In October, during the league’s opening week, Jamal Murray received the ball at the death of the first quarter just steps away from his own baseline. “Remember, heaves are not counted,” said Chris ...

The NBA is hoping to bring back some end-of-quarter long-range highlights ... or at least encourage players to try for them. The NBA will attribute missed heaves at the end of the first three quarters ...

"Heaves" sounds bad, like something from college that was decidedly uncool. Heaves, in the NBA, are defined as any field-goal attempt from 36 or more feet in the final three seconds of a quarter, so ...

Some NBA players will throw up an end-of-quarter heave with the clock winding down, even though it will hurt their shooting percentage. Now, the NBA has removed that disincentive. The NBA will ...

The best players in Miami Heat history knew how to play one particular "game" better than anyone. Back in the Big 3 days, Dwyane Wade and LeBron James would joke about how they would hold the ball ...

The sweat drips down a player’s face. Three seconds left on the clock. He’s got to get up a shot but, last second heaves aren’t always a shot the player wants to take. The ball bounces into his hands ...