As Jimmy Butler is playing with the Miami Heat, he was not the focus of the team’s win over the San Antonio Spurs on Friday, 128-107. While the Heat still deals with the drama involving Butler, they g

Miami Heat center Kel'el Ware has emerged as the new favorite to win the NBA Rookie of the Year award, according to sportsbook platform Bovada.

After the Heat beat the Spurs, Erik Spoelstra speaks on the Bam Adebayo-Kel'el Ware pairing.

A sense of a drama has been in the air for weeks with the Miami Heat, and drama was exactly what was delivered Sunday at Kaseya Center. Even more dramatic was the drama did not involve Jimmy Butler. Instead,

That’s because Heat coach Erik Spoelstra played three-time NBA All-Star center Bam Adebayo and rookie center Kel’el Ware together for an extended stretch for the first time during Sunday’s 128-107 home win over the San Antonio Spurs ... and the double-big combination looked better than anybody could have imagined.

Bam Adebayo, Kel’el Ware offer initial dual Miami Heat intrigue. Now the question is how much more and if there will be a permanence.

The Heat needed something easy and got it on Sunday, cruising to a drama-free 128-107 blowout win over the San Antonio Spurs (19-22) on Sunday afternoon at Kaseya enter to snap its three-game skid and reach the midway point of the regular season at 21-20.

Ira Winderman’s perspectives and other items of note from the Miami Heat’s Sunday game against the San Antonio Spurs.

MIAMI – As Jimmy Butler is playing with the Miami Heat, he was not the focus of the team’s win over the San ... Spurs which snaps a three-game skid as the focus was Erik Spoelstra using Bam ...

The game began as a showcase for an agile, young 7-footer. It went exactly as expected but it was a different player in the spotlight. The Miami Heat finally

As Tyler Herro continues to impress, Heat teammate Bam Adebayo compares him to Stephen Curry.

Even in a historically poor year for the incoming class, it may be too late for Kel’el Ware to campaign for this season’s NBA Rookie of the Year award. Regardless, Ware is drawing rave reviews from Miami Heat teammates and coaches as he continues adjusting to the pros.