F1 in Miami Gardens, graduation season and clinching games: See the best photos of the week

This week’s stories in South Florida included the second-ever Formula 1 Miami Grand Prix, the Miami Heat and Florida Panthers making it to the conference finals and graduations at Florida Memorial University and the University of Miami.

Here are some of the best photos behind the news of the week, which were captured by the Miami Herald and el Nuevo Herald visual journalists:

Udonis Haslem from the Miami Heat beats a drum before Game 3 of the second round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs between the Florida Panthers and the Toronto Maple Leafs on Sunday, May 7, 2023, at FLA Live Arena in Sunrise, Florida. Alie Skowronski/askowronski@miamiherald.com
Udonis Haslem from the Miami Heat beats a drum before Game 3 of the second round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs between the Florida Panthers and the Toronto Maple Leafs on Sunday, May 7, 2023, at FLA Live Arena in Sunrise, Florida. Alie Skowronski/askowronski@miamiherald.com
Gillian Drexler, right, greets her family in the stands as Charleigh Peters, left, leads the way down the aisle as they enter the Watsco Cente for UM’s spring commencement ceremonies on Friday, May 12, 2023 in Coral Gables, Florida. Jose A. Iglesias/jiglesias@elnuevoherald.com
Gillian Drexler, right, greets her family in the stands as Charleigh Peters, left, leads the way down the aisle as they enter the Watsco Cente for UM’s spring commencement ceremonies on Friday, May 12, 2023 in Coral Gables, Florida. Jose A. Iglesias/jiglesias@elnuevoherald.com
Cars take off from the starting grid during the Formula 1 Miami Grand Prix at the Miami International Autodrome on Sunday, May 7, 2023, in Miami Gardens, Florida. MATIAS J. OCNER/mocner@miamiherald.com
Cars take off from the starting grid during the Formula 1 Miami Grand Prix at the Miami International Autodrome on Sunday, May 7, 2023, in Miami Gardens, Florida. MATIAS J. OCNER/mocner@miamiherald.com
Miami Heat center Bam Adebayo (13) rebounds the ball away from New York Knicks center Mitchell Robinson (23) late in the fourth quarter in Game 6 of the NBA Eastern Conference Semifinals at the Kaseya Center in Miami on Friday, May 12, 2023. The Heat advanced to the Eastern Conference Finals after defeating the Knicks. Al Diaz/adiaz@miamiherald.com
Miami Heat center Bam Adebayo (13) rebounds the ball away from New York Knicks center Mitchell Robinson (23) late in the fourth quarter in Game 6 of the NBA Eastern Conference Semifinals at the Kaseya Center in Miami on Friday, May 12, 2023. The Heat advanced to the Eastern Conference Finals after defeating the Knicks. Al Diaz/adiaz@miamiherald.com
Messages seen on grad students’ mortarboard at the spring 2023 commencement ceremony at Florida Memorial University in Miami Gardens, on Saturday, May 6, 2022. Pedro Portal/pportal@miamiherald.com
Messages seen on grad students’ mortarboard at the spring 2023 commencement ceremony at Florida Memorial University in Miami Gardens, on Saturday, May 6, 2022. Pedro Portal/pportal@miamiherald.com
Rookie Charles Hall (88) makes a catch during 2023 Miami Dolphins Rookie Minicamp practice at Baptist Health Training Complex in Miami Gardens, Florida, on Friday, May 12, 2023. D.A. Varela/dvarela@miamiherald.com
Rookie Charles Hall (88) makes a catch during 2023 Miami Dolphins Rookie Minicamp practice at Baptist Health Training Complex in Miami Gardens, Florida, on Friday, May 12, 2023. D.A. Varela/dvarela@miamiherald.com