MIAMI— Udonis Haslem was lost. Now he’s found. While much of the speculation heading into Tuesday’s Game 5 of these best-of-seven NBA Eastern Conference finals against the Boston Celtics centers on a potential return of Miami Heat forward Chris Bosh from his lower-abdominal strain, the Heat might already have found themselves at a [...]
James powers Heat past Pacers 95-86, with Bosh lost to injury
May 13, 2012 Leave a Comment
MIAMI— Any doubts about whether this would be a competitive series quickly were extinguished. What we had Sunday at AmericanAirlines Arena was a war of attrition. The Miami Heat emerged with the 95-86 victory over the Indiana Pacers in the opening game of this best-of-seven Eastern Conference semifinal series, yet might have emerged as the [...]
Mike Miller confident he will not be lost to amnesty clause
December 6, 2011 Leave a Comment
By Ira Winderman South Florida Sun Sentinel 1:35 p.m. EST, December 6, 2011 MIAMI— Mike Miller was back at Miami Heat practice Tuesday. The oft-injured swingman came off surprisingly confident that he is here to stay. Despite recently undergoing recent surgery for a sports hernia, and despite standing as a prime candidate for the Heat [...]
Land of the lost: Panthers have lived Heat’s lockout misery
October 13, 2011 Leave a Comment
CORAL SPRINGS, Fla.— The NHL knows how this NBA story ends. Or at least one possible rendering. They have been there, owners leveraging players, the threat of a hard cap, the potential loss of a full season after a previous lockout robbed the sport of half a season. So as the Florida Panthers skate, as [...]
Iminent NBA lockout could lead to lost season
June 30, 2011 Leave a Comment
With the hourglass running out to avert an NBA lockout, indications are pointing to a lengthy work stoppage. Two experts interviewed on an ESPN Radio podcast agreed that NBA owners appear willing to sacrifice the upcoming season to gain the concessions they are seeking from players. Former deputy commissioner Russ Granik, lead negotiator in the [...]