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James Johnson on the Miami HEAT’s strict conditioning standards and body fat requirements: “I’m so F’d up that even if I look at the scale, I picture the Miami Heat locker room. They’re fining you, you’re losing bread because you’re eating.… But they hold you to a standard that even you didn’t know you were capable of.” (via Club520podcast)
Heat Diehards2,015,647 views • 19 days ago

Michael Beasley on the moment Pat Riley pulled him into his office early in his career: “Pat looked at me and said, ‘Bro, what kind of crazy are you?’ I said, ‘Huh?’ He said, ‘You been in the NBA for about a month. You $200,000 in debt…Man, you gotta be some type of crazy. You ain’t saving no money.’ At the time I was like, ‘Man, get out my business.’ But now, looking back, I’m like… dog, I didn’t even know I was crying for help.” (via Run Your Race Podcast)
Heat Diehards3,817,868 views • 6 months ago

Udonis Haslem on when he knew it was time to retire: “It was around the time we got Hassan Whiteside. I was like, ‘Ain’t no way in hell he’s getting my minutes.’ I didn’t know he can grab the rim and keep his feet on the ground. I could not get a rebound on this guy. When I saw that, I was like, ‘it’s time for me to go.’” (via NBA on Prime)
Heat Diehards3,329,229 views • 7 months ago

Dwyane Wade on Stan Van Gundy: “My coach when I first came in, Stan Van Gundy, allowed me to make mistakes. I was allowed to have 4, 5, 6 turnovers, work on my game, and get better. Now these kids today—if you can’t shoot, you gotta be extreme in other things… but I was able to have the time to do those things, and once it clicked, run down the accolades.” (via Wy Network by Dwyane Wade)
Heat Diehards1,792,967 views • 4 months ago

Carmelo Anthony on Dwyane Wade: “I don’t think people understand how bad of a m’fer D-Wade was, bro. I’m saying it with this much passion because you don’t hear that name come up much with this younger generation. When he was on his s—, arguably he was the best two-guard in the league at one point in time.” (via 7PM in Brooklyn, 2024)
Heat Diehards1,108,452 views • 3 months ago

Dwyane Wade on what Bam Adebayo told him about A’ja Wilson: “I was with Bam at the Olympics, and we were watching our women’s team play. We started talking about A’ja as a hooper and future plans. Bam cracks me up — he was like, ‘Man, my little award case….I ain’t got a chance. She so cold.’ He was like ‘her awards is just like a highschool award. You know like one of them top division schools that wins everything.” (via Wy Network by Dwyane Wade)
Heat Diehards1,884,805 views • 8 months ago

3 years ago today, The Miami HEAT took Game 2 in Denver after a huge 4th quarter comeback. Duncan Robinson sparked the run early (going 4-for-4 to start the quarter), igniting a huge run as the Heat rallied for a 111-108 victory to tie the series 1-1. Key Contributors: Gabe Vincent: 23 PTS Jimmy Butler: 21 PTS Bam Adebayo: 21 PTS
Heat Diehards38,537 views • 6 days ago

Michael Beasley on his rookie year in Miami: “It was the Dwyane Wade show. Not saying that’s a bad thing… D-Wade was the first person I ever looked at and thought might really be better than me. Not just a better player, but like—damn, I don’t know if I can score at that rate. That M’fer averaged 31 in my rookie year. I wasn’t coming in like a regular rookie, taking the keys and F’ing the car up.” (via Run Your Race Podcast)
Heat Diehards1,124,986 views • 6 months ago

When Mario Chalmers said that Pat Riley built the 2011 Miami HEAT around him: “So the thing about that… I was the only person signed on the HEAT. There was nobody else out there. So they built the team around me. I told Pat, ‘I need Bron. I need UD. I need D-Wade.’” 😭 (via The OGs Show, 2024)
Heat Diehards334,292 views • 2 months ago

Michael Beasley opened up on what he’d change about his career: “If I could do it all over again, I would have just listened to Pat Riley. Pat told me to get a condo for me and my mom. I got a 6-bedroom house, dogs, homies staying in… that’s where the problems came from.” (via big3)
Heat Diehards1,623,635 views • 9 months ago

Dwyane Wade responds to Rudy Gay saying his team would’ve beaten the 2013 Miami HEAT: “I DM’d Rudy, ‘This must be an AI-generated quote because there’s no way in hell you said this.’ He told me, ‘Yeah, I said it.’ I said, ‘Boy… belt to ass.’ ‘You’re not just going to win the Finals because you think you can. We had just been there four years in a row. We would’ve smacked y’all. You don’t know how to win in the Finals, bro.’” (via Wy Network by Dwyane Wade)
Heat Diehards1,114,435 views • 8 months ago

LeBron says going to Miami shifted his mindset: “My first 25 years of existence were basically at home. Even when I was with the Cavs, I was still living in Akron. I knew every street, every road, every restaurant. That was comforting. It took me getting uncomfortable, going to Miami and experiencing something new, to tap into something I didn’t even know I had. I knew I wanted to win a championship, but it took me going to Miami to learn myself.” Bron said he would not recommend anyone going to Miami at 25 😂 (via Mind the Game)
Heat Diehards389,231 views • 3 months ago

David Fizdale on how Pat Riley helped him land the Memphis job: “I went upstairs and said, ‘Coach, I need your help. I want the Memphis job.’ He said, ‘Alright.’ Picked up his phone and called Chris Wallace right in front of me —‘You’re interviewing my guy. He’s going to be the best candidate for your job. Get his stuff organized with his agent. He’s ready to go.’ “That direct.” (Byron Scott Fastbreak)
Heat Diehards382,253 views • 3 months ago

David Fizdale recounts meeting Erik Spoelstra for the first time 😂 “Man, we get to Coconut Grove… I keep walking by this dude. I look at his shirt — Miami Heat. I’m like, ‘Are you Erik Spoelstra?’ He like, ‘Yeah.’ He said, ‘You David Fizdale?’ I said, ‘Yeah.’ I said, ‘Man, I thought you was white.’ He said, ‘I thought you was white, too.’ We must’ve passed each other six times… It was ridiculous. I was like, we going to be friends a long time, bro.’” (via Byron Scott Fastbreak)
Heat Diehards330,829 views • 3 months ago

14 years ago today: Dwyane Wade & LeBron James combined for 69 POINTS to lead the Miami HEAT to a 105-93 series-clinching win over the Indiana Pacers in Game 6 of the ECSF — advancing to the ECF. Wade: 41 PTS (17-25 FG), 10 REB LeBron: 28 PTS (12-23 FG), 6 REB, 7 AST
Heat Diehards51,296 views • 17 days ago

I also remembered this postgame interview from Q-Rich about it 😂: “Two actresses over there, that’s what they are. They’re not those characters they portray. They’re not who they say they are. Garnett and Pierce, they’re good basketball players, and that’s about it,”
Heat Diehards307,550 views • 3 months ago

Davion Mitchell 😂 “I don’t want it get the ball” (via MarvoShoots1 on TikTok)
Heat Diehards764,556 views • 10 months ago