NBAfans on Kiss Cam
A fan had the worst moment of his life during an NBA game, having gotten snubbed by a female after trying to kiss her during an embarrassing jumbotron appearance.

Appearing on the jumbotron is usually a fun experience, no matter the sport, but it has produced some awkward moments over its very entertaining history. And the fan seen in the video below has probably already decided that he’s had enough basketball games for one lifetime because of it.

Said fan found himself front and center when the kiss cam panned to him and his female friend while they sat through the early stages of a game between the Memphis Grizzlies and Orlando Magic. It took them a while to realize they were up and, once they did, the guy bravely went in for the kiss. Much to his embarrassment, the girl laughed as she pulled away.

They both laughed it off awkwardly thereafter, but you could tell the dude wished he could have disappeared into a hole.

If getting snubbed and friend-zoned on live television isn’t the most embarrassing experience one can go through, we’re not sure what is. Of course, it could have been worse – she could have slapped him. It was gonna sting either way.

Heat’s embarrassing playoff exit should push these three players out the door

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It’d be next to impossible that the Miami Heat weren’t embarrassed after how the team acquitted itself in the NBA Playoffs. Sure, Erik Spoelstra’s team deserves some level of kudos for pushing their way into the postseason after a Play-In Tournament run as the No. 10 seed in the Eastern Conference. However, getting dog-walked four times in a row by the Cleveland Cavaliers to get swept, and with the final straw being nearly a 60-point blowout loss, holding their heads up high really isn’t an option.

Of course, some of this was to be expected after the Jimmy Butler trade. While Tyler Herro, Bam Adebayo and others do represent a strong core for the Heat still, the roster as a whole is a bit in flux. What is their identity? Who is the star to lead them forward? That last question is the most interesting, especially considering that the answer might be someone not on the roster.

Pat Riley and the Heat have never been short on aggression when it comes to making moves, and it stands to reason that they’ll look to ostensibly replace Butler as the franchise’s star this offseason. So, even though the Heat don’t have many free agents of consequence (at least ones who will actually depart), such big moves in the trade market mean that some familiar faces in Miami could be playing elsewhere to start the 2025-26 season.

These three players in particular seem the most likely to end up on the move this offseason.

3. G/F Duncan Robinson

The Duncan Robinson contract continues to be baffling, which is ultimately indicative of who the wing is as a player. There are games when he’s simply unconscious from long range and able to take a night over. Other instances, he’s a net-negative to even have on the floor. That’s not a fun place to be in but, with a $19+ million player option for the 2025-26 season, he’s sure to take that and stay on the books for the Heat.

That doesn’t mean, however, that Miami has to keep him. For one, he’s one of the few players who could just be sent packing. There is a brief time period in early-mid July in which the Heat could cut Robinson and save $10 million. It’s also possible that he could be moved in a deal, perhaps a trade for a veteran role player wherein the Heat could eat $10 million of the contract and lessen the cap hit on their trade partner.

In either case, Robinson doesn’t feel like he’s long for Miami when looking into the future. His spark-plug nature has value in the league but, with the current state of the Heat roster, I’m not sure that value lies with the team that brought him into the league.

2. F Kyle Anderson

At this point in his career and with a $9.2 million contract that becomes non-guaranteed after next season, it feels safe to say that Kyle Anderson’s best value is as a trade asset. Hell, that’s how he got to South Beach in the first place, coming to the Heat has part of the Jimmy Butler deal from Golden State. But after a half-season with the Heat, I’d expect that he’s a contract that will be removed again.

With Anderson’s contract becoming non-guaranteed after next season, Miami and any trade partner ultimately can consider him an expiring contract. While it’s obviously not an expensive deal to be moving, he fits in nicely with any of the Heat’s other big contracts to help match salaries for just about any blockbuster deal.

Anderson was nothing more than a role player in his brief time in Miami, including barely seeing the floor in the playoffs. Having said that, it ultimately feels like his trade to the Heat will ultimately be remembered as a piece to help facilitate another trade for the organizaton.

1. G Terry Rozier

While Rozier was ruled out for the final game of the Heat’s first round series, it’s safe to say that Miami didn’t get all they were expecting from the veteran guard this season. In 64 games, he did average 10.6 points, 2.6 assists and 3.7 rebound in 25.9 minutes per game, but did so exceptionally inefficiently with 39.1 percent shooting from the floor and hitting just 29.5 percent of his 3-point attempts.

The good news for Miami is that, if they’re going to orchestrate any kind of meaningful trade, it feels destined that Rozier is going to be part of it. On the books for roughly $25 million next season, taking on any enormous contract will likely result in the Heat offloading the Rozier deal to make the financials match. Sure, a team might not want him on their 2025-26 roster — but they might want an expiring congtract to buy out, which Rozier would give any Miami trade partner.

Operating under the assumption that the Heat make a big trade splash, we’ve seen the last of Rozier in that uniform.