OKLAHOMA CITY— The last time the Miami Heat left Chesapeake Energy Arena, Dwyane Wade turned to a member of the Heat staff and said, “I think we got this.” That was after the Heat tied the 2012 NBA Finals 1-1. Three games later, the Heat were champions. To say the Heat have [...]
LeBron, Durant again open eyes with pre-camp workouts
Dwyane Wade on Kevin Durant: Who are you?
OKLAHOMA CITY— The assumption, amid all the pregame fist bumps and all those offseason charity games, is that NBA players are part of a tight-knit fraternity where everyone knows everyone else. But amid these NBA Finals that feature relatively publicity-shy Oklahoma City Thunder forward Kevin Durant, a window has been opened that says [...]
Finals media day: Spoelstra on Bosh, LeBron on Durant, Wade as underdog
OKLAHOMA CITY— Monday was media day at the NBA Finals, as the Miami Heat and Oklahoma City prepared for Tuesday’s series opener at Chesapeake Energy Arena. A taste of what was said in advance of the best-of-seven series: – Heat coach Erik Spoelstra would not commit on a possible Chris Bosh return to the starting [...]
LeBron outduels Durant; Heat top Thunder 98-93 with Wade back
MIAMI— If Miami Heat vs. Oklahoma City Thunder is what the NBA Finals are going to look like, then June can’t get here fast enough. For now, the Heat will have to settle for racking up home victories, including Wednesday night’s 98-93 decision over the Thunder at AmericanAirlines Arena. The victory extended the Heat’s home [...]
LeBron James back at it with Kevin Durant | Video
by: Ira Winderman November 16th, 2011 | 10:26 AM So it has come to this, scheduled releases of LeBron James workout videos, since that’s about as close to real basketball as we’re going to get for a while. This time, LeBron takes the dive alongside Kevin Durant. Clearly there is a marketing angle to the [...]
Men at work: LeBron hits the court with Durant ( VIDEO )
by: Ira Winderman November 9th, 2011 | 10:02 AM They have spent time in exhibitions together, such as Tuesday, when LeBron James scored 43 points in a charity game just outside of Memphis, with Kevin Durant scoring 29 for the opposition. LeBron’s team won that one 158-151, with the usually theatrics amid minimal defense. For [...]
This time LeBron to play with Carmelo, Durant, Paul
Before returning to his day job with the Miami Heat’s Big Three, LeBron James is scheduled to spend time as part of a rather frightening foursome. The latest stop of James’ summer tour, according to promoters, will have him playing as a teammate of Carmelo Anthony, Kevin Durant and Chris Paul in Philadelphia on Sept. [...]
