cold streak</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-03-13T15:35:20-07:00">March 13th, 3:35pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-03-13T15:35:20-07:00">March 13th, 3:35pm</time><address><a>Zachary Weinberger</a>Zachary Weinberger joined ClutchPoints in October 2023 as a Miami Heat reporter as well as an Associate Editor. He graduated from Florida Atlantic University in 2022 after covering the school's athletic programs since his freshman year at the FAU University Press, where he was a Sports Editor and Editor-in-Chief. He then covered FAU Sports for The Palm Beach Post.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Miami Heat</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>MIAMI – While one <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/miami-heat/heat-news-meet-miamis-new-sparkplug-earning-dazzling-reviews-from-tyler-herro-erik-spoelstra">Miami Heat rookie has served as a sparkplug</a> for the team in Pelle Larsson, the team’s first-round pick Kel’el Ware is currently amid a few rough outings. This was on display in the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/miami-heat/heat-news-tyler-herro-drops-stunning-spirit-admission-amid-loss-to-clippers">Heat’s loss to the Los Angeles Clippers</a> on Wednesday as he spoke about the learning process or overcoming his current shortcomings.</p><p>Looking at the season overall, Ware has been impressive in his rookie season as he’s currently a mainstay in the starting lineup, standing alongside Bam Adebayo in the front court. However, in back-to-back games against the Charlotte Hornets’ Mark Williams and Clippers’ Ivica Zubac, he was taken advantage of his inexperience.</p><p>Williams had 24 points and 10 rebounds and Zubac finished with 26 points and 14 rebounds as Ware struggled in protecting the paint against the named bigs defensively and earning his points offensively. It’s led to sporadic playing time late and even Haywood Highsmith starting in his place in the second half on Wednesday as Ware has a clear mindset.</p><p>“I’m just rolling with the punches,” Ware said after the loss to Los Angeles, which is Miami’s fifth straight.</p><p>“Those are guys who have been in the league for a minute and I’m still learning through it,” Ware continued about the opposing performances from Williams and Zubac. “So I don’t really think it’s tough. I just think it’s more of a lesson to learn, look back on it and get better next year.”</p><h2><b>Heat’s Erik Spoelstra on how Kel’el Ware can learn from the down outings</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Kelel-Ware-on-March-12-2025.jpg"><figcaption>Miami Heat center Kel’el Ware (7) looks to pass the ball as LA Clippers forward Drew Eubanks (15) defends during the second half at Kaseya Center.</figcaption></figure><p>With the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/betting/celtics-vs-heat-prediction-odds-pick-spread-3-14-2025">Heat looking to face the Boston Celtics next</a>, Spoelstra is looking for any way to succeed in terms of rotations and <a href="https://x.com/ZachWeinberger/status/1900022780252307854" rel="noopener">explained the decision</a> to not start Ware in the second half.</p><p>“It just didn’t look right against this team, to start two bigs,” Spoelstra said. “It’s not necessarily an indictment on Kel’el. But we weren’t able to take advantage of it. We’ve been working on these things. So we didn’t go that way in the second half. There were stretches that looked OK. But Zubac kind of had his way there in the paint.”</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Erik Spoelstra speaks on starting Haywood Highsmith in the second half over Kel’el Ware.</p><p>“It didn’t look right against this team to start two bigs. Not necessarily an indictment…” <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/HeatNation?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#HeatNation</a> <a href="https://t.co/9ra7vgNvT3">pic.twitter.com/9ra7vgNvT3</a></p><p>— Zachary Weinberger (@ZachWeinberger) <a href="https://twitter.com/ZachWeinberger/status/1900022780252307854?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 13, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://instagram.com/embed.js"></script></p></figure><p>When examining how recent opposing bigs have been playing Ware, while the numbers aren’t pretty, Spoelstra would see the bright side in stressing <a href="https://x.com/ZachWeinberger/status/1900025115007389979" rel="noopener">how crucial it is to learn from the mistakes</a> and apply them over time.</p><p>“He can definitely see the physicality, the girth and he’s gained a lot of strength in the weight room,” Spoelstra said. “But now there’s also functional strength, technique and really competing against guys that are trying to take advantage of that post opportunity or catches in the paint. That’s happened now a few times.</p><p>“The size, the strength, all that, we need that right now from him,” Spoelstra continued. “And he’s learning everything from a fire hose, but this is actually the best way to learn is when there’s consequences to everything because everything becomes so much more magnified.”</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Erik Spoelstra on Kel’el Ware learning from these last two tough outings.</p><p>“The size, the strength, all that, we need that right now from him and he’s learning everything from a firehouse but this is actually the best way to learn is when there’s consequences…” <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/HeatNation?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#HeatNation</a> <a href="https://t.co/5FZXxw8AyI">pic.twitter.com/5FZXxw8AyI</a></p><p>— Zachary Weinberger (@ZachWeinberger) <a href="https://twitter.com/ZachWeinberger/status/1900025115007389979?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 13, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://instagram.com/embed.js"></script></p></figure><h2><b>Heat’s Kel’el Ware confident he’s “progressing every game”</b></h2><p>As the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/miami-heat/heat-news-erik-spoelstra-hints-at-miamis-fearful-nature-amid-losing-skid">Heat looks to get back its fearless nature</a>, Ware wants to get back to how he played earlier in the season, when he originally started, he was a huge presence on either side of the ball. Still, the late-game minutes have been up and down as the rookie would deny that it’s a trust issue since he plays a good portion of the game as he’ll focus more on getting better.</p><p>“I don’t know if it’s the trust factor because I play the first three quarters,” Ware said of his recent sporadic late-game usage. “So I don’t know if it’s a trust factor [with Spoelstra]. I just feel like it’s just the lineup that he wants to go with in the fourth quarter, I feel like that’s really it, I don’t think it’s much of a trust factor. They haven’t really said anything to me. That’s why I feel like it’s not much of a trust thing.”</p><p>“I feel like I’m progressing every game, every practice,” Ware continued. “Just trying to get better. Of course, this season isn’t going how we all hoped it would go. But I’m still treating every day like I want to get better and I want to progress because I know my second year is going to come around quickly. So I just want to be prepared for that.”</p><p>At any rate, Ware hopes to contribute to winning basketball and turn around the season as before Friday’s contest against the Boston Celtics, the team is 29-36 which puts them ninth in the East.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Heat’s Kel’el Ware ‘rolling with the punches’ during cold streak

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba/miami-heat/heat-news-kelel-ware-reacts-to-erik-spoelstras-questionable-decision-in-collapse-vs-knicks');   ga('set', 'title', 'Kel’el Ware reacts to Erik Spoelstra’s questionable decision in Heat collapse vs. Knicks');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Kelel-Ware-reacts-to-Erik-Spoelstras-questionable-decision-in-collapse-vs.-Knicks.jpg"></figure><h1>Kel’el Ware reacts to Erik Spoelstra’s questionable decision in Heat collapse vs. Knicks</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-03-03T07:59:22-08:00">March 3rd, 7:59am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-03-03T14:33:02-08:00">March 3rd, 2:33pm</time><address><a>Zachary Weinberger</a>Zachary Weinberger joined ClutchPoints in October 2023 as a Miami Heat reporter as well as an Associate Editor. He graduated from Florida Atlantic University in 2022 after covering the school's athletic programs since his freshman year at the FAU University Press, where he was a Sports Editor and Editor-in-Chief. He then covered FAU Sports for The Palm Beach Post.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Miami Heat</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>MIAMI – Before the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/betting/wizards-vs-heat-prediction-odds-pick-spread-3-3-2025">Miami Heat take on the Washington Wizards</a> on Monday, the team looks to bounce back after the disappointing events of Sunday. As the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/miami-heat/heat-news-miami-experience-massive-heartbreak-in-knicks-ot-loss">Heat lost in a heartbreaker to the New York Knicks</a>, one positive was the performance of Kel’el Ware, though Erik Spoelstra wouldn’t play him much in the second half, leading some to scratch their heads.</p><p>Ware had a dominant showing early as he was no doubt a physical presence that was wearing down on New York on both sides of the ball. By the end of the first half, he had 10 points (all dunks) to go along with six rebounds and a whopping five blocks, which was a career-high.</p><p>While Ware started the second half and played 10 minutes, even having an <a href="https://x.com/MiamiHEAT/status/1896357321435177469" rel="noopener">exciting windmill dunk</a>, he didn’t play any significant time in the final period, which included Miami losing their double-digit lead and eventually losing in overtime.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">here it is, ladies &amp; gentlemen 💥 <a href="https://t.co/YaL0kfOApK">pic.twitter.com/YaL0kfOApK</a></p><p>— Miami HEAT (@MiamiHEAT) <a href="https://twitter.com/MiamiHEAT/status/1896357321435177469?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 3, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><br>He ended up with 12 points, eight rebounds, and six blocks, and he spoke about Spoelstra’s decision <a href="https://x.com/ZachWeinberger/status/1896392187212132530" rel="noopener" target="_blank">to not involve him for much of the second half.</a></p></figure><p>“I mean, he’s the coach for a reason…and I’m a rookie, so I can’t say really say nothing about that,” Ware said. “His decision is his decision, and I’m gonna go with it.”</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Kel’el Ware on Erik Spoelstra sitting him for a majority of the second half.</p><p>“I mean he’s the coach for a reason, and so *smirks* and I’m a rookie so I can’t say really say nothing about that…his decision is his decision and I’m gonna go with it.” <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/HeatNation?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#HeatNation</a> <a href="https://t.co/7iPyN0P3Wk">pic.twitter.com/7iPyN0P3Wk</a></p><p>— Zachary Weinberger (@ZachWeinberger) <a href="https://twitter.com/ZachWeinberger/status/1896392187212132530?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 3, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://instagram.com/embed.js"></script></p></figure><h2><b>Heat’s Erik Spoelstra explains decision involving Kel’el Ware</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Kelel-Ware-on-March-2-2025.jpg"><figcaption>Sam Navarro-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/heat-news-kelel-ware-eye-popping-nba-feat-not-seen-1989-david-robinson">Ware has been a mainstay in the Heat’s starting lineup</a> as of recently where he’s in the frontcourt alongside captain Bam Adebayo, who scored 30 points in the loss to the Knicks. Spoelstra was asked if the decision to not play Ware was because of an injury concern, which he denied and attributed it to matching New York in terms of <a href="https://x.com/ZachWeinberger/status/1896390866354483482" rel="noopener">“perimeter stuff”</a> as the opponent was trying to shoot more threes.</p><p>“No, he was fine…we’re trying to match a little bit of the perimeter stuff,” Spoelstra said. “When we had a lead, I didn’t want the threes…to get to us. It wasn’t necessarily anything that he was doing. They’re going to put…OG on Bam regardless.”</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Erik Spoelstra says that the lack of playing time for Kel’el Ware in the fourth quarter wasn’t due to injury, but due to some focus on stopping Knicks’ perimeter attack. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/HeatNation?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#HeatNation</a> <a href="https://t.co/vkz88TMeZ9">pic.twitter.com/vkz88TMeZ9</a></p><p>— Zachary Weinberger (@ZachWeinberger) <a href="https://twitter.com/ZachWeinberger/status/1896390866354483482?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 3, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://instagram.com/embed.js"></script></p></figure><p>The rookie had been in a bit of a slump in terms of his impact on the floor before Sunday’s game, which even Ware mentioned after the loss. He acknowledged that he is <a href="https://x.com/ZachWeinberger/status/1896391258861678599" rel="noopener">“still learning”</a> and is trying to get back to that portion earlier in the season where he was an unstoppable force.</p><p>“I mean, I’m still learning, a rookie, so I just want to get better at being…straight up, being tall, trying to affect the game,” Ware said. “And…defensively more than I have been a little bit, trying to get back to how I was at the beginning of the season, just trying to go for everything, affect everything, and try to get as many buckets as I can.”</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Kel’el Ware acknowledges that he’s still learning as a rookie and wanted to get back to being a presence and having an impact on the game leading to his electric first half. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/HeatNation?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#HeatNation</a> <a href="https://t.co/Vk8Pq62XsL">pic.twitter.com/Vk8Pq62XsL</a></p><p>— Zachary Weinberger (@ZachWeinberger) <a href="https://twitter.com/ZachWeinberger/status/1896391258861678599?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 3, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://instagram.com/embed.js"></script></p></figure><h2><b>Heat’s Kel’el Ware on being benched in second half of win over Pacers</b></h2><p>While <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/miami-heat/heat-news-fans-react-kelel-ware-block-party-monster-1st-half-vs-knicks">Heat fans reacted positively to Ware’s hot start</a> against the Knicks, he had a different fate in the game before, which was Friday’s win over the Indiana Pacers. After a forgettable first half, Spoelstra benched Ware in the second half in favor of Alec Burks as the first-year player told ClutchPoints <a href="https://x.com/ZachWeinberger/status/1896392561071468640" rel="noopener">it fueled him</a> to come out Sunday and perform at a high level.</p><p>“I mean, yeah, every game…I sit back; I watch it; I try to learn from it and see where I can get better,” Ware said. “So, you know, it’s a development process.”</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Asked Kel’el Ware if himself getting benched last game in the second game was used it as fuel to come out today and dominate early.</p><p>Would say yes and also say he uses every game to watch back and use as a way to develop. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/HeatNation?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#HeatNation</a> <a href="https://t.co/kOwtqbqrz5">pic.twitter.com/kOwtqbqrz5</a></p><p>— Zachary Weinberger (@ZachWeinberger) <a href="https://twitter.com/ZachWeinberger/status/1896392561071468640?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 3, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://instagram.com/embed.js"></script></p></figure><p>At any rate, Miami still suffered the loss, and we’ll see how Spoelstra plays Ware in the future with constant rotation changes. The Heat are 28-31, which puts them seventh in the Eastern Conference as they look to bounce back against Washington on Monday night.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Kel’el Ware reacts to Erik Spoelstra’s questionable decision in Heat collapse vs. Knicks

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba/miami-heat/heat-news-fans-react-kelel-ware-block-party-monster-1st-half-vs-knicks');   ga('set', 'title', 'Heat fans react to Kel’el Ware block party in monster 1st half vs. Knicks');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Fans-react-to-Kelel-Ware-block-party-in-monster-1st-half-vs.-Knicks.jpg"></figure><h1>Heat fans react to Kel’el Ware block party in monster 1st half vs. Knicks</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-03-02T17:55:54-08:00">March 2nd, 5:55pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-03-02T18:06:53-08:00">March 2nd, 6:06pm</time><address><a>Alex House</a>Alex House is a sports journalist who covers the NFL, NBA, and MLB for ClutchPoints. He grew up in a New York sports-heavy region in Connecticut and earned his journalism degree at the University of Rhode Island. His in-depth knowledge of two of the most passionate and raucous fan bases in the country gives him a truly unique writing voice.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Miami Heat</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Although Bam Adebayo and Tyler Herro have been staples of the Miami Heat for several years now, the franchise is entering a new, distinct era following its <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/golden-state-warriors/warriors-news-jimmy-butler-heat-trade">messy divorce with Jimmy Butler</a>. Beyond the two aforementioned All-Stars, this team needs young players to fully embrace the fabled Heat Culture and deliver on the court. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/miami-heat/heat-news-kelel-ware-eye-popping-nba-feat-not-seen-1989-david-robinson">Kel’el Ware has been answering the call</a>, and he especially did so on Sunday night.</p><p>The rookie center performed admirably in a 116-112 overtime loss versus the visiting New York Knicks, posting 10 points, six rebounds and a whopping five blocks in the first half. He suffered an apparent leg injury at the end of the third quarter and nearly missed the entire fourth, preventing him from significantly improving upon those impressive numbers (12 points, eight boards and six blocks in 26 minutes), or helping Miami win the game.</p><p>Even so, Ware still left many fans in awe with the sizable impact he made in the Kaseya Center. They had a triple-double on their mind, and a rare one at that. “WHO DOIN IT WITH BLOCKS!?” <a href="https://x.com/SilverTJC/status/1896358440471286059" rel="noopener">@SilverTJC remarked</a> on X. “Buy your Kel’el Ware stock now,” Heat Nation <a href="https://x.com/HeatvsHaters/status/1896349868249215444" rel="noopener">posted</a>. “Kel’el Ware said welcome to his Block Party,” <a href="https://x.com/JaFleuTheArtist/status/1896351880487563382" rel="noopener">@JaFleuTheArtist commented</a>. “Ladies and Gentlemen, Kel’el ‘The Kryptonian’ Ware doing fancy dunks!!!!” @JaFleuTheArtist also said, referencing the big man’s Superman-inspired nickname.</p><h2><b>Kel’el Ware figures to be a key part of the revamped Heat</b></h2><p>All of the enthusiasm greatly diminished after <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/new-york-knicks/knicks-news-mitchell-robinson-return-new-york">returning Knicks center Mitchell Robinson</a> fell on Ware’s leg in the third. The No. 15 pick in the NBA Draft did return but was unable to help lift the Heat to victory, as they blew a 19-point lead.</p><p>The good news, though, is that he seemingly avoided a serious injury. A healthy Ware is critical for Miami (28-30), as he now has 55 rebounds across his last five games.</p><p>The former Big Ten All-Defensive selection (Indiana) will look to feast on the Washington Wizards (11-48) on Monday, assuming he is good to go.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Heat fans react to Kel’el Ware block party in monster 1st half vs. Knicks

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/heat-news-bam-adebayo-reveals-desires-for-kelel-ware-duo');   ga('set', 'title', 'Heat’s Bam Adebayo reveals desires for Kel’el Ware duo');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Heat-news-Bam-Adebayo-reveals-desires-for-Kelel-Ware-duo.jpg"></figure><h1>Heat’s Bam Adebayo reveals desires for Kel’el Ware duo</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-02-01T10:36:35-08:00">February 1st, 10:36am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-02-01T10:36:35-08:00">February 1st, 10:36am</time><address><a>Zachary Weinberger</a>Zachary Weinberger joined ClutchPoints in October 2023 as a Miami Heat reporter as well as an Associate Editor. He graduated from Florida Atlantic University in 2022 after covering the school's athletic programs since his freshman year at the FAU University Press, where he was a Sports Editor and Editor-in-Chief. He then covered FAU Sports for The Palm Beach Post.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Miami Heat</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>MIAMI – With the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/heat-news-bam-adebayo-tyler-herro-drop-brotherhood-admission-ahead-of-4-game-road-trip">Miami Heat embarking on a four-game road trip</a> starting Saturday against the San Antonio Spurs, it will be a huge test for first-round pick Kel’el Ware in his new role with the starting lineup. Though he has been impressing, the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/heat-news-bam-adebayo-defends-kelel-ware-after-rough-outing-vs-cavs">Heat’s frontcourt duo of Ware along with Bam Adebayo disappointed</a> against the Cleveland Cavaliers as the latter spoke on what he wants to see from the both of them.</p><p>The team was vastly out-rebounded by Cleveland while also getting dominated in the paint offensively and defensively which is usually a strength for Miami. Adebayo spoke after Friday’s practice where he spoke about the aspect <a href="https://x.com/ZachWeinberger/status/1885393658368700559" rel="noopener">that should be strengthened</a> the more they play with one another.</p><p>“Communication, and it’s not it’s not always being vocal. Sometimes it’s receiving the communication,” Adebayo said. “Those are the things that we’re trying to build. We’re trying to build body language next, next play speed, you know, focus on the little things that matter, a lot of it doesn’t show up in the stat sheet. It doesn’t show up unless you really know the game and watch the game.”</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Bam Adebayo on what mistakes and fixes he’s looking to make while playing with Kel’el Ware.</p><p>“Communication…” <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/HeatNation?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#HeatNation</a> <a href="https://t.co/LFZZ0IrnO8">pic.twitter.com/LFZZ0IrnO8</a></p><p>— Zachary Weinberger (@ZachWeinberger) <a href="https://twitter.com/ZachWeinberger/status/1885393658368700559?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 31, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://instagram.com/embed.js"></script></p></figure><p>Besides the loss to the Cavaliers, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/heat-news-erik-spoelstra-bam-adebayo-envision-kelel-wares-upside-after-first-start">the Heat duo of Adebayo and Ware has been successful</a>, giving the team a spark and size they haven’t seen in a long time since they played smaller. Even with the down performance, Adebayo sees major promise with the Indiana University product.</p><p>“Showing him the ropes, how it’s done,” Adebayo said. “The expectation that we have of him, the standard that we have, and the culture that he’s in and he’s buying into it and soaking up all the information he can. Obviously, it’s still a work in progress, but to me, he’ll excel well.”</p><h2><b>Heat’s Erik Spoelstra on the growth of Kel’el Ware </b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Bam-Adebayo-and-Kelel-Ware-on-Jan.-25-2025.jpg"><figcaption>John Jones-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Ever since the frontcourt duo got extended minutes on Jan. 19, Ware has recorded three double-doubles with two of those games having at least 20 points. As <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/heat-news-erik-spoelstra-stern-demand-bam-adebayo-frontcourt-20-point-blowout">Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra expects better</a> from a bigger frontline, he spoke about how Ware was challenged by Cleveland’s big men Jarrett Allen and Evan Mobley.</p><p>“Yeah, nightly he’s getting challenged, and these are all opportunities to grow and learn,” Spoelstra said. “You know he has to do it on the fly, but he’s been a great student, he’s been coachable, not only by the staff but his teammates. He wants to get it right, he wants to make an impact, wants to help, and you’re facing different challenges. There’s great physicality we faced against Orlando, then all of a sudden, you’re playing a front line that is really experienced, and they have great chemistry, the two of them, and that was an experience for him. He’ll put all these things you know into his memory bank and continue to get to work like he did today, and get better.”</p><p>For Ware, while the game was a disappointment as he only scored five points with four rebounds, he told ClutchPoints that it’s important to have short-term memory.</p><p>“You gotta game the next day,” Ware said. “So, I mean, you just go play. That’s the thing about basketball. I mean, they always tell me, you got a game the next day. You go play and be better than what you did.”</p><p>At any rate, Miami is 23-23 which puts them seventh in the Eastern Conference as they face the Spurs.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Heat’s Bam Adebayo reveals desires for Kel’el Ware duo

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/heat-news-bam-adebayo-defends-kelel-ware-after-rough-outing-vs-cavs');   ga('set', 'title', 'Heat’s Bam Adebayo defends Kel’el Ware after rough outing vs. Cavs');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Bam-Adebayo-defends-Kelel-Ware-after-rough-outing-vs.jpg"></figure><h1>Heat’s Bam Adebayo defends Kel’el Ware after rough outing vs. Cavs</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-01-30T14:51:11-08:00">January 30th, 2:51pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-01-30T14:51:11-08:00">January 30th, 2:51pm</time><address><a>Zachary Weinberger</a>Zachary Weinberger joined ClutchPoints in October 2023 as a Miami Heat reporter as well as an Associate Editor. He graduated from Florida Atlantic University in 2022 after covering the school's athletic programs since his freshman year at the FAU University Press, where he was a Sports Editor and Editor-in-Chief. He then covered FAU Sports for The Palm Beach Post.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Miami Heat</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>MIAMI – As the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/heat-news-tyler-herro-makes-last-nba-all-star-case-in-loss-to-cavaliers">Miami Heat lost to the Cleveland Cavaliers</a> on Wednesday night, 126-106, it was a down performance from the highly-awaited frontcourt of Bam Adebayo and Kel’el Ware. While the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/heat-news-erik-spoelstra-bam-adebayo-envision-kelel-wares-upside-after-first-start">Heat duo of Adebayo and Ware has been impressive</a> so far, the team was vastly outrebounded by Cleveland which led to the veteran defending the rookie.</p><p>It would be another start for the frontcourt, but the opposing team would end up out-rebounding Miami 47-35 and even looking at points in the paint, the Cavaliers outscored the Heat, 68-38. Adebayo would be asked if there is concern with the team going with two bigs in the aftermath which led to him responding that too much <a href="https://x.com/ZachWeinberger/status/1884813363177242669" rel="noopener">“pressure”</a> is being put on Ware who is just getting consistent minutes as a starter.</p><p>“We’re still working through things, trying to figure out how we can obviously get better through these ups and downs and be more consistent,” Adebayo said. “I mean, obviously the second chance points is a big problem that we need to, we need to hone in on. But it’s not just because we got two bigs out there, you think you’re gonna fix a problem. You know you’re trying to add pressure to a rookie that just really started getting his minutes and started to get his feet wet. So I don’t really look at it in that sense, but we do collectively as a group have to get better in rebounding.”</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Bam Adebayo on a possible concern going big with lineup.</p><p>“It’s not because we have two bigs out there that it’s going to fix the problem, you trying to add pressure to a rookie that’s just really starting to get his minutes, I don’t really look at it in that sense.”<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/HeatNation?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#HeatNation</a> <a href="https://t.co/4Mp2tIBa7p">pic.twitter.com/4Mp2tIBa7p</a></p><p>— Zachary Weinberger (@ZachWeinberger) <a href="https://twitter.com/ZachWeinberger/status/1884813363177242669?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 30, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://instagram.com/embed.js"></script></p></figure><h2><b>Bam Adebayo calls Heat frontcourt a “work in progress”</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Bam-Adebayo-on-Jan.-29-2025-1.jpg"><figcaption>Jim Rassol-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/exclusive-bam-adebayo-embracing-love-hate-relationship-with-heat-captain-title">Heat’s captain Adebayo would</a> finish with 21 points and nine rebounds while Ware had five points and four rebounds which is relatively rough compared to his past outings consisting of double-doubles. However, Adebayo kept emphasizing how it would be a <a href="https://x.com/ZachWeinberger/status/1884814021460664746" rel="noopener">“work in progress,”</a> especially to get to the ideal spacing the team is looking for.</p><p>“I mean, it’s getting great spacing,” Adebayo said. “Obviously, like I said, it’s a work in progress. It’s been a small sample size, so you got to work through it. You know, everybody’s gonna point to that because it’s like, oh, that’s glaring because that’s supposed to be the fix. It’s gonna be ups and downs to this. So for us, it’s really continuing to stay confident and it’ll work.”</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Bam Adebayo on what he wants to see from the big starting lineup.</p><p>“Great spacing….it’s a work in progress, it’s a small sample size, you got to work through it, everybody is going to point to that because that’s supposed to be the fix….” <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/HeatNation?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#HeatNation</a> <a href="https://t.co/4syETYcQAv">pic.twitter.com/4syETYcQAv</a></p><p>— Zachary Weinberger (@ZachWeinberger) <a href="https://twitter.com/ZachWeinberger/status/1884814021460664746?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 30, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://instagram.com/embed.js"></script></p></figure><p>Still, Miami’s first-round rookie has been a standout ever since Erik Spoelstra unleashed the long-requested starting duo. Though the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/heat-news-erik-spoelstra-stern-demand-bam-adebayo-frontcourt-20-point-blowout">Heat head coach would say there are “no excuses”</a> for getting out-rebounded since now with Ware added, their frontline has increased in size.</p><p>The team is currently 23-23, seventh in the East, as they start a four-game road trip against the San Antonio Spurs on Saturday.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

2024-25 SEASON STATS
PTS	REB	AST	BLK	STL
9.0	7.2	0.9	1.1	0.6

2024-25 SEASON STATS
PTS	REB	AST	BLK	STL
9.0	7.2	0.9	1.1	0.6

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