CHICAGO— It’s not like LeBron James hasn’t complained about it before. It’s just this time he was a little more straightforward in voicing his frustrations. When he was done discussing the end of the Miami Heat’s 27-game winning streak, the focus was turned to a pair of hard fouls he took in Wednesday’s loss to [...]
Postcard from China: Hard practice, Beijing reception

James Jones and his Heat teammates were honored at a Wednesday welcoming function in Beijing. (Instagram via Twitter) (October 10, 2012) By James Jones Miami Heat forward 11:58 a.m. EDT, October 10, 2012 BEIJING— Heat forward James Jones details the Heat’s third day in China on Wednesday, including a hard practice and a welcoming [...]
No ‘Hard Knocks’-type glare when it comes to Heat
MIAMI— HBO’s “Hard Knocks” has left the building. Showtime’s “The Franchise” opted for an early exit. South Florida’s pro stragglers no longer are under the cable-television microscope. And when it comes to the region’s marquee franchise, the glare has yet to arrive — and won’t this season, either. In the wake of [...]
School district employees to party hard
By Scott Travis June 6, 2012 04:58 PM If you run into a teacher who seems extra tipsy Friday night, or particularly hung over Saturday morning, you’ll know they’ve been partying at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino. The Broward Education Foundation, which raises money for the school district, is holding its annual end-of-the [...]
Hard cap might not soften up Heat
The scariest two words in basketball from a Miami Heat standpoint, at least currently, have to be “hard cap.” When you’re carrying the contracts of LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh, such an eventuality would leave little wiggle room when it comes to roster building and maintenance. But if any new agreement is phased [...]
