If familiarity indeed breeds contempt, there could be hostility in the air when the visiting New York Knicks face the Miami Heat on Monday. The teams are completing a two-game set and meeting for the third time this season after New York beat the Heat 140-132 on Friday.

The Heat’s leading duo of Bam Adebayo and Tyler Herro returned to practice on Sunday. But when will they return to games?

MIAMI – Despite the Miami Heat losing to the New York Knicks last Friday, marking two straight losses, the team got some exciting news regarding star Tyler Herro. With the Heat guard in Herro taking key steps to an injury return, the biggest one was taken Sunday as he took part in practice.

The Knicks see Monday’s clash against the Heat in Miami as a valuable opportunity to prepare for the postseason.

The Heat (7-6) then went out and continued to struggle on the boards, falling to the New York Knicks 140-132 on Friday night at Madison Square Garden. It marked the Heat’s second straight loss after starting the season with a 7-4 record and dropped the Heat to 1-1 for the four-game group-stage of the NBA Cup in-season tournament.

Karl-Anthony Towns scored 39 points and Landry Shamet added a career-high 36 points off the bench as the New York Knicks beat the Miami Heat 140-130 in an NBA Cup game on Friday night.

After another disappointing loss to the Knicks, the Heat have labeled one area as "costing" them games that they will work on.

For the first time since last season’s playoff humiliation at the hands of the Cavaliers, Tyler Herro was a participant Sunday in a Heat practice.

An offensive system that relies on early offense attacks, outside shooting, and free flowing options doesn't fit the style of the Miami Heat's reigning All Star

The Knicks are managing without star point guard Jalen Brunson, and it went well on Friday with a 140-132 win over the Heat.

Group play in the 2025 NBA Cup resumes Friday night in New York, as the Miami Heat visit the New York Knicks in a matchup of Eastern Conference playoff contenders.