The one phone call that’s telling, the one greeting that matters, the one word that a few years later puts these NBA Finals into proper context came just a few days after the Heat signed LeBron James. This was in July, 2010. San Antonio coach Gregg Popovich phoned Heat President Pat Riley. These are two [...]
Clippers are main event in Heat’s weekend of facing LA teams
MIAMI –— Nearly three years ago, the teams were all but pegged to meet in the NBA Finals. The new-look Miami Heat playing the Los Angeles Lakers was considered a dream matchup in the championship. Now, the popular talk centers around the Heat facing that other team from Los Angeles. Miami plays the Clippers and [...]
Heat at 25: The all-time teams, the all-time moments
By Ira Winderman South Florida Sun Sentinel 12:27 p.m. EDT, October 21, 2012 MIAMI— These were elections largely devoid of the need for debate. When it comes to the Sun Sentinel reader poll for the Miami Heat’s 25th-Anniversary Teams, the franchise’s periods of championship domination and playoff torment dominated. The numbers — with [...]
Heat among teams looking into Darko Milicic
MIAMI— Are the Miami Heat about to own almost the entire top of the first round of the 2003 NBA Draft? Depending on the post-amnesty decision of Minnesota Timberwolves free-agent center Darko Milicic, it’s a possibility. An amnesty release by the Timberwolves, Milicic is sorting out overtures from the Heat and other [...]
