The Heat’s top candidate for the Feb. 16 All-Star Game, which will take place at Chase Center in San Francisco, is guard Tyler Herro. Heat center Bam Adebayo and forward Jimmy Butler (despite currently serving his second team suspension this month and pushing for a trade out of Miami) have also received All-Star consideration this season.

Shaquille O'Neal is one Miami Heat legend who knows what it feels like to end his spell in South Beach on bad terms. And history seems to be repeating itself.

Despite past reporting and Miami Heat 's Jimmy Butler 's preferred destinations, one NBA media member believes there is someone else on the Golden State Warriors ' radar. Given the lack of a blockbuster trade activity, perhaps ESPN's Ohm Youngmisuk's bold claim is true.

Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green will miss at least a week with a strained left calf. The Warriors said an MRI determined that Green has only a minor strain and he will be re-evaluated in one week.

The Suns made a creative and risky trade to open up their options at the NBA trade deadline. It goes to show that any team can create trade assets if they’re willing to mortgage the future!

Share articleJimmy Butler was suspended by the Miami Heat for the second time in three weeks, a move that adds to the possibility he has already played his final game for the franchise. Butler drew the latest suspension — this one will last two games — for what the team in a statement Wednesday night called a

Boston has been inconsistent for weeks — a stark difference from last season’s joyride — but is still among the best defending NBA champions of this century.

Nikola Jokic had 35 points, 22 rebounds and a season-high 17 assists for his fifth straight triple-double, and the host Denver Nuggets held on to beat the Sacramento Kings 132-123 on Thursday night. Jokic,

Miami is looking to stop its three-game road skid with a win against Brooklyn. Saturday's matchup is the first this season between the squads.

LeBron James and Anthony Davis combined to lead the Los Angeles Lakers to a 117-96 thumping of the defending champion Boston Celtics on Thursday.

James — a pick for 21 straight years — now has two more selections than anyone else in NBA history (Abdul-Jabbar was a 19-time pick) and is three years clear of anyone else for the longest streak of consecutive selections. Kobe Bryant was picked for 18 consecutive games, the second-longest such streak.