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The 36-game schedule consists of 18 home dates, all at AmericanAirlines Arena, and 18 road contests, and begins after the NBA All-Star break on March 11 and runs through May 16. FOX Sports Sun, the exclusive regional television partner of the Miami HEAT, will air all games available for local broadcast, which will amount to 33 games in total. The HEAT will make five national television appearances, including two broadcasts on TNT, two on ESPN and one on NBATV. The Miami HEAT Radio Network, led by its flagship station 790 The Ticket (AM 790/FM 104.3 HD-2), will carry all of the team’s games in English. Additionally, the Miami HEAT Spanish Radio Network will broadcast all regular season games in Spanish on its flagship station Univision Radio’s Radio Mambi (710 AM) through March and then on WRTO Mix 98.3 beginning on April 1.

Miami kicks off the second half of the season with a home contest against the visiting Magic on Thursday, March 11 (8PM). The HEAT will then head out on a two-game road trip to play Chicago on Friday, March 12 (9PM) and then Orlando on Sunday, March 14 (7PM). The schedule features two four-game homestands, first from March 19 through March 25 and then April 1 through April 8 with exciting matchups, including the Los Angeles Lakers visiting Miami on Thursday, April 8.

This year’s schedule features 17 of the 36 games played on weekends (Friday through Sunday). Of those weekend games, six will be played in Miami (two on Friday, two on Saturday and two on Sunday). Miami’s longest road trip is a four-game stretch from April 11-16. Additionally, the HEAT will play nine sets of back-to-back games.

Ticket information will continue to be released when available.

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The Post All-Star Break Schedule Is Here

Our Miami HEAT Store Dolphin Mall and Pembroke Lakes Mall locations are open on Thanksgiving Day. We’re making Black Friday extra special this year with this doorbuster Miami HEAT ticket deal at both store locations. Spend $150+ and receive 2 free tickets to our Jan. 27 ViceWave game vs the Orlando Magic (while supplies last). Other in-store Black Friday deals • $20 off Nike Swingman Jerseys (excludes ViceWave) • Free pin with purchase of any Court Culture merchandise (while supplies last) • Buy one, get one 50% off hats (excludes ViceWave) Store hours

Dolphin MallThanksgiving: 9am – midnightBlack Friday: 8am – 11pm Pembroke Lakes MallThanksgiving: 6pm – midnightBlack Friday: 6am – 9pm

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Miami HEAT Store - Thanksgiving Hours & Black Friday Deals

MIAMI, March 15 – Miami-based Carnival, the Miami HEAT, and Florida Prepaid College Foundation presented local high school students with 4-Year Florida College Plan scholarships during halftime of the Bucks vs. HEAT game tonight. Purchased by Carnival Foundation – the charitable arm of the Carnival Corporation, the scholarships were presented to former students of the HEAT Academy, an after school enrichment program for at-risk youth, who currently participate in an innovative workplace mentoring program sponsored by Carnival, the Miami HEAT and in partnership with Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Miami. Recipients were selected based on academic performance, leadership skills, community involvement and interviews with representatives from the three participating organizations. Each student also received a personal laptop computer courtesy of Carnival Foundation and Dell.

For the past 17 years, Carnival has purchased Project STARS scholarships from the Florida Prepaid College Foundation, representing a collective value of approximately $3.8 million. The Florida Prepaid College Foundation scholarship covers the cost of tuition for two years at a public Florida College followed by two years at a public Florida University. This is the tenth year Carnival’s scholarship recipients are matriculating into college.

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HEAT Honor 2019 Carnival Scholarship Recipients

The Miami HEAT host the Golden State Warriors Wednesday night at AmericanAirlines Arena. Get your tickets now! Tip-off is set for 7:30 PM, and television coverage is on FOX Sports Sun. You can also listen to the action live on 790 The Ticket.

1: How was it that Phoenix pulled out the win against Miami?

Couper Moorhead: In the classic way that teams tend to steal games on the road. Phoenix just kept hanging around and hanging around long enough that once they got hot, on some pretty tough shots in the final period, they were able to take just enough of a lead to finish things out. While offense has been an issue in many of Miami’s losses this season, it wasn’t Monday night against a weaker Phoenix defense that allowed a ton of comfort and space around the rim. It was, in many ways, one of Miami’s most efficient games of the year minus a few misses from deep. But the Suns scored 72 points in the second half, 40 in the final frame, and even if a good chunk of those were well contested, they still fell and the Suns ended a 17-game losing streak.

Joe Beguiristain: As Coup mentioned above, Phoenix just kept plugging away until it finally had its breakthrough in the second half powered by Troy Daniels, Jamal Crawford and, of course, Devin Booker. Thanks to those guys, the Suns shot a scorching-hot 61.9 percent from the field after halftime, with a bulk of their looks being contested.

And while Miami ultimately fell short in the end, the team fought hard down the stretch to try and stop Phoenix’s momentum. In particular, Kelly Olynyk and Dion Waiters hit some big shots and combined for 24 points on 9-of-11 shooting in the final period.

Couper: That you can give the Warriors the very best of what you’ve got, and sometimes they can still put out a victory. It was, without a doubt, Miami’s best offensive game of the year given the quality of opponent as they made 18 threes, Josh Richardson dropped a career-high 37 points and the combination of Justise Winslow and Dion Waiters also combined for 46. The Warriors being the Warriors, they still had enough shotmaking, including Kevin Durant’s one and only made three of the game, to close things out down the stretch despite some costly late turnovers. We didn’t need to learn that Miami is capable of playing with Golden State because we’ve already seen it happen plenty of times over the past few years, but it was still good to see Miami have success against a defense very capable of switching, which typically flattens the HEAT offense out when executed properly. It’s doubtful that the HEAT will duplicate such an explosive evening, but if they can keep the game once again at a fairly slow pace they have enough to give themselves a chance.

Joe: We learned that the HEAT can compete with anyone when they’re firing on all cylinders.

And like in many cases when it has success, Miami kept the ball moving and racked up 32 assists (which was one off its season high). Naturally, Dwyane Wade led the way with nine dimes, including four in the final quarter.

But even with all that and a career night from Josh Richardson, Golden State still found a way to come out ahead. Hard as it may be to accept, that’s just the nature of the beast when you have two of the top five players in the league in Kevin Durant and Steph Curry to go along with Klay Thompson, DeMarcus Cousins and Draymond Green in the starting lineup.

Simply put, the Warriors have the best offensive rating in the league for a reason.

3: How could potential Golden State absences change things Wednesday night?

Couper: Steve Kerr told reporters on Monday that there was a possibility he would rest some players on either leg of their Miami-Orlando back-to-back starting Wednesday night. As of Tuesday night, only Damian Jones was listed on their injury report as out and no further news is expected until the team shoots around Wednesday morning. So we’re really working on pure speculation here, but given how significant it would be if a large enough portion of their star-studded rotation rests we have to discuss it.

First of all, Kevin Durant hasn’t missed a game all season so he doesn’t appear to be a likely candidate to sit. Klay Thompson has only missed one game this year and it wasn’t a part of a back-to-back, so it doesn’t seem likely he would sit either. Steph Curry dealt with an injury in November but hasn’t missed a game since December 1st. On the flip side, Draymond Green has missed time this season, DeMarcus Cousins hasn’t been playing in back-to-backs as he returns from an Achilles injury and both Shaun Livingston and Andre Iguodala have missed games here and there, with Iguodala sitting out the previous meeting with the HEAT.

What does this all mean? It’s tough to tell. What would be significant is if any two of Curry, Durant or Thompson doesn’t play, which not only weakens their starting group but changes the way Kerr goes through his rotation. Typically he can stagger all three so that at least one is always on the floor. Take one or two away and suddenly the Warriors are playing with some lineups that could struggle to score – and there’s no more perfect sort of lineup for Miami’s bench group to take advantage of. By the time you read this there will be more information. We’ll see.

Joe: As of this writing, it’s unclear how Head Coach Steve Kerr will manage his players on this back-to-back set with the HEAT and Magic. But if I had to guess, I’d say he rests Curry and Cousins for one of the games. Curry has missed a decent amount of time over the past couple seasons due to injury, while Cousins is still working his way back from Achilles surgery.

Even in that scenario, though, the Warriors would still have Durant, who has been an absolute monster of late. Over the past six games, the 30-year-old is averaging 29.3 points, 5.3 rebounds, 4.0 assists and 2.2 blocks on 58.8 percent shooting.

STATUS/INJURY UPDATE: Cousins (Load Management - Achilles Recovery) is out.

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Golden State Warriors at Miami HEAT Game Preview

MIAMI, Jan. 14 – The Miami HEAT announced today that Derrick Jones Jr. has re-joined the HEAT from the Sioux Falls Skyforce as part of his two-way contract.

In his most recent stint, Jones Jr. posted a 30-point, 10-rebound double-double while also dishing out five assists in the Skyforce’s, 108-107, overtime win against the Raptors 905 yesterday. He has now appeared in 18 G League games (13 starts) this season between the Northern Arizona Suns (16 games) and the Skyforce (two games) averaging 15.7 points, 7.1 rebounds, 1.78 blocks, 1.9 assists, 1.06 steals and 28.6 minutes while shooting 47.9 percent from the field.

Jones Jr., who signed with the HEAT on December 31, has appeared in four games (two starts) with the HEAT this season, all wins, averaging 5.8 points, 2.5 rebounds and 17.6 minutes while shooting 56.3 percent (9-of-16) from the field. He will join the team and be available for today’s game vs. the Milwaukee Bucks.

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Jones Jr. Re-Joins HEAT

MIAMI, August 1 – Entercom Communications (NYSE: ETM) announced today that 790 The Ticket has renewed and extended its partnership with the Miami HEAT, the three-time NBA Champions, in a five-year agreement through 2021. Miami HEATgames and related programming have been on 790 The Ticket since the 2010-11season, and will remain on the station into the next decade.

“We look forward to continuing our partnership with the Miami HEAT and giving our listeners exclusive game-day programming, unique insights and access to the team they know and love,” says Doug Abernethy, Entercom Miami’s Vice President and General Manager. “This partnership exemplifies our dedication to providing world class coverage of Miami sports.”

HEAT announcers Mike Inglis and John Crotty will continue to call the games for 790 The Ticket listeners.  Tommy Tighe will provide the pre-game, halftime and post-game reporting.  Jonathan Zaslow, host of the popular Ticket morning show, will continue as host of The Ticket pre-game and post-game show.

The Ticket will also continue its exclusive specialty programming during the HEAT season.  “15 Minutes of HEAT,” a snapshot of daily HEAT news, will air at 6:20 am, 8:20 am, 2:20 pm and 5:20 pm, Monday through Friday.  “Dos Minutos,” a two-minute recap on past and current HEAT games will be hosted by Zaslow at 2:55 pm onweekdays.  “HEAT Weekly” will remain in its usual spot and will be hosted by Tighe at 10 am on Saturday mornings beginning in October.

“790 The Ticket has been the home for some of the most exciting and memorable moments in HEAT history,” said Eric Woolworth, President of the HEAT Group Business Operations. "This new agreement will ensure that HEAT fans will continue to tune their dial to 790 The Ticket to get all of the news, information and exciting live game action surrounding their Miami HEAT.

“The HEAT are one of the most electrifying teams in the NBA, and we are thrilled that their fans will continue to be able to hear their games on The Ticket,” says David Field, Entercom’s President and CEO.  “This further showcases our robust sports programming across the country and demonstrates our commitment to providing the best and the most exclusive content for our listeners.

The first broadcast of the 2016-17 season will be the HEAT preseason opener on October 4 versus the Washington Wizards.

To hear some of Inglis and Crotty’s memorable calls, click here.

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790 The Ticket and Miami HEAT Extend Broadcast Partnership

Rookie sensation, Justise Winslow, will make an appearance at the adidas brand concept store at Aventura Mall Wednesday, November 18th from 5:00 to 6:30 p.m. The first 50 customers to make any adult footwear purchase will get a free mini basketball! Stop by the adidas brand concept store tomorrow from 5:00 to 6:30 p.m. to meet Miami HEAT player Justise Winslow. Aventura Mall is located at 19575 Biscayne Boulevard. 

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Wednesday: Meet Justise Winslow

MIAMI, September 17 – AmericanAirlines Arena, Miami’s top sports and entertainment venue and home of the three-time NBA Champion Miami HEAT, will celebrate the cultural richness of the city’s Hispanic heritage by hosting the biggest names in Latin entertainment in the coming weeks. The lineup of Latin artists includes:

September 19:                           Ricardo Arjona / Viaje Tour

October 2 &amp; 3:                          Marc Anthony

October 16:                               Juan Gabriel

October 24:                               Ricky Martin / One World Tour

November 7:                             iHeart Radio’s Fiesta Latina featuring Jennifer Lopez, Pitbull, Prince Royce, Don Omar, Marco Antonio Solis, Wisin, Camila, Becky G., Fonseca &amp; Voz De Mando

November 14:                           Alejandro Fernandez

December 4:                              Juanes / Loco De Amor Tour

December 11:                            The Comedy Get Down Featuring George Lopez

December 12                             Luis Miguel

February 18:                              Univision’s Premio Lo Nuestro

April 8:                                      Ricardo Montaner

“This showcase of Latin megastars speaks to AmericanAirlines Arena’s commitment to host an array of performers whose Latin roots are a reflection of South Florida’s diverse culture,” said Jarred Diamond, Executive Vice President of HEAT Group Enterprises, the programming and marketing arm of the Arena. “Coupled with the Arena’s unbeatable location at the center of vibrant downtown Miami and its status as a premiere entertainment destination, AmericanAirlines Arena has become the place of choice for artists to play and fans to see chart-topping, record-breaking entertainers.”

AmericanAirlines Arena has also hosted several live televised Latin award broadcasts, including the prestigious Latin Grammy Awards and has been home to annual Hispanic televised awards shows such as Univision Network’s legendary Premio Lo Nuestro and Telemundo’s Premios Tu Mundo awards show.

The Arena has also expanded its Latin food offerings to include local fare from partner restaurants such as the Pincho Factory featuring house spiced chicken pinchos, the famous Toston Burger and sweet potato tots. The Arena’s Latin Flavor Zone will now feature award-winning sandwiches and Medianoche Croquettes from the Little Bread Cuban Sandwich Company. And Hyde AmericanAirlines Arena will showcase Hyde Ceviche, a refreshing blend of diced tuna and coconut ginger citrus fusing together a traditional dish with a Latin flair.

The HEAT Group has been committed to making AmericanAirlines Arena the premier sports and entertainment venue in South Florida. The impressive 19,600-seat Arena ranks among the nation’s top 10 venues annually for total ticket sales and among the top five for Latin entertainment.  Most recently, Pollstar ranked the Arena as the #1 facility in the state of Florida, #5 in the United States and #20 in the world. In addition, according to Billboard’s “2014 Worldwide Top 200," AmericanAirlines Arena maintained its ranking as the #1 Arena in Florida and finished in the top 11 Arenas in the United States, while placing 18th in the world for total ticket sales.

For more information, please visit AAArena.com.