Ira Winderman
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Covering the Miami Heat for the South Florida Sun Sentinel
Heat's Herro returns hot but wants more, "still got a long way to go." www.sun-sentinel.com/2025/11/25/h... "I’m healthy enough to be out there and I want to be out there,"
Heat’s Herro returns hot but wants more, ‘still got a long way to go’
The most encouraging aspect of Tyler Herro’s season debut might have come afterward, as he spoke of the pathway to the Heat’s fifth consecutive victory … and the runway for even m…
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November 25, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Heat's Herro returns hot but wants more, "still got a long way to go." www.sun-sentinel.com/2025/11/25/h... "I’m healthy enough to be out there and I want to be out there,"
Are the stars aligning for the Heat with so much from so many? Latest "Ask Ira" at www.sun-sentinel.com/2025/11/25/a... Plus: Whoa Ware; the final piece?
ASK IRA: Are the stars aligning for the Heat with so much from so many?
Could All-Star Weekend turn into a tribute to this Miami Heat roster?
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November 25, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Are the stars aligning for the Heat with so much from so many? Latest "Ask Ira" at www.sun-sentinel.com/2025/11/25/a... Plus: Whoa Ware; the final piece?
Winderman's view: Youthful exuberance for a Heat on a night when needed vs. Dallas. www.sun-sentinel.com/2025/11/24/w... Energy on a night when needed.
Winderman’s view: Youthful exuberance for a Heat on a night when needed vs. Dallas
Ira Winderman’s perspectives and other items of note from the Heat’s Monday night victory over the Mavericks.
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November 25, 2025 at 3:18 AM
Winderman's view: Youthful exuberance for a Heat on a night when needed vs. Dallas. www.sun-sentinel.com/2025/11/24/w... Energy on a night when needed.
Tyler Herro steps up in return with 24 points, winning basket as Heat down Mavs 106-102 for fifth straight win. www.sun-sentinel.com/2025/11/24/t... Five Degrees of Heat.
Tyler Herro steps up in return with 24 points, winning basket as Heat down Mavs 106-102 for fifth straight win
The consistency of Norman Powell was missing, with the Miami Heat scoring leader again sidelined by a groin issue. But Tyler Herro was there to step in, And, so, another Heat win.
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November 25, 2025 at 3:12 AM
Tyler Herro steps up in return with 24 points, winning basket as Heat down Mavs 106-102 for fifth straight win. www.sun-sentinel.com/2025/11/24/t... Five Degrees of Heat.
Heat's Herro poised for return, but Powell now sidelined along with Wiggins, Jovic. www.sun-sentinel.com/2025/11/24/h... The latest update on the Heat injury report.
Heat’s Herro poised for return, but Powell now sidelined along with Wiggins, Jovic
Tyler Herro has been upgraded to questionable by the Miami Heat for Monday night’s game against the Dallas Mavericks at Kaseya Center, indicating a likely return from Sept, 19 ankle surgery.
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November 24, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Heat's Herro poised for return, but Powell now sidelined along with Wiggins, Jovic. www.sun-sentinel.com/2025/11/24/h... The latest update on the Heat injury report.
Erik Spoelstra mastering the finger wag? Heat coach's challenges up this season. www.sun-sentinel.com/2025/11/24/e... "It hasn’t been intentional to do it as often as I have." A look at them all.
Erik Spoelstra mastering the finger wag? Heat coach’s challenges up this season
For years, Miami Heat Erik Spoelstra found the challenge a challenge. He preferred not to risk his timeouts, to save his coach’s challenges. This season a more aggressive approach.
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November 24, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Erik Spoelstra mastering the finger wag? Heat coach's challenges up this season. www.sun-sentinel.com/2025/11/24/e... "It hasn’t been intentional to do it as often as I have." A look at them all.
Winderman's view: All eyes now on Herro, with winning Heat poised for boost. www.sun-sentinel.com/2025/11/23/w... Thoughts on a sating Sunday.
Winderman’s view: All eyes now on Herro, with winning Heat poised for boost
Ira Winderman’s perspectives and other items of note from the Miami Heat’s Sunday game against the Philadelphia 76ers.
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November 23, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Winderman's view: All eyes now on Herro, with winning Heat poised for boost. www.sun-sentinel.com/2025/11/23/w... Thoughts on a sating Sunday.
Heat extend win streak to four with 127-117 decision in Philadelphia behind 32 from Powell. www.sun-sentinel.com/2025/11/23/h... Five Degrees of Heat.
Heat extend win streak to four with 127-117 decision in Philadelphia behind 32 from Powell
It continues to be a case of not who but rather how for the Miami Heat, who extended their winning streak to a season-best four in a row with a road victory over the Philadelphia 76ers.
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November 23, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Heat extend win streak to four with 127-117 decision in Philadelphia behind 32 from Powell. www.sun-sentinel.com/2025/11/23/h... Five Degrees of Heat.
Cooper Flagg arrives at Kaseya Center solely a visitor after lottery gut-punch for Heat. www.sun-sentinel.com/2025/11/23/c... Plus: Vlad Goldin's G League double-double; Spoelstra on the run.
Cooper Flagg arrives at Kaseya Center solely a visitor after lottery gut-punch for Heat
Monday night could be considered Revisionist History Night for the Miami Heat. But amid a solid start to the season, Erik Spoelstra’s team is not looking back, not even at Cooper Flagg.
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November 23, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Cooper Flagg arrives at Kaseya Center solely a visitor after lottery gut-punch for Heat. www.sun-sentinel.com/2025/11/23/c... Plus: Vlad Goldin's G League double-double; Spoelstra on the run.
Has Pelle Larsson become the embodiment of the Heat's relentlessness? Latest "Ask Ira" at www.sun-sentinel.com/2025/11/23/a... Plus: Cohesive roster; Jakucionis.
ASK IRA: Has Pelle Larsson become the embodiment of the Heat’s relentlessness?
Is there any option but rotation minutes at this point for the Miami Heat’s Pelle Larsson?
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November 23, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Has Pelle Larsson become the embodiment of the Heat's relentlessness? Latest "Ask Ira" at www.sun-sentinel.com/2025/11/23/a... Plus: Cohesive roster; Jakucionis.
Sunday notes on a Saturday: How will Heat's Herro fit? A needless question on so many levels. www.sun-sentinel.com/2025/11/22/i... Plus: Butler's take; days off; Kevin Love; Jalen Brunson; career day; more.
Ira Winderman: How will Heat’s Herro fit? A needless question on so many levels
Based on some of the discourse in recent weeks, if you didn’t know better you’d think calamity was about to consume the Miami Heat. Instead, expect a seamless Tyler Herro return.
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November 22, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Sunday notes on a Saturday: How will Heat's Herro fit? A needless question on so many levels. www.sun-sentinel.com/2025/11/22/i... Plus: Butler's take; days off; Kevin Love; Jalen Brunson; career day; more.
Is Norman Powell showing the Heat what a veteran leading man looks like? Latest "Ask Ira" at www.sun-sentinel.com/2025/11/22/a... Plus: Missing players; an All-Star lock?
ASK IRA: Is Norman Powell showing the Heat what a veteran leading man looks like?
Miami Heat guard Norman Powell pushed through a groin injury on Friday night in Chicago, because of course he did.
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November 22, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Is Norman Powell showing the Heat what a veteran leading man looks like? Latest "Ask Ira" at www.sun-sentinel.com/2025/11/22/a... Plus: Missing players; an All-Star lock?
Winderman's view: Why Keshad Johnson? Second-year Heat forward shows why in win vs. Bulls. www.sun-sentinel.com/2025/11/21/w... Thoughts on a Friday to remember on so many levels.
Winderman’s view: Why Keshad Johnson? Second-year Heat forward shows why in win vs. Bulls
Ira Winderman’s perspectives and other items of note from the Miami Heat’s Friday night game against the Chicago Bulls.
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November 22, 2025 at 3:36 AM
Winderman's view: Why Keshad Johnson? Second-year Heat forward shows why in win vs. Bulls. www.sun-sentinel.com/2025/11/21/w... Thoughts on a Friday to remember on so many levels.
Shorthanded Heat make big statement in 143-107 NBA Cup victory in Chicago. www.sun-sentinel.com/2025/11/21/s... Five Degrees of Heat.
Shorthanded Heat make big statement in 143-107 NBA Cup victory in Chicago
Challenges? This Miami Heat team seemingly can’t get enough. Friday night, it was finding a way to victory in Chicago without sidelined Tyler Herro, Andrew Wiggins and Nikola Jovic.
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November 22, 2025 at 3:32 AM
Shorthanded Heat make big statement in 143-107 NBA Cup victory in Chicago. www.sun-sentinel.com/2025/11/21/s... Five Degrees of Heat.
Heat's Adebayo calls 'Joy Dealer' cap on night of Butler's return a coincidence, "I'm not that petty.' www.sun-sentinel.com/2025/11/21/h... But says girlfriend A'ja Wilson is. Plus the rest of today's Heat notebook.
Heat’s Adebayo calls ‘Joy Dealer’ cap on night of Butler’s return a coincidence, ‘I’m not that petty’
The pettiness displayed by Bam Adebayo on his head after Wednesday night’s victory over sidelined Jimmy Butler and the Golden State Warriors? “I’m not that petty,” Adebayo s…
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November 21, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Heat's Adebayo calls 'Joy Dealer' cap on night of Butler's return a coincidence, "I'm not that petty.' www.sun-sentinel.com/2025/11/21/h... But says girlfriend A'ja Wilson is. Plus the rest of today's Heat notebook.
Heat still without NBA clarity regarding whether they can include Rozier's salary in a trade. www.sun-sentinel.com/2025/11/21/h... The NBA declined to say whether the Heat are banned from including Rozier’s salary in a trade, with the Heat yet to receive any clarity from the NBA.
Heat still without NBA clarity regarding whether they can include Rozier’s salary in a trade
Four weeks after Terry Rozier was indicted on federal gambling charges an aspect of his NBA status remains unsettled when it comes to his place on the Miami Heat’s salary cap.
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November 21, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Heat still without NBA clarity regarding whether they can include Rozier's salary in a trade. www.sun-sentinel.com/2025/11/21/h... The NBA declined to say whether the Heat are banned from including Rozier’s salary in a trade, with the Heat yet to receive any clarity from the NBA.
Is a big lineup simply bad math for the Heat? Latest "Ask Ira" at www.sun-sentinel.com/2025/11/21/a... Plus: Bringing the fire; the zone factor.
ASK IRA: Is a big lineup simply bad math for the Heat?
Yes, a big lineup would get Bam Adebayo and Kel’el Ware on the court together more often, but is it in the Miami Heat’s best interests?
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November 21, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Is a big lineup simply bad math for the Heat? Latest "Ask Ira" at www.sun-sentinel.com/2025/11/21/a... Plus: Bringing the fire; the zone factor.
Ware willing to evolve with role; Heat to be without Herro, Jovic, Wiggins in Chicago. www.sun-sentinel.com/2025/11/20/w... Plus: Heat return to action Friday in NBA Cup.
Ware willing to evolve with role; Heat to be without Herro, Jovic, Wiggins in Chicago
With Bam Adebayo back for the Miami Heat, it meant an evolving role for Kel’el Ware. What it didn’t mean was stepping back on the boards.
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November 20, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Ware willing to evolve with role; Heat to be without Herro, Jovic, Wiggins in Chicago. www.sun-sentinel.com/2025/11/20/w... Plus: Heat return to action Friday in NBA Cup.
Heat find the Bam boost tangible, as Adebayo breaks free from clutches of training staff. www.sun-sentinel.com/2025/11/20/h... "I felt good, man, just trying to find a rhythm, not overdo it, letting the game come to me, and it did at some point."
Heat find the Bam boost tangible, as Adebayo breaks free from clutches of training staff
As Miami Heat teammates were staring down opponents during his two-week absence, Bam Adebayo found himself with what he considered a far more challenging adversary.
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November 20, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Heat find the Bam boost tangible, as Adebayo breaks free from clutches of training staff. www.sun-sentinel.com/2025/11/20/h... "I felt good, man, just trying to find a rhythm, not overdo it, letting the game come to me, and it did at some point."
Was win vs. Warriors another Norman Powell appreciation night for Heat? Latest "Ask Ira" at www.sun-sentinel.com/2025/11/20/a... Plus: Warriors Lite; letting Kel'el play.
ASK IRA: Was win vs. Warriors another Norman Powell appreciation night for Heat?
Have the Miami Heat found the answers they were seeking with the acquisition of Norman Powell?
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November 20, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Was win vs. Warriors another Norman Powell appreciation night for Heat? Latest "Ask Ira" at www.sun-sentinel.com/2025/11/20/a... Plus: Warriors Lite; letting Kel'el play.
Winderman's view: NBA owes more to fans than Warriors Lite in lone Miami visit. www.sun-sentinel.com/2025/11/19/w... Thoughts on a winning Wednesday.
Winderman’s view: NBA owes more to fans than Warriors Lite in lone Miami visit
Ira Winderman’s perspectives and other items of note from the Miami Heat’s Wednesday night game against the Golden State Warriors.
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November 20, 2025 at 3:03 AM
Winderman's view: NBA owes more to fans than Warriors Lite in lone Miami visit. www.sun-sentinel.com/2025/11/19/w... Thoughts on a winning Wednesday.
Adebayo returns as Heat win 110-96 on Warriors' day of rest. www.sun-sentinel.com/2025/11/19/a... Five Degrees of Heat.
Adebayo returns as Heat win 110-96 on Warriors’ day of rest
The Golden State Warriors took the notion of opposing rest to a higher level, going without Stephen Curry, Jimmy Butler, Draymond Green and others in their loss to the Miami Heat.
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November 20, 2025 at 3:01 AM
Adebayo returns as Heat win 110-96 on Warriors' day of rest. www.sun-sentinel.com/2025/11/19/a... Five Degrees of Heat.
Heat, NBA pace race taking too much toll? Warriors' Curry out Wednesday night. www.sun-sentinel.com/2025/11/19/h... "The wear and tear, the speed, the pace, the mileage, it’s all factoring into these injuries."
Heat, NBA pace race taking too much toll? Warriors’ Curry out Wednesday night
The pace race has proven a winnable commodity for the Miami Heat . .. but at what cost to the league and even to those who might choose to run in the other direction?
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November 19, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Heat, NBA pace race taking too much toll? Warriors' Curry out Wednesday night. www.sun-sentinel.com/2025/11/19/h... "The wear and tear, the speed, the pace, the mileage, it’s all factoring into these injuries."
Will Heat's Spoelstra have to revisit playing Adebayo, Ware together? Latest "Ask Ira" at www.sun-sentinel.com/2025/11/19/a... Plus: Herro as sixth man; Jovic extension.
ASK IRA: Will Heat’s Spoelstra have to revisit playing Adebayo, Ware together?
Is there a place in Erik Spoelstra’s world where Kel’el Ware and Bam Adebayo share extended rotation minutes together?
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November 19, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Will Heat's Spoelstra have to revisit playing Adebayo, Ware together? Latest "Ask Ira" at www.sun-sentinel.com/2025/11/19/a... Plus: Herro as sixth man; Jovic extension.
Heat's Adebayo upgraded to questionable, likely to return Wednesday vs. Warriors. www.sun-sentinel.com/2025/11/18/h... Also: Thoughts on Butler return; Heat host Thanksgiving event.
Heat’s Adebayo upgraded to questionable, likely to return Wednesday vs. Warriors
Sometimes the time is just right, which appears to be the case with Bam Adebayo’s recovery from the toe sprain that has sidelined the Heat center the past six games.
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November 18, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Heat's Adebayo upgraded to questionable, likely to return Wednesday vs. Warriors. www.sun-sentinel.com/2025/11/18/h... Also: Thoughts on Butler return; Heat host Thanksgiving event.