Zachary Weinberger is a credentialed Miami Heat reporter and an Associate Editor covering the NBA at-large, NCAA Football, and NCAA Basketball for ClutchPoints. He graduated from Florida Atlantic University in 2022, covering sports at the FAU University Press and later at The Palm Beach Post.

After Wednesday’s game, and once Butler was officially no longer a member of the Heat, Miami coach Erik Spoelstra was asked about the results of the team closing a chapter, but he mostly addressed his team’s ability to focus amid challenging times, which is often his status quo.

Just hours before a not-so-subtle Bam Adebayo tweet, South Carolina retired A’ja Wilson’s jersey. During Wilson’s thank you speech, she noted some of the folks in attendance, specifically calling out her “favorite Olympian from out of town.” ( See the 1:50 mark of the clip below .)