“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 [...]
Pacers rip page from Dallas script
The last time a visiting team danced on this court at the end of a playoff night, it was to celebrate an NBA championship, not merely a series-tying win in the second round. Yet the Indiana Pacers still found a way to push Dwyane Wade’s buttons Tuesday night with their emotional outburst after this bare-knuckles [...]
New cast allows Spoelstra to rewrite Heat script
MIAMI— As they stood there at the start of the fourth quarter of Wednesday’s Game 2 of these Eastern Conference finals, they couldn’t help but pause to take stock. Not only were LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh on the court for the Miami Heat, but there, alongside, were Udonis Haslem and Mike Miller. [...]
