The Miami Heat’s 2026-27 schedule is out, and a handful of home dates at Kaseya Center stand apart from the rest. From a reunion with Tyler Herro to a possible final Miami visit from LeBron James, the Heat will have no shortage of spotlight games in South Florida.
The first one to circle comes on Nov. 18, when Milwaukee visits. That game will bring former Heat All-Star guard Tyler Herro back to Miami for the first time since the summer Giannis Antetokounmpo blockbuster trade.
Herro spent seven years with the team that drafted him before beginning his next NBA chapter in his hometown. The matchup could carry extra edge, too, after Herro was reportedly struck in the face by former teammate Bam Adebayo during Las Vegas Summer League.
ESPN will televise the game.
A couple weeks later, on Dec. 3, the Heat host Washington in a game that could be the first South Florida look at several new faces in D.C. if they’re healthy. That includes 10-time All-Star Anthony Davis, four-time All-Star Trae Young and first overall pick AJ Dybantsa, all of whom would be making their first appearances at Kaseya Center in Wizards uniforms. The Wizards also have a deeper group of young players trying to take the next step, including Alex Sarr, Bilal Coulibaly, Tre Johnson, Cam Whitemore, Bub Carrington, Kyshawn George and Justin Champagnie.
Then comes Dec. 12, when the reigning champion New York Knicks roll into Miami. The Knicks won the 2025-26 NBA Championship and, even after losing some pieces such as center Mitchell Robinson, they kept their starting lineup intact.
Kaseya Center has also recently been a place where Knicks fans show up in force, which only adds to the feel of the night. ABC will carry the game.
The biggest date on the calendar might land late in the season. On April 8, 2027, the Heat host LeBron James, Jaylen Brown and the Philadelphia 76ers.
James, now 41, passed on a reunion with Miami and chose Philadelphia for what could be his final NBA stop. He won two NBA championships during his four-year Heat run from 2010 to 2014, and this could be the last time he suits up in front of the South Florida crowd.
Prime Video will air the game.
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