With the Miami Heat navigating Jimmy Butler’s second suspension in three weeks, coach Erik Spoelstra isn’t interested in softening the reality.

After the Heat beat the Spurs, Erik Spoelstra speaks on the Bam Adebayo-Kel'el Ware pairing.

The reason for Larsson starting partly had to do with the Heat suspending Butler for the second time, this one lasting two games as instead of Haywood Highsmith or Nikola Jovic, Spoelstra gave the nod to the 23-year-old. The long-time head coach will continue to see where Larsson can impact the team.

Miami Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra spoke about the performance of one of his players and confirmed he should be part of the NBA All-Star. The Miami Heat notched an impressive 106-97 victory over the Brooklyn Nets,

Miami Heat star Bam Adebayo revealed that a rookie will make his presence felt during games with his physical style of play, saying, “You’re going to know who he is.” The Miami Heat are coming off a string of tough losses,

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To continue on with the lineup change, Spoelstra would trot out Ware to start the second half along with Adebayo, Butler, Robinson, and Herro. It led to nothing but exceptional play from Miami as when Ware eventually was subbed out by Nikola Jovic, the Heat outscored the Spurs 36-13 when the rookie big-man and Adebayo were on the floor together.

MIAMI—Though the Miami Heat lost to the Portland Trail Blazers devastatingly on Tuesday night, 116-107, the one bright spot came from rookie Kel’el Ware. The long-awaited duo of the Heat’s first-round pick and Bam Adebayo is coming off a game in which they excelled against the Spurs.

That’s because Heat coach Erik Spoelstra played three-time NBA All-Star center Bam Adebayo and rookie center Kel’el Ware together for an extended stretch for the first time during Sunday’s 128-107 home win over the San Antonio Spurs ... and the double-big combination looked better than anybody could have imagined.

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In a chat with the media ahead of Thursday's game in Milwaukee, Heat coach Erik Spoelstra explained the mindset for his team amid the ongoing Jimmy Butler saga. Despite how dire the situation has become,

While the Heat still deals with the drama involving Butler, they get a much-needed win over the Spurs which snaps a three-game skid as the focus was Erik Spoelstra using Bam Adebayo and Kel’el ...