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Chalmers, Arroyo May Miss Start Of Camp | Thu 2 Sep

Carlos Arroyo remains sidelined at the Worlds in Turkey due to a deep bruise in his left quadriceps. And Mario Chalmers is listed as “questionable” by the Miami Heat for the start of training camp, after suffering a high ankle sprain during July workouts.
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Heat Sign 2nd-Round Pick Da’Sean Butler | Mon 30 Aug

Former West Virginia Da’Sean Butler has signed with the Heat, becoming the team’s 18th player under contract going into training camp. The Heat ranked Butler as the 21st-best player in the draft, after he averaged 17.2 points for West Virginia as a senior.
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Carlos Arroyo Injured Seriously At Worlds? | Mon 30 Aug

Puerto Rico star and Heat player Carlos Arroyo will not play against Greece on Sunday in Ankara after suffering an injury on Saturday. “Carlos is really hurt. He has a contusion in his quadriceps, very close to his left hip,” said Puerto Rico coach Manolo Cintron.
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Stackhouse Interested In Joining Miami | Sun 29 Aug

“Everybody is kind of intrigued about the Miami situation and seeing if they’re trying to add another veteran to their team,” veteran Jerry Stackhouse said. “If that happened, I’d be thrilled to be there. I think that would feel like Hall of Fame accreditation.”
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Hurricanes Get Surprise Visit From LeBron | Fri 27 Aug

LeBron James went back to school Thursday, working out against the Miami Hurricanes. The NBA’s two-time reigning MVP and some of his new Miami Heat teammates made a surprise stop at the university’s basketball facility for some informal scrimmaging.
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Eddie House: “This Is Boston On Steroids” | Mon 23 Aug

Asked to compare his upcoming experience to when he joined Kevin Garnett, Paul Pierce and Ray Allen on the 2007-08 championship Celtics, the 3-point specialist somehow managed to elevate expectations. “This is going to be Boston on steroids,” he said.
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Da’Sean Butler To Contend For Heat Spot | Sat 21 Aug

Da’Sean Butler is moving toward a deal that would give him the chance to compete for a Heat roster spot. “We’re in discussions with Miami on signing a contract,” agent Richard Katz said Friday. “Our intentions are to make him part of the Miami Heat.”
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Wade Doesn’t Think About Bulls’ Record | Thu 19 Aug

Analyst Jeff Van Gundy recently predicted the Dwyane Wade-LeBron James-Chris Bosh triumvirate could surpass the NBA-record 72 wins notched by the 1995-96 Bulls. While Wade isn’t discounting the possibility, he said it’s not the Heat’s top priority.
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SVG: Heat Roster Is Better Than Jordan’s | Thu 19 Aug

Magic coach Stan Van Gundy is happy to feed the Heat mania: “If I look at what the Bulls did winning 72 games and I look at the Heat roster, I am going to tell you that the Heat roster is better than any roster that Michael Jordan played with the Bulls,” he said.”
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LeBron Has No Regrets About The Decision | Tue 17 Aug

The story in GQ Magazine looks at the weeks leading up to and just after his July 8 announcement on ESPN, which was widely panned. LeBron James said he wouldn’t change anything about how he made his decision, or how he told the world about it.
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Udonis Haslem’s Passenger Claimed Pot | Mon 16 Aug

A passenger in Udonis Haslem’s vehicle told the Florida Highway Patrol that marijuana found after a weekend traffic stop on a South Florida highway was his. Haslem’s lawyer believes that should vindicate the NBA veteran. “He’s a little rattled. He’s upset.”
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Haslem Is Charged With Drug Possession | Mon 16 Aug

Miami Heat forward Udonis Haslem was charged with drug possession and unlawful speeding after an initial traffic stop on Sunday. Miami-Dade County court records show to the Miami Herald Haslem was charged with possessing over 20 grams of marijuana.
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Pippen, Malone Said LeBron’s Move Is OK | Sat 14 Aug

James was criticized for deciding to announce his free agency decision during an ESPN special, rather than inform the Cavaliers and his other suitors himself. Pippen agreed that wasn’t the best choice, but said there was nothing wrong with him leaving Ohio.
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LeBron Off-Camera During All Scrimmage | Fri 13 Aug

In one of the stranger scenes of the summer, LeBron James was kept conspicuously off-camera and did not speak to the crowd Thursday night as Team USA played a Nike-sponsored intrasquad scrimmage on the stage where the Rockettes usually perform.
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Barkley Rips LeBron, Big Three As ‘Punks’ | Thu 12 Aug

Charles Barkley weighed in Wednesday on a recent Twitter statement by LeBron James. Barkley, a TNT analyst, said he hopes James remembers Barkley’s critical comments and called a couple of James’ more significant actions this summer “punk” moves.
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Chris Bosh Played ‘With People’s Emotions’ | Thu 12 Aug

While the rest of the NBA world were anticipating his decision, Chris Bosh dealt with the attention by “playing with people’s emotions.” “I wouldn’t call it a game because it’s serious, but, I mean, it’s entertainment at the end of the day,” Bosh said.
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Chris Bosh Says Heat’s Goal Title Or Bust | Wed 11 Aug

The team’s own expectation for the coming season is nothing short of an NBA title, Bosh said. “We have to talk championship. I expect to win a championship and anything else is a failure — and I think every person in that organization feels the same way.”
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LeBron James’ Seems Angry Against Critics | Wed 11 Aug

King James hath spoken and he sounds very angry. His message came via Twitter. “Don’t think for one minute that I haven’t been keeping mental notes of everyone taking shots at me this summer. And I mean everyone,” he wrote on his Twitter account.
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Parish Doesn’t Believe In Heat’s Big Three | Mon 9 Aug

“I don’t see them coming out of the East because they don’t have a true point and true center, because Zydrunas Ilgauskas is not going to get it done against Shaq, Jermaine, and Orlando’s Dwight Howard,” former Celtics’ center Robert Parish said.