When Chris Bosh speaks out, the Miami Heat know they’re in trouble. Following Saturday night’s letdown loss to the New Orleans Pelicans, Bosh unleashed on his team, questioning their passion, per ESPN’s Michael Wallace: “I haven’t heard nothing, just nothing,” said Bosh, who took his routinely constructive criticism to a new depth Saturday. “We just [...]
March 24, 2014
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Kyle Lowry is having one helluva season. And he’s about to have one helluva summer. After assuming inconsistent roles with the Memphis Grizzlies and Houston Rockets through the first six seasons of his career, Lowry has found a home with the Toronto Raptors. He’s averaging 17.3 points and 7.8 assists per game this season, making [...]
March 21, 2014
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The Miami Heat of tomorrow aren’t going to come cheap. This, of course, will be assuming the Heat of tomorrow still comprise LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh. If they do, then it’s going to cost Miami. Truth told, it was always going to cost Miami. Even if each member of the Big Three [...]
February 28, 2014
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With all the talk about where Carmelo Anthony and LeBron James will end up this summer, money and salary are on the minds of NBA GM’s as usual, but it got us thinking about the richest players in the NBA today. 10-T. Shawn Marion 35-year old 4-time All-Star Shawn Marion has made about $10 million [...]
February 12, 2014
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Close your eyes, then pinch yourself; I promise you’re not dreaming. Greg Oden is back on the basketball court. Seriously. And he’s dunking. Seriously. Oden took the floor for the Miami Heat against the New Orleans Pelicans. It was the first time he checked into an NBA game since December of 2009. Think of all [...]
October 25, 2013
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Amar’e Stoudemire is associated with disappointment more than he is anything else. The six-time All-Star, who is averaging over 20 points and eight rebounds for his career, finds himself a roster liability and financial hindrance with the New York Knicks. This wasn’t how his tenure in the Big Apple was supposed to play out. And [...]
October 9, 2013
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Take note, kids. Milk doesn’t build strong muscles; working out with LeBron James in the seventh circle of hell does. While filming a new Miami Heat introduction video for this upcoming regular season, LeBron can be seen working out under all sorts of ridiculous conditions. There’s fire, eery looking walls and, if you look really [...]
October 8, 2013
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LeBron James wants that third straight NBA title. So does Dwyane Wade. And Chris Bosh. And the rest of the Miami Heat. But Steve Kerr doesn’t think they’re going to get it. During an interview with Ben Bolch of the Los Angeles Times (h/t Sun Sentinel), the TNT NBA analyst made it clear he doesn’t [...]
September 18, 2013
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Well this is encouraging. Most of the NBA’s regular season is dedicated to the games being played, to the teams that are winning, the teams that are losing and the championship stakes at hand. Another part of it, however, is spent dancing around free agency. Where will the biggest names land? Who will and who [...]
September 13, 2013
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Dwyane Wade doesn’t foresee LeBron James abandoning the Miami Heat. Prior to the start of his fantasy basketball camp at Westin Diplomat in Hollywood, Wade admitted he believed LeBron wasn’t going anywhere next summer, when he’s eligible to hit free agency. “I have no reason to believe anything else,” he said of the Big Three [...]
August 20, 2013
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