Jennings’ 23 help Bucks beat Heat 91-82 (AP)

Brandon Jennings scored 23 points, Ersan Ilyasova added 16 off the bench and the Milwaukee Bucks held Miami to 37 percent shooting on the way to beating the Heat 91-82 on Sunday night. It was the second straight road win for Milwaukee, which started the year 0-8 away from home. Andrew Bogut scored 13 points [...]

NBA roundup: Odom almost did not play this season (Yahoo! Sports)

Lamar Odom might be struggling on the court this year, but the real struggle for the Dallas Mavericks forward was simply getting on the court this season, he told ESPN.com. Odom, who will face his ex-teammates when the Mavericks go to Los Angeles to play the Lakers on Monday night,…
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Macedonia stuns Greece at Europeans (AP)

Bo McCalebb scored 27 points to lead Macedonia to an upset 72-58 victory over Greece at the European basketball championship on Saturday. The American-born guard tore Greece apart with his drives to the basket. Both teams are 2-1 in Group C. Antonis Fotsis led Greece with 16 points. Finland won its first game at a [...]

Hopefully the NBA owners and players are ready to compromise: Fan’s take (Yahoo! Contributor Network)

The NBA owners and players met on Wednesday, Aug. 31, returning to the bargaining table to see if they could begin to at least make some headway toward reaching a new Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA). That was definitely hopeful, and some of the words coming out of the mouths…
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Dwyane Wade happy with Heat’s 2010-11 performance: Fan reaction (Yahoo! Contributor Network)

Even though the Miami Heat weren’t able to walk away with the NBA Finals trophy in the Big Three’s inaugural season, guard Dwyane Wade is definitely happy with his new teammates. Leading up to the 2010/11 NBA season, critics of the Heat believed it would be impossible to…
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LeBron James keeping busy with summer league play: Fan reaction (Yahoo! Contributor Network)

While Miami Heat superstar LeBron James remains confident there will be a 2011/12 NBA season, the 26 year old basketball player has definitely been keeping himself busy. James will now be teaming up with Carmelo Anthony, Chris Paul, and Eric Bledsoe in a summer pro-am game held in…
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Wade expects other NBA teams to copy Miami Heat: Fan reaction (Yahoo! Contributor Network)

NBA superstar Dwyane Wade expects other teams in the league to follow in the Miami Heat’s footsteps, with many more teams acquiring “big threes” of their own. The Heat became one of the best teams in the NBA, after signing LeBron James and Chris Bosh in the 2010…
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Harsh Critics of Erik Spoelstra Calling for His Firing Should Just Stop It: Fan’s Take (Yahoo! Contributor Network)

I don’t think there’s been a bigger critic of Miami Heat Head Coach Erik Spoelstra than I’ve been. However, while I believe if the South Florida club doesn’t live up to expectations this next season (or whenever the NBA lockout ends and there is a season) and win a…
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Critics of LeBron James Will Find a Way to Fault Him Over Summer League Game: Fan’s Take (Yahoo! Contributor Network)

I don’t know how or who will do it, but someone is bound to take potshots at the Miami Heat’s LeBron James over his taking part–along with Carmelo Anthony, Chris Paul, Kevin Durant and others–in a summer league game between the Baltimore-based ‘Melo League and the…
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LeBron to join Paul, Durant, Anthony for game (PA SportsTicker)

LeBron James says he will be joining fellow NBA All-Stars Kevin Durant, Chris Paul and Carmelo Anthony for a game in Baltimore on Tuesday.
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Dirk Nowitzki awarded top German sports honor (AP)

Dallas Mavericks forward Dirk Nowitzki was awarded Germany’s highest honor for sport on Sunday, amid hopes that he will lead his country’s team to the 2012 Olympics. German President Christian Wulff presented Nowitzki with the Silver Laurel Leaf, praising the Dallas Mavericks forward as one of the “giants of German sport.” Nowitzki led the Mavericks [...]

Dwyane Wade talks up his chemistry with LeBron James (Yahoo! Sports)

The biggest and baddest basketball-grounded criticism of the Miami Heat last season focused around the absolute and utter fact that Dwyane Wade and LeBron James seemed to be taking turns running a potential championship-winning show. The team made the Finals, … Continue reading →
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Dwyane Wade talks up his 2010-11 chemistry with LeBron James (Yahoo! Sports)

The biggest and baddest basketball-grounded criticism of last season’s Miami Heat turn focused around the absolute and utter fact that Heat stars Dwyane Wade and LeBron James seemed to be taking turns running a potentially championship-winning show. The team made … Continue reading →
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Seven Players the Miami Heat Will Be Calling when the NBA Lockout Ends: Fan’s Take (Yahoo! Contributor Network)

The NBA owners and players are set to meet next week to see if they’ve made any progress in moving toward each other’s position in hopes of ending the lockout currently in place and drafting a new Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA).
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Even LeBron James is aware of your jokes about his hair (Yahoo! Sports)

It’s worked a type of muffled cackle for a few years now, at least on the internet. LeBron James, as it goes with most men, is slowly watching his hairline recede. Myriad factors go into this, and there isn’t really … Continue reading →
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Five Greatest Sports Star Cameo Appearances on Television: Fan’s Take (Yahoo! Contributor Network)

Apparently the Miami Heat’s Chris Bosh and New York Knicks’ Carmelo Anthony are set to make a cameo appearance on an episode of NBC’s Law and Order: SVU on Sept 28; at least according to ProBasketballTalk . The episode, titled “Personal Fouls,” supposedly…
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Mavs coach finally watches title clincher (The Canadian Press)

ARLINGTON, Texas – Rick Carlisle threw a strike after finally getting a chance to watch in detail the Dallas Mavericks’ NBA championship-clinching victory over the Miami Heat.
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LeBron James pours soul into recent interview: Fan’s perspective (Yahoo! Contributor Network)

In an interview with the Miami Heat’s enigmatic superstar LeBron James by Hoophype’s Jorge Sierra, LeBron reveals how heartbreaking losing the NBA Finals was for him. LeBron said that the week following the NBA Finals loss was the worst of his life.
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Samuel Dalembert Absolutely the Answer at Center for Miami Heat: Fan’s Take (Yahoo! Contributor Network)

Ira Winderman of the South Florida Sun-Sentinel stated in his latest entry to his question and answer column for that paper he doesn’t believe Samuel Dalembert is the answer for the Miami Heat. I won’t pretend I agree with Winderman much about anything (especially when it…
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Could the Miami Heat Be Benefiting from the NBA Lockout? Fan’s Take (Yahoo! Contributor Network)

Despite the fact the biggest piece of news in over a week about the Miami Heat is AP Sports Writer Tim Reynolds’ latest report on the First Annual Dwyane Wade Fantasy Camp (which I thoroughly enjoyed), the NBA lockout might just be doing fans of the South Florida club a…
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Wade returns to court — for his fantasy camp (AP)

Dwyane Wade has the basketball on the wing. Tom Crean is setting up a play. Scattered around the court are a number of players, many nodding in unison. No, this wasn’t Marquette, circa 2003. Welcome to the inaugural Dwyane Wade Fantasy Camp, where 100 or so men between the ages of 35 to 68 are [...]

Team official: Nets to attend Kardashian wedding (PA SportsTicker)

By BRIAN MAHONEY AP Basketball Writer
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There’s No Chance Dwyane Wade is Playing Overseas This Coming Season: Fan’s Take (Yahoo! Contributor Network)

Although there’ve been a myriad of pieces lately such as one of AP Sports Writer Tim Reynolds’ latest articles reporting the Miami Heat’s superstar shooting guard Dwyane Wade has stated he will play “somewhere” this coming season, I can tell you right now it…
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Eddy Curry would be a titanic bust for the Miami Heat: Fan’s take (Yahoo! Contributor Network)

The first time I heard that Pat Riley considered signing Eddy Curry in April, I thought he had just revealed how helpless he felt the Miami Heat were inside. It’s still an awful idea. Riley, who played with Wilt Chamberlain and coached teams anchored by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar,…
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Chances of Eddy Curry Being a Member of Miami Heat for 2011-12 Increasing: Fan’s Take (Yahoo! Contributor Network)

Ever since it was reported back on April 2, 2011 that Pat Riley and the Miami Heat were interested in Eddy Curry, there’s been plenty of talk about whether or not this would be a good idea for the South Florida club, and with the latest nugget at the end of the most recent…
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LeBron James hopeful about NBA resolution (AP)

Miami Heat star LeBron James remains confident there will be an NBA season. Speaking Friday to reporters in Taiwan, James said “right now I am working toward the NBA season, I believe there will be a season, and hopefully both sides can come together.” Players have been locked out since July 1 since the expiration [...]

Nowitzki to play for Germany at the Europeans (AP)

Dirk Nowitzki says he will play for Germany at the upcoming European Championship when Olympic berths will be at stake. The Dallas Mavericks forward says the break after the NBA finals was brief, but he’d “like to help the young German team have success.” Nowitzki led the Mavericks to the NBA championship over the Miami [...]

Ex-Heat star Mourning sued over traffic crash (AP)

Former Miami Heat star Alonzo Mourning was sued Wednesday over a weekend traffic crash in Florida that raised questions about whether he improperly left the scene. The lawsuit seeking unspecified damages was filed on behalf of 21-year-old William Candelario, who suffered head injuries in the rollover crash early Sunday near Miami Beach.
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