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Miami Heat forward Caleb Martin (16) separates Portland Trail Blazers center Jusuf Nurkic (27) from guard Tyler Herro (14)(Troy Wayrynen-USA TODAY Sports)
Miami Heat forward Caleb Martin (16) separates Portland Trail Blazers center Jusuf Nurkic (27) from guard Tyler Herro (14)(Troy Wayrynen-USA TODAY Sports) /
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Tyler Herro # 14 of the Miami Heat drives for the basket between Jusuf Nurkic # 27 and Nassir Little # 9 of the Portland Trail Blazers (Photo by Soobum Im/Getty Images) /

In an emotional night against the Portland Trailblazers, the Miami Heat edged out a win without any of their stars in the fourth quarter.

Although the win was impressive in this regard, that is not what anyone is talking about right now. That is because of the altercation that took place in the last minute of the game.

This isn’t the first time the Heat were involved in a major altercation this season.

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A while ago, Markieff Morris was pushed by Nuggets star Nikola Jokic, which caused all sorts of drama. Morris is still recovering from neck whiplash.

Once again, the Miami Heat took on one of the NBA’s giants. This time, it was Tyler Herro going up against Trailblazers center Jusuf Nurkic.

The escalation of events was triggered by certain actions, but let’s rewind and put the whole thing into perspective.