The relaxation of the isoscalar giant monopole resonance (GMR) in the
hot nuclei produced in heavy-ion reactions is discussed based on the B
oltzmann-Nordherin-Vlasov equation, The oscillation of the GMR in the
spherical hot nuclei is isotropic, The GMR energy calculated is approx
imately equal to that resulting from the formula E(GMR) = 80A(-1/2). T
he nucleon collision and the particle escape are the dominant reasons
for the relaxation of the GMR in the hot nuclei.