By Ira Winderman South Florida Sun Sentinel 3:12 p.m. EST, January 30, 2013 BROOKLYN, N.Y.— Mark it down, it took until midseason for the first opposing player to question the validity of the Miami Heat’s 2102 championship due to the lockout-shortened 2011-12 season. The moment came during the Brooklyn Nets’ Wednesday shootaround, when [...]
Heat sign forward Varnado to 10-day contract
Amid their power shortage created by the release of power forward Josh Harrellson and the NBA Development League assignment of center Dexter Pittman, the Heat on Wednesday signed power forward Jarvis Varnado to a 10-day contact. The addition of Varnado gives the Heat 14 players under contract, one below the league maximum. The [...]
Heat defense steps forward in wake of lineup change
MIAMI— Well what do you know? Defense. Sustained defense. Sustained in games. Sustained now for two solid weeks. While it’s not as if the Dallas Mavericks arrived with much of an arsenal in Thursday’s Heat victory, by limiting the Mavericks to 38.5-percent shooting the Heat have held five of their last six opponents [...]
Sleep deprived, Heat find energy to push forward
MIAMI— 3:45 a.m. That’s when LeBron James awoke for Tuesday’s noon Miami Heat practice at AmericanAirlines Arena, the team’s first since returning Sunday from a week in China. “I’m not back just yet,” he said. 4 a.m. That’s when Dwyane Wade joined his teammate among the waking dead-on-their-feet. “Me [...]
Poll Miami Heat 25th Anniversary Team: Small forward

Clockwise from top left: LeBron James, Jamal Mashburn, Dan Majerle, Glen Rice, Caron Butler. (File) (September 25, 2012) Related Poll Miami Heat 25th Anniversary Team: Small forward By Ira Winderman South Florida Sun Sentinel 7:57 a.m. EDT, September 26, 2012 MIAMI— The Miami Heat this season celebrate their 25th anniversary. In commemoration, the Sun [...]
Poll Miami Heat 25th Anniversary Team: Power forward

Clockwise from top left: Chris Bosh, Udonis Haslem, Grant Long, P.J. Brown, Michael Beasley. (File) (September 24, 2012) Related Poll Miami Heat 25th Anniversary Team: Power forward Maps 601 Biscayne Blvd, American Airlines Arena, Miami, FL 33130, USA By Ira Winderman South Florida Sun Sentinel 9:16 a.m. EDT, September 25, 2012 MIAMI— The Miami [...]
Heat in contact with free-agent forward Rashard Lewis
MIAMI— The Miami Heat’s search for length and outside shooting in NBA free agency, combined with the team’s lack of salary-cap resources, have led them to the doorstep of a late entry onto the market. Forward Rashard Lewis, a 6-foot-10 3-point specialist who was limited to 28 games this past season by knee [...]
Former Heat forward Pat Cummings dead at 55
MIAMI— Pat Cummings, a free-spirited member of the inaugural 1988-89 Miami Heat who took up residence at the Clevelander hotel on South Beach during his tenure with the team, is dead at the age of 55. According to reports out of New York, Cummings was found Tuesday at an apartment in Greenwich Village. [...]
