The Latest Breaking News from Erik Spoelstra

MIAMI — Kyrie Irving and Kevin Durant have recently tempered expectations in the short term, both claiming their regular season was too disjointed to expect a championship.

Things get heated in Miami between Jimmy Butler, Erik Spoelstra and Udonis Haslem.

MIAMI — The Miami Heat confirmed Thursday to the Sun Sentinel that it was the team’s decision, and not the decision of broadcast-rights holder Bally Sports Sun, to elect not to show the third-quarter altercation on the team’s bench during Wednesday night’s loss to the Golden State Warriors at FTX…

Oh boy.

Miami's coach and guard Jimmy Butler got into a contentious argument during Wednesday’s loss to the Warriors.

We have trouble in actual paradise.

MIAMI — The Warriors had to do more with less in Wednesday night’s 118-104 win over the Miami Heat at FTX Arena.

With Erik Spoelstra there seemingly always is a late-season twist, sometimes offered by the Miami Heat coach shortly before the postseason, sometimes unveiled at the start of the playoffs.

MIAMI — This was well after Chris Bosh was honored at midcourt Friday night at FTX Arena for his induction prior to the season into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.

MIAMI — For a rare time this season, the Miami Heat worked two practices into their schedule this week. To an extent, Friday night’s 120-108 victory over the Oklahoma City Thunder at FTX Arena felt like a third.

Tim Reynolds: Heat status updates … Jimmy Butler, out (ankle) Caleb Martin, in (knee) PJ Tucker, in (knee) Victor Oladipo, out (announced earlier today, back spasms) Source: Twitter @ByTimReynolds What's the buzz on Twitter? Ira Winderman @ ...