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MIAMI — The Miami Heat could have to wait until Monday before learning their opponent in the Eastern Conference finals. That doesn’t mean they are unable to begin the preparation. While they await the Indiana Pacers or New York Knicks, the focus Friday was making sure they avoid a repeat of what happened the last [...]
By Scott Travis Sun Sentinel 5:54 p.m. EDT, April 23, 2013 The Florida Atlantic University communications professor known for the controversial Sandy Hook comments is now raising questions about the accuracy of the Boston Marathon tragedy. James Tracy, an associate professor of communications, said on his personal blog, Memory Hole, that “what is now evident [...]
By Ira Winderman South Florida Sun Sentinel 6:05 p.m. EDT, April 15, 2013 CLEVELAND— Monday was particularly unsettling for Miami Heat assistant coach Dan Craig, whose twin sister, Kristen, 32, was running the Boston Marathon at the time of the explosions. “She was on Mile 21 when the explosions went off,” he said [...]
MIAMI — Carmelo Anthony, Kevin Durant and Kobe Bryant will end up averaging more points than LeBron James this regular season. DeAndre Jordan will have the league’s best field-goal percentage, Dwight Howard the most rebounds. None of that changes this: LeBron James finishes with numbers across the board that define him as the certified star [...]
CHARLOTTE— If not for the Heat’s late-season “maintenance” program, LeBron James might have an opportunity to do what no NBA player has ever done before, being named Player of the Month every month of the season. The Heat forward on Friday was named NBA Player of the Month for March, the fifth time receiving [...]
By Ira Winderman South Florida Sun Sentinel 1:15 p.m. EST, March 5, 2013 MIAMI— Yes, Chris Bosh is back at it, this time with Dwyane Wade as the latest photo/video-bombing target. Such is the result when it’s all good, as has been with the case with the Heat in what now is a franchise-record 15-game [...]
MIAMI— The delineation is clear and has been made clear by both Erik Spoelstra and his players. The Miami Heat have not held a full-scale practice for more than a week. But they’ve never stopped working. Just as he did on Tuesday and Thursday, Spoelstra gave his team Saturday off in advance of [...]
INDIANAPOLIS –— This is why Erik Spoelstra refused to discuss it earlier. He was asked earlier in the day about this being a chance for him to clinch being named coach of the Eastern Conference All-Star team. Spoelstra ignored the question by smartly answering, “it should be a pretty good game tonight.” Indeed, it was. [...]
NBA star Dwyane Wade’s mom, Jolinda Wade, talks about her partnership with Food for the Poor to build a village in Haiti. MIAMI –— For the past nine seasons, Dwyane Wade never experienced what it was like to rest during the NBA All-Star Break. The past five days have given him a close replica of [...]
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