NBA did not disclose information about irregular betting activity around Terry Rozier’s performance during a 2023 game prior to Heat trading for him.

“We always say that we’re going to play fast every year,” Heat forward Nikola Jovic said. “But we don’t really do it. Then we kind of go back to a slow pace, get stagnant in the post, and make sure you know how to attack. This year, from the jump, really, [Spoelstra] really wanted us to play this way.”

It’s January of 2024 and Rozier is on a tear for the Hornets. The team is garbage, but he’s essentially the only bright spot — averaging over 23 points per game and shouldering the load in yet another injury-shortened LaMalo Ball year.

The Miami Heat are dealing with the absence of Terry Rozier, who has been placed on indefinite leave by the NBA.

The Miami Heat guard was arrested in Orlando in a federal sports betting case that prosecutors say involved using confidential NBA information to place illegal wagers.

In their first game since guard Terry Rozier was arrested in an FBI sports gambling probe, his Miami Heat teammates unleashed a scoring barrage in a 146-114 NBA win at Memphis on Friday.Rozier and Portland head coach Chauncey Billups were placed on indefinite leave by the NBA after being arrested Thursday in the gambling investigation.

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A Sunshine State showdown between the Miami Heat and the Orlando Magic opens the 2025-26 NBA season on Wednesday for both teams.

Bam Adebayo scored 18 of his game-high 24 points in the first quarter and visiting Miami set a record for most points allowed by a Memphis Grizzlies opponent in regulation during a lopsided 146-114 victory Friday night.

The Memphis Grizzlies are at home against the Miami Heat for their second game of the season. Follow along for live updates.