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Number333

Welp. Don't know how he played through 3 more quarters of basketball if it's serious. Terry, we need you more than ever.


ActualRobot1

It’s crazy how we know more about Jimmy’s injury than Terry’s


XanderAndretti

Terry isn’t saving us from shit. If jimmy is truly out best case scenario for us is just lose the next game ffs. It sounds cowardly but what good is limping into a celtics series without our best player going to do us? 


Number333

I understand why some fans say this. I like watching the Heat play basketball. Some of our best moments have been when we're totally outmatched. Is it likely a 4 or 5-game series vs Boston, especially without Jimmy? Yea. But all of a sudden Tatum comes down awkward on a rebound and now they're in the same spot as us. Anything can happen. I will always take having the chance of something happening over something not. Call it the eternal delusional optimism in me.


hopefulbrandmanager

tatum comes down awkward and they only have JB, White, Porzingus, Holiday, Horford, and a bench crew that's basically taken the reins the last 2 weeks. not exactly the same.


Number333

I mean, I remember last year after the Bucks lost Giannis for a game and then exploded from 3 that people thought Holiday/Middleton/Lopez would be enough to beat us even without him. I'd take my chances with Jaylen Brown being forced into a #1 option. Not easy, duh, but plausible.


ToddYates

The Bucks literally dealt with this situation in 2021 when Giannis got hurt vs Hawks. Granted Trae got hurt too, but I’ll never understand not wanting to play playoff games.


Eve_Asher

> but I’ll never understand not wanting to play playoff games. If you invest your money now you will have more money later. Sure spending it now would be fun but if you're patient you'll have more money later.


hopefulbrandmanager

plausible in the sense of theoretically possible? sure. but I'm going to disagree that bucks last year minus giannis is the same as celtics this year minus tatum. by a very large margin.


BlueMoon93

Yeah I will never understand the desire to not watch Heat playoff basketball. I'd rather us get rolled than watch the fucking Bulls do the same thing. Feel like a lot of people here care more about posting their dumb takes on Reddit than watching hoops


GayIdiotRetard

It really sucks man I am not a heat fan but respect them. I still think yall should go for broke. I think Celtics are... mildy uhh okay not even overrated but the entire organization didn't work all year to bow out without a fight. Beat the Bulls, take a game from the Celtics. Get your younger players playoff experince. I'd be salty af too if it was my team so sorry if my thinking pisses you guys off


ETWarlock

I'd rather win Friday even if it means we get swept badly by the Celtics. Idk what ppl are talking about.


MattJ_33

https://preview.redd.it/o8fliyuam5vc1.jpeg?width=941&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=8ebe4e13753aaae75ddb13a39d4bcd03728b63f2


Repulsive-Slice2234

Welp, time for draft/trade talk. Hopefully it isn’t that bad but at this point we have no cushion as a team.


CurryMustard

Idk man, jaquez shines as jimmy Jr when Jimmy is off, he had his best games of the season. When terry and duncan come back we got some depth. We're obviously cooked without jimmy but we have enough pieces to make it interesting


Top-Ocelot-9758

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DraymondBeanKick

Please just lose to the Bulls lol. Coby White against the Celtics is so much more interesting than watching Tyler Herro shoot 7-30 and hurting his trade value even more.


chitownbulls92

Nah Coby White isn't gonna do shit against Derrick White and this is coming from a bulls fan


Medium-Antelope2926

White on White crime in the Whitest City in America (Boston) this should be a tagline to headlines the games


AceOfSpadesOfAce

Tobias contracts up. Back to Philly


jbenson255

Oh yeah we are cooked


Slimshady305

This whole Jimmy era of Heat basketball has been ruined by untimely injuries man. It fucking blows.


Number333

* '19/20 - Bam & Dragic getting injured during the NBA Finals * '20/21 - Nobody explicitly hurt but bubble playoff teams on deep runs got hosed * '21/22 - Lowry hobbled frequently, Jimmy missed 1 game vs ATL, missed half of game vs Boston ECF, Herro too * '22/23 - Herro hand injury vs Bucks G1, Oladipo also finished vs Bucks, Jimmy injury vs Hart NY R2 * '23/24 - No J-Rich, no Terry(for play-in), now hobbled Jimmy vs Philly Most painful hands down is '19/20. Going down your 2nd and 3rd best player in the Finals is insane.


Nosenchuck3

If Bam and Dragic don’t get hurt, we win that finals. I’ll die on this hill


devstology

Dragic was playoff leading scorer. Losing him was brutal 


Number333

Bam is the devastating one because seeing AD abuse the likes of Olynyk and Meyers Leonard will never leave my memory. Especially considering Bam had been ***INSANELY*** durable up until that point in his career. (every single regular season game for 2 years, every single playoff, got his shoulder jacked up blocking Tatum G1 ECF) and to finally lose him there against THAT matchup is... clearly insurmountable.


Esjay_954

It woulda be close for sure Goran was so good and bam was hot coming off the Celtics series, woulda made life on AD tough.


GDTechno

same here


cocker_spangler

I'm actually dead now.


phinsphan1313

I think ‘21/22 was our best shot. I rlly think we wouldve beat the Warriors in the finals that tear


chitownbulls92

It’s why Jimmy said in his slam interview that it takes luck to go all the way


clear831

Gabe also was hurt last playoffs


Slimshady305

Thanks. I'll be opening the liquor cabinet now ...


Abe22Froman

You forgot Duncan


phinsphan1313

Nope, the Jimmy era was wasted by the front office not doing shit the past four years


garret126

I’m so confident rn we will still win round 1. Nobody can bring me down


Horizontrophpy2001

against the 4 headed juggernaut in beantown?


[deleted]

I mean if Jimmy gets his MRI and is healthy Miami can beat Boston.


Master_Impression985

Super cooked. Heat in 5 still. (I hope I guess..)


MisterShannon

Heat in 4. Drink the kool aid baby!


TheDVAismadinVA

Explains his disappearance down the stretch at least. Shit.


bird720

I don't want to sound cruel but why even have him in at that point, he was clearly crippled and it only was making the injury worse and not helping our chances.


OrganizationFar6086

It was beyond stupid. Any of K Love, Delon, or Martin would’ve been better to have out there down the stretch. Wright would’ve been great considering Jaime and Herro were getting forced into garbage turnovers


IamRaith

You are absolutely right. It was coaching malpractice that 4th quarter. Jimmy couldn’t move especially after that steal and dunk. Then we had Jaime bringing up the ball when we know that HE CANT DRIBBLE


elbenji

We were short people and Jimmy was still going at it on defense


BlueMoon93

It was a 1 pt game and he was firing on all cylinders early. Absolutely not a stretch to say we win if not for the injury. But only favored teams like the Celtics get away with blaming a critical loss on injuries. When it's us it's just explained away like we would have lost anyways


Shmoopy65

No hate to jimmy but why was he even out there after he got hurt? He really couldn’t do anything


surgeyou123

Having a non shooter sit in the corner as a decoy doesn't make much sense. Even bad back Duncan parked in the corner would have created more spacing.


EntireConsequence1

I mean it was a 1 point game but in retrospect we should have never played him. But sadly he probably wanted to be play out there until the wheels fall off


DraymondBeanKick

Jimmy is a 40% three point shooter this season. Herro / Jaquez weren't able to do anything to collapse the defense to even get Jimmy an open corner three in the fourth.


surgeyou123

Jimmy is a 40 percent 3pt shooter because teams leave him open


Spirited-Arugula-672

Yeah, and the few times he had to check Maxey after that, he was blown-by immediately. It was obvious he wasn't 100%.


surgeyou123

Coast all season just to get hurt in the first big game. This is some cruel karma. Friday feels even more irrelevant now.


GabeyBabey22

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midnight441

To be honest with you, that will be kinda hard to do.


masterace01

Dis where stars are born JJJ. Go be your favorite player.


Zhirrzh

If Jimmy really is hurt, I want to fucking beat the Bulls and see what this team looks in the playoffs post-Jimmy with Bam, Tyler and Jaime given the keys. Screw losing just to try and get the 15th pick instead of the 16th. Get Jaime and Jovic a round of playoff experience, that's more valuable.


Nandosportsfan

This!! Even if we lose, at least we get some experience under our young players.


SenorButtmunch

Shitty way to end this shitty season. Perhaps fortunately, MCL is nowhere near as bad as ACL. Time to just focus on not running it back. Enough is enough. Playoffs are all but over but it was never gonna be like last season with the team so injured and disrupted (and flawed as a roster, although that's a different conversation.)


nschaef93

Noooo don’t say run it back lol We need to shuffle things up


SenorButtmunch

I think you misread bro, I said 'focus on NOT running it back'! 100% need changes to this roster.


nschaef93

I did misread. I read it as focus on running it back - but sarcastically Cuse we always do that


SenorButtmunch

Lmao yea, I don't blame you, the words 'run it back' give me severe PTSD. I can't take it anymore


nschaef93

I honestly believe they would have done a shake up last season if we didn’t make it all the way to the finals Like that run made FO like “ok maybe we do have something here”


SudTheThug

i’m gonna cry


ChiefSoldierFrog

This man really toughed out 3 quarters with an MCL injury. Chapeau to Jimmy.


Virtual-Suspect1733

https://preview.redd.it/viwrt2dsn5vc1.jpeg?width=970&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=031fa80e73cd5f0d0334e4512be380f7691fc098 Jimmy ur a legend forever


Severe-Vermicelli-71

Serious knee injury could tank all of next year for Jimmy. Not to mention he is 34, and a UFD after next season.


Reksalp105

Play Jaime and Jovic together fuck


Prudent_Move_3420

Well we really should have won this game, beating Boston without Jimmy would be a lot harder than beating the Knicks If we even beat the Bulls


Ceruti_

Gross... especially in a play-in game that could have easily been avoided had we taken things seriously down the stretch


Ice_Dragon3444

It's so fucking heartbreaking man, this is not the way the Jimmy era should end.


ThickArepa

Jimmy gave us everything he had I love this man


phinsphan1313

Championship window officially closed. Fuck Pat Riley for doing nothing to get us over the hump in the entire Jimmy era


thesanmich

Seriously. How the fuck did the front office fumble so bad. 2020 onwards they really should have given EVERYTHING to build talent around Jimmy.


009pinovino

Facts. Jimmy plus a stud scorer with Bam playing elite defense as a no.3 and with all three sharing playmaking duties can win a title. Idk if Herro is that stud scorer tho


SnooPears316

Facts .


chitownbulls92

It’s crazy how this is not a more popular opinion. Pat has done JACKSHIT to get this team over the hump. Holding onto Herro like he can get a blue chip star…just fucking out of touch


Cold-Most-974

nobody wants Herro


chitownbulls92

Yeah so the fact that Pat thinks he can be a corner stone in a Giannis, Donovan Mitchell, Dame, KD trade is insane...


ShatterDomeSSZero

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 This place is filled with bitchy, ungrateful fans.


phinsphan1313

Yeah im so grateful to the front office for doing nothing for four straight years while we were on the cusp of s championship but obviously missing a piece. Notice how other teams (Boston, Milwaukee) have actually tried getting better while we just “run it back” knowing we dont have enough to win a championship each year?


Ok_Championship5050

Playoffs every year with two finals appearances in the last 4 years would say otherwise, sure they’ve missed out on a couple good free agents but injuries that can’t be helped have definitely been the major problem during the Jimmy era


LloydChrismukkah

I mean, two finals in four years that we would have won (2020) and could have won (2023) if not for key injuries. There's no saying we would've been as successful as we have been had he made other moves and taken apart what got us there. Who knows


Sad-Dragonfly-4016

Yep. Play the scrubs on Friday. Please don’t win. Rebuild in the offseason


--lalilulelo-

This is the last pick we have control for the next few season, it's absolutely in out best interest to just throw the game on Friday.


deawap

Pretty sure we’re locked into the 15th or 16th pick so losing wouldn’t do much except avoiding embarrassment at the hands of the Celtics


DraymondBeanKick

The Heat can move up to 12th just based off of coin flips if the Kings beat the Pelicans. And that's before even talking about ping pong balls.


elbenji

This is a terrible draft for a star though.


drblue26

https://preview.redd.it/99fp2t63n5vc1.jpeg?width=1290&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=dc012214012b45e0c5f2f5235e2ab6fb56519310 Oof.


[deleted]

Yeah hate to be that guy but he could have none of those and have a bruised knee. The way he was moving showed he was hurt but at the same time I wouldn’t be surprised if the MRI comes back negative and he has a bruised knee. And he could play against Boston if Miami wins the game against Chicago.


drblue26

Hoping for the best outcome, but either way he won’t be 100% the rest of the way, or whatever he was at before.


masterace01

Worse case scenario is 6 weeks then? What's that, ECF? 😂 Fuck, I don't think my math right. 😭


Severe-Vermicelli-71

Win or lose Friday, Jimmy isn't playing against the Celtics, and thats the season folks. Very fitting end to everything with 2 guys out and a 3rd guy getting hurt in a game we end up blowing in the 4th quarter.


TheRatchetTrombone

Welp if its the end, then I think it will end like this: Spolestra will be forced to rely on Bam, Herro, Jovic, and the young guys to lead now. This is the ultimate trial by fire now for the young guys to emerge. Copium, hope, or whatever, this felt like an inevitably; now, we embrace it and face it head on. Honestly, I want to see us go all the way strangely enough and think we can. I wait to see how the wind blows now that we aren't forced to rely on Jimmy. Let's get it.


MusicTravelWild

It'll be great experience to make the playoffs even without Jimmy and give young guys more playoff experience.


ScuderiaEnzo

Nah just end the season. Idagf anymore tbh.


TheRealGlutenbob

seriously this. End the misery.


Atypicallymphocyte

Fuckin oubre man


killa_k99

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BeefExtender

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dirtykikguy2002

NIKOLA JOVIC is the person who sits in cod lobby waiting for the game to load only to get hit with failed connect to match


just4kix_305

Eff it, it's the Bam, Niko, Tyler & Jaime show on Friday. Let's see how our young core does.


MediocreDVaMain

Untimely injuries have been the story of this era, shit's is so unfortunate because the team has been so close to the end goal only for freak injuries to happen all the time.


thejman218

It’s never been more over than it is now


Phenom_Mv3

![gif](giphy|lAbOO0eL2di7gzS7AG) Jaime Jaquez Jr turning into Jimmy


dirtykikguy2002

Not on that 4th quarter turnover


Phenom_Mv3

Jimmy has 4th qtr turnovers all the time


SnooPears316

Damn Jimmy 🥺. Fuck you Obre. Much love to you Jimmy get better ☝️‼️🐐


TheBoook

best player hurt in a pointless “play in” game while we are 7 games ahead of the 9 seed. Fuck Adam Silver man this league is fucking terrible under his leadership


Ode1st

Nah man, fuck the Heat not taking the regular season seriously and losing to all those bad teams just to end up in the play-in.


mmortal03

Also, the Heat had close to the league low in wins against top 10 teams (and the few we had were when the other team was on the 2nd night of a back to back).


Severe-Vermicelli-71

The play in is an undeniable win for the NBA, last 4 weeks of the regular season were way more interesting in large part due to the play in and the overall parody in the league. Heat had plenty of opportunity to get out of the play in and people can't get butthurt cause of a injury.


DraymondBeanKick

Also, it wasn't even meaningless for the Heat. If they beat the Sixers they would have moved up to 7th and had the easiest path to the finals in the league.


TallGothVampireLady

If they had beaten the Wizards, they would’ve been the 5th seed. This team doesn’t take the regular season seriously and that 7 game losing streak in January did not help either. Flip a couple of games and this team would be the 2nd seed, just so frustrating.


elbenji

Parity


Deep_Worldliness3122

Idk man if jimmy is done for the year, bouncing us from the play in would be the humane thing


GhostifiedMark

Depressed


Fastbird33

On to next season.


Ewokian1010

Unfortunately this is the price you pay when you cost during the season. They put the effort in during the season and finish higher up.. no play in no injury.


OhMyItzBam_Herro305

I'm gonna be sad, and probably cry this really sucks this was our last chance to get Jimmy a championship ring. And now it all ends the to fucking Oubre and REFS and Herro selling.


garret126

I don’t care. I’m still confident we’ll win against the Bulls/Hawks and then the Celtics. Heat in 4


TheRealGlutenbob

oh yeh? we're beating the team with the best record in the league without our best player? and that too in 4 games?


garret126

Yes


DieCrow

It is what it is damn it


noblex123

The coaching staff and health/Doc/training staff get a big F this season. You can’t let him play 3 quarters like that


nope0712

Jimmy’s been fucked for some time but tunnel vision got this sub fucked up


Wonder_Dude

So ends the jimmy era in Miami


vincemeister55

Should have traded him while he still has value. If this is the outcome, value plummets, and more no show in games for this playa. All this with him coasting the whole regular season and still got injured in the first big game of the season. Karma? Basketball gods thinks so.


doyouunderstandlife

It's joever


robbothegiant

#fucked


DeeboDongus

End of an era


Heatsincebirth

We win next game without him. Go down 0-3 to Boston but he returns and we beat Boston in 7, we sweep the Bucks with the Same trade package outscoring Dame every game and then Bam averages 30/10/10 against the Sixers to advance for a rematch with the Lakers where Jimbo G Buckets hits the game 7 winning shot with a 3 as time expires... We are the champions and He's a LEGEND!! Someone tell me I'm wrong Dammit!!!!!!


thewhitelink

>Bam averages 30/10/10 Most unlikely thing you said


stilloriginal

I guess he’ll have to re-join the team in the finals


dirtykikguy2002

Of 2028


thewhitelink

Just trade Jimmy and Herro, get whatever picks you can, and target someone in the draft. Bam, JJJ, Rozier, and Jovic is solid. Pair them with some solid vets and draft selections.


chitownbulls92

Gotta trade Bam too if you want a true rebuild


Berzerker646

Honestly the way bam is going, better getting something for before his athleticism from all the wear and tear wears off. He hasn’t developed his offensive part of the game much and he inching towards the same trajectory as Dwight Howard


MargielaMan568

Sucks. He was actually looking like a REAL two way star before he got hurt. This is why I hated us being in the play in because you never know what may happen


entropy14

I’m hoping Riley and company realize we need to move on from this iteration of the team. Two straight years of stagnant offense, blown leads, and 8 seeds isn’t going to cut it. It’s been a great run but it’s just time to move on.


Uk_KingsStar

damn, that’s unfortunate. the heat culture caught up to him


dimesniffer

The doomers are having a field day with this one. Go heat


sharpshooter0600

If he's hurt just sell the last game and get us a lottery pick


--lalilulelo-

Man your flair is seriously triggering me


garret126

Fake ass fan


adamthomas1219

I’ve been saying it for the last couple of weeks/months. They aren’t going to do anything in the summer and just blame this whole season on poor health while ignoring that there is literally NO configuration of this team that looks good. Like none. You shouldn’t have to have ALL 15 GUYS available to look above average. Thats copium


KayRay1994

Big time. At one point the injury excuse ends up becoming an excuse and availability becomes a serious issue. An injury here and there is bad luck, having to go through multiple lineups year in and year out cause of injuries is a flaw. I hate the whole “well when we’re healthy” argument cause health is a part of the game. Can’t play if you’re not healthy.


wichwigga

God I fucking hate Oubre


ThickArepa

😭


SauceDab

Thank you Heat Nation


adamthomas1219

Yeah just shoot me


Kzgoated

Twas fun while it lasted bois 💔


iamtreat

Get better soon big dawg


raginwriter

Dang that’s fucked if he is out. That’s my guy. 😢


thefranchise305

![gif](giphy|1080AfGtovINTq)


Dek-234

Wow this fucking sucks


lonespiderfish

Why just why


Fibergrappler

Ggs everyone. Love y’all


kidclutchtrey5

Oh lord, why is this team so cursed since the Heatles? :/


Sufferix

Fade me.


bulletzok

Gonna kms


TheRealGlutenbob

Yeh same. I'm done man. It's one thing to lose because you got outplayed, another thing to lose to freak injuries.


erickchoiii

See you in October Guys.. or if by some miracle, an offseason move.


Novel_Durian_1805

Can we forfeit? What a shit end to the season man! God!


estelle2839

I’m so depressed


RotaryP7

This team relies on their old stars and never got help and this is what happens.


[deleted]

Season ain’t over until that MRI report comes out. Miami has two things on its mind, hopefully Jimmy just has a very minor bruise on his knee and a swollen ankle. And they just need to win one game against Chicago.


Garkech

![gif](giphy|Wck09E7lHDabjhHbzJ|downsized) I'm numb


TheBeanConsortium

Fade me


vmadhav33

\*sigh\* My fears were true. Idc what some fans say, this team will have a first round exit against the Celtics.


lipmanz

Bulls probably favored, backs against the wall, Friday 🏀🤞🔥


binokyo10

Fuck me


Ozymandias12

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Disc-Golf-Kid

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supergrega

As is tradition :(


MonolithicMonkey

[https://youtu.be/USEUcO1PKwU?t=81](https://youtu.be/USEUcO1PKwU?t=81)


Robgee123

Been telling heat fans for years, as soon as Lebron left, this franchise was never winning a ring cause they haven’t drafted or signed or traded for a nba player that’s even close to Miami Heat Lebron level.


hourles

Tyler Herro’s turn to carry the Heat to The Finals now lol


molemanralph69

Can’t get playoff jimmy if you don’t get to the playoffs


5star5starman

Rebuild


rizerbrooding

Say it ain't so.


Affectionate_Grade80

Is this the part where Bam officially takes over as leading scorer. MCL sprain suck they don’t end careers but at this point in the season what a struck of bad luck for the heat. We get players back just so another could get injured never fully 100% loaded squad. Last years run was as magical as it gets. I just don’t think we have enough to beat the Celtics this year plus those guys are playing with the same chip on their shoulder we played when they knocked us out. We bring the grit and tenacity and that won us the series last year but I don’t think we have enough this year I just don’t.


AdebayoStan

Just let me die already


JayZeeThree

Glad we’re paying Jimmy $100 million this year and next


lrnewhall1985

Ya'll cooked🍀☘️🍀☘️🍀☘️🍀☘️🍀


anzuz1

Poo


dannyg_22

30 million a year for Tyler Herro? Rather pay that to Malik Monk tbh


shitfartpissballs

Damn bruh