LeBron takes muted approach to latest Cleveland return

CLEVELAND—    With coach Erik Spoelstra giving his team Tuesday off, it gave Miami Heat forward and Akron native LeBron James ample opportunity to spend time in familiar places. But when it comes to Wednesday’s game against the Cleveland Cavaliers, there won’t be many familiar faces.    Wednesday’s game marks James’ fourth return to Quicken [...]

Joel Anthony moved aside in latest Heat rotation shift

INDIANAPOLIS—    Joel Anthony is used to this by now.    In fact, he and the rest of the Miami Heat’s rotation players have almost come to expect it. Coach Erik Spoelstra has tinkered with the rotation at various points throughout the last three seasons.    It just so happened to be Anthony’s turn to [...]

Full-time move to center latest challenge for Bosh

A few years ago, it would have been different for Chris Bosh. He was the exact opposite of those he would line up against on the basketball court. Bosh was single. He had no kids. He had yet to learn how to pay bills, or act like a “grown man.” Now, that’s no longer the [...]

Ray Allen becomes the latest athlete to choose rings over money

As far as we know, the Heat never tried to use Ozzie Guillen to recruit Ray Allen. It was more than enough for the NBA’s career 3-point shooting leader to feel the Twitter love from LeBron James and Dwyane Wade. Getting wined and dined by Pat Riley, Alonzo Mourning and Co. didn’t hurt either. That’s [...]

Can’t blame latest mess on Heat, too

When the Miami Heat were leading the NBA Finals 2-1, when a championship was two victories away, there was an undercurrent of apprehension. What if it was this easy, simply loading up with salary-cap cash and buying the best free agents available? How, with a new collective-bargaining agreement pending, would ownership and the union react? [...]

The latest trial of Chris Bosh

One of the best seats in sports during this Miami Heat run is the one beside Chris Bosh. There’s always some surprise coming from him. Like: He reads books in the quiet before games and has read every Harry Potter book. Or why there’s no trace in his speech of the meanest streets of Dallas [...]

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