ESPN’s Mike Greenberg, Jalen Rose credit Miami hot weather, not Heat, for Knicks woes

The Miami Heat is on the cusp of reaching the Eastern Conference finals.

It owns a commanding 3-1 series lead over the New York Knicks, with Jimmy Butler leading the Heat in scoring for a second consecutive game.

The past two victories came in Miami, and two ESPN personalities are crediting the South Florida heat and humidity as reasons for the Knicks’ struggles.

Not the Miami Heat’s play.

First it was Jalen Rose during halftime of Game 3.

“When you’re the road team, you gotta pay attention to that weather and that heat .... it affects the endurance of your muscles and causes tiredness,” Rose said on-air Saturday.

Now it’s Mike Greenberg during Tuesday’s “Get Up!” discussing how tough it is to play in Miami this time of year.

“I know people will immediately associate that with the nightlife and all that, but according to Jalen there’s more than that,” Greenberg said. “There’s also just the reality of the temperature change, the heat, the geography, being down there for three days. It sort of saps a little bit of your energy and your strength. We talk about that primarily in football. I know this is an indoor sport. But the Knicks, whatever it is, Jimmy Butler has just destroyed them.”

That led to plenty of social media reaction, particularly aimed at how NBA games are played indoors.

Here’s a look at some: