MIAMI — The situation is much different this time. Last year Miami Heat guard Dwyane Wade was playing with an injury. This year, he is playing with pain. Wade returned to the practice court Friday for the first time in nearly a week. It was his first workout since a pre-game warmup before sitting out [...]
LeBron James misses Heat practice with ‘cold’
By Shandel Richardson, Sun Sentinel 1:22 p.m. EST, January 22, 2013 Miami Heat forward LeBron James missed practice Tuesday because he was out with what the team termed as “a cold.” James was not at the practice facility, but is expected to play Wednesday against the Toronto Raptors. It marked the second straight day the [...]
Wade misses practice, expects to play vs. Raptors
MIAMI — Miami Heat guard Dwyane Wade spent a portion of last season in what coach Erik Spoelstra referred to as the “maintenance program.” On Monday, it was Wade’s time for a little self-maintenance. He sat out of practice with what Spoelstra termed as a sore toe, but Wade said he was just taking a [...]
LeBron misses practice; probable vs. Bulls
By Shandel Richardson Sun Sentinel 5:45 p.m. EST, January 3, 2013 Miami — Miami Heat forward LeBron James did not practice Thursday because of a knee contusion, but is expected to play Friday against the Chicago Bulls. He said the injury occurred in the second half of Wednesday’s game against Dallas Mavericks game. James finished [...]
LeBron misses practice with sore shoulder
By Shandel Richardson, Sun Sentinel 12:40 p.m. EST, December 14, 2012 MIAMI –— Heat forward LeBron James did not practice Friday, but is expected to play in Saturday’s game against the Washington Wizards. James was resting his sore right shoulder after taking a fall in Wednesday’s loss to the Golden State Warriors. James said he [...]
Colds keep Mike Miller, Terrel Harris from Heat practice
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 [...]
Shane Battier held out of Heat practice due to knee injury
MIAMI— LeBron James has done everything for the Miami Heat this season but play doctor. Monday, he tried that, too. With the Heat declining to offer a prognosis on the sprained medial collateral ligament that knocked starting power forward Shane Battier out of Saturday’s victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers, James stepped forward following [...]
Practice? Miller living familiar Heat script
“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 [...]
Heat’s Haslem and Chalmers return to practice
With the regular season a week away, the Miami Heat are getting healthy at the right time. Guard Mario Chalmers and forward Udonis Haslem both practiced Monday after missing the majority of camp with injuries. Chalmers had been out with a sore quadriceps while Haslem dealt with a hamstring strain. Both are questionable for Tuesday’s [...]
Practice report: Clock ticking on Heat pregame theatrics
By Ira Winderman South Florida Sun Sentinel 3:06 p.m. EDT, October 16, 2012 MIAMI— News, notes and quotes from Wednesday’s Miami Heat practice at AmericanAirlines Arena: Dwyane Wade said he was unaware until after Wednesday’s practice of the new NBA edict that requires players to be ready for the opening jump within 90 seconds [...]
