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Without Butler in the lineup, team captain Bam Adebayo and aspiring All-Star Tyler Herro held things down. They were also encouraged by what they saw around them, as their younger teammates ...

Victor Wembanyama and the San Antonio Spurs (19-21) will visit the Miami Heat (20-20) at Kaseya Center on Sunday, January 19. Game time is 3:00 PM ET.In their most recent outing on Friday, the

Heat past and present both had their moments Wednesday night at Crypto.Com Arena, with LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers pushing past Tyler Herro and the Heat 117-108.

Tyler Herro: I really do want to bring a championship to Miami. [I want to be an] All-Star [and] win a championship, and I just want to give back to the community… I need the same influence on ...

San Antonio Spurs (19-21, 12th in the Western Conference) vs. Miami Heat (20-20, ninth in the Eastern Conference) Miami; Sunday, 3 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Miami takes on San Antonio looking to stop its three-game home slide.

Quinn Allen's best NBA picks and lineup for playing DraftKings' NBA Pick6 on January 15, featuring Ja Morant odds, Victor Wembanyama odds, and LeBron James odds.

Finney-Smith came to the Lakers in a Dec. 29 trade with the Brooklyn Nets. He has supplied them with a legitimate 3-and-D wing who can guard players at multiple positions and space the floor on offense. Since arriving, he's averaging 6.8 points and 3.2 rebounds in 23.7 minutes a game while shooting 40.9% from 3-point range.

Friday night was not the end, even with Jimmy Butler’s seven-game unpaid Miami Heat suspension drawing to a close.

Jimmy Butler made his return, but the Heat still lost its third straight game to reach the 40-game mark at 20-20.

NEW YORK (AP) — Anthony Edwards had 36 points, a season-high 13 rebounds and seven assists, leading the Minnesota Timberwolves to a 116-99 victory over the New York Knicks on Friday night.