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Heat players discuss Jason Collns opening up about being gay. MIAMI — Heat guard Mike Miller viewed him as he would any other teammate. He even sold him a German Shepard when they played together in Memphis during the 2007-08 season. So Miller found it easy to respect Jason Collins’ decision to become the first [...]
CHARLOTTE— The portion of the Miami Heat roster that was ambulatory didn’t exactly give LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and Ray Allen prime viewing fare on Friday night. There were 21 turnovers, more than a few uneven possessions. But they also gave them an 89-79 victory over the Charlotte Bobcats at Time Warner [...]
Miami Heat center speaks after his team’s loss to the New York Knicks. MIAMI— Mike Miller is halfway there. The Miami Heat swingman appreciates it is a step in the right direction. In the first half of Tuesday’s 102-90 loss to the New York Knicks at AmericanAirlines Arena, Miller scored 18 points on [...]
By Ira Winderman South Florida Sun Sentinel 2:47 p.m. EST, February 20, 2013 ATLANTA— The Miami Heat began their three-game trip Wednesday with forward Mike Miller back in South Florida due to a sinus and ear infections. “He was fine [Tuesday] in practice,” coach Erik Spoelstra said as his team prepared to face [...]
WASHINGTON, D.C.— So how does Miami Heat coach Erik Spoelstra round out his 10-man rotation from game to game? Apparently it’s a case of who measures up. Tuesday, after practice at McDonough Gymnasium on the Georgetown campus, before the Heat departed for Wednesday’s game against the Brooklyn Nets, Spoelstra expanded on his decision [...]
By Ira Winderman South Florida Sun Sentinel 2:59 p.m. EST, December 11, 2012 MIAMI— The flu bug going around the Heat locker room claimed forward Mike Miller and guard Terrel Harris, with both unable to make it to Tuesday’s practice. Harris and power forward Udonis Haslem missed Monday’s victory over the Atlanta Hawks [...]
By going with a state-by-state approach with its annual Sexiest Man Alive edition, People magazine opened the door to one Heat player, while another felt it slammed in his face. Yes, that was Mario Chalmers selected as sexiest from Alaska. Asked if he considers himself sexy, Chalmers said, “I consider myself a basketball player.” Then [...]
“Practice? We’re talking about practice, man. We’re talking about practice. We’re talking about practice?” With apologies to Allen Iverson, yes, we’re talking about practice. And in the case of Miami Heat forward Mike Miller, we’re talking about being denied what he and many in the NBA, contrary to Iverson’s 2002 rant, consider [...]
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