After a 0-1 start to the season on Wednesday night against the Magic, the Heat headed right over to Memphis to try and bounce back. There was already a Heat sta

For the first time in a long time, the Orlando Magic are clearly the state’s superior basketball franchise. Not for a week, not for a season, not for a couple of seasons — but for the foreseeable future.

The expiration date of Miami Heat plans to play at pace typically is somewhere along the lines of the first week of the season. Not this season, as the Grizzlies learned Friday night.

The margins from the outset have been razor thin. Now there only is limbo when it comes to Terry Rozier and where he stands — or doesn’t stand — on the Miami Heat payroll in the wake of his NBA leave following Thursday’s federal gambling arrest.

The Memphis Grizzlies look for a 2-0 start at home as they host the Miami Heat on Friday night, with star Ja Morant questionable to play due to an ankle injury.

After a week with a couple of ailments -- neck spasms and a sprained ankle -- Kel'el Ware was cleared to play in the Miami Heat's season opener in Orlando. But