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Kel'el Ware gets honest about the fewer minutes he has been playing for the Heat recently

Story byCholo Martin MagsinoSun, January 18, 2026 at 2:31 AM UTC·2 min readKel'el Ware gets honest about the fewer minutes he has been playing for the Heat recently originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. The Miami Heat have a lot of promising players, but the most intriguing one is Kel'el Ware. At 7'0", Ware is an athletic big man with a reliable three-point shot.

Kel'el Ware gets honest about the fewer minutes he has been playing for the Heat recently

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  • Considering he is only 21, Ware has tons of potential to grow further. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementRecently, Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra has had a weird dynamic with his young big man.
  • His recent comments were a bad look for him because they appear to be picking on Ware, given the fewer minutes he has been playing. Ware is not backing down from SpoelstraAgainst the Boston Celtics on Thursday, Ware only played nine minutes.
  • Spoelstra sat him out for the second half, which was a tactical decision.
  • The Celtics had more speedy players, so keeping Ware out there was questionable defensively. Spoelstra talked about it after the game, and while he did not intend to, it felt like he was calling out Ware's work ethic.
  • That is not the best look because the Heat are relying on Ware's potential to be unlocked in the long run. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementMORE: The concern continues to mount for the Miami Heat's treatment of Kel'el WareBefore Saturday's game against the Oklahoma City Thunder, Spoelstra talked about his previous comments.
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