The Golden State Warriors' loss to the Miami Heat on Tuesday, Jan. 7, left them with a .500 record. Steve Kerr's team got off to a strong start to the 2024-25 season but has failed to build on that early momentum.

He is expected to miss several weeks.Gary Payton II is out with a left calf strain and Brandin Podziemski is out due to right abdominal injury management. The Heat have five players listed on the injury report: Jimmy Butler,

The Miami Heat head to the Chase Center to face the Golden State Warriors in a non-conference matchup. The Heat are 17-17, which puts them in ninth place in the Eastern Conference. The Warriors are 18-17, which puts them in eighth place in the Western Conference.

It looks like the Golden State Warriors might prefer the $20 million player over Jimmy Butler, who is on the verge of a Miami Heat exit.

Bam Adebayo had 19 points, nine rebounds and five assists with two timely dunks down the stretch, and the Miami Heat snapped a three-game losing streak by beating the Golden State Warriors 114-98.

On the "Dubs Talk' podcast, Kerith Burke and Dalton Johnson discuss the likelihood of Miami Heat All-Star Jimmy Butler

The Golden State Warriors are ending a six-game home-stand tonight, and hoping they can bounce back from Sunday’s disappointing loss to the Sacramento Kings. And they’ll do so against a Miami Heat team that has been the definition of mediocrity