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| Dwyane Wade at mediation over business lawsuits |
NBA Basketball |
09/16/2009 |
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MIAMI (AP) -Miami Heat star Dwyane Wade is attending a mediation session that could settle lawsuits filed by former partners in off-the-court business ventures. Wade arrived Wednesday morning at a downtown Miami law office for the talks. The ex-partners contend that Wade cost them millions of dollars by walking away from a chain of sports memorabilia restaurants and charter schools for kids at risk of dropping out. Wade contends he had every right to end his involvement in both ventures. On his T |
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| Riley, Spoelstra taking cuts in salary |
NBA Basketball |
09/15/2009 |
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MIAMI (AP) -Miami Heat basketball operations employees have accepted up to a 20 percent pay cut in order to avoid layoffs. The cuts affect everyone in the department, including team president Pat Riley, head coach Erik Spoelstra, assistant coaches, scouts and others. The South Florida Sun-Sentinel first reported the salary reduction in its Tuesday editions. Player salaries are not being affected. The Heat laid off 20 members of its business operations staff in May as a result of the economic down |
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| Heat's Beasley in rehab |
NBA Basketball |
08/24/2009 |
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| Miami, FL (MySportsbook) - Miami Heat forward Michael Beasley has checked into rehab. The Miami Herald on Monday reported that Beasley, the second-overall pick of the 2008 draft out of Kansas State, has spent the last two weeks in a Houston facility as part of the NBA's substance abuse program to address concerns over his mental state and drug abuse. According to the paper, what lies at the center of the story are pictures and messages posted to the player's Twitter page. The former shows Beasley showi |
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| Minnesota Timberwolves |
NBA Basketball Transaction |
08/14/2009 |
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| Traded guard/forward Quentin Richardson to the Miami Heat in exchange for center Mark Blount. |
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| Lakers keep Odom |
NBA Basketball |
07/31/2009 |
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| njury. Odom posted averages of 11.3 points, 8.2 boards, 2.6 assists and 1.3 blocks in 29.7 minutes. He started 32 of the 78 games in which he appeared. Odom was drafted by the Clippers in the first round in 1999 and spent the 2003-04 season with the Miami Heat before joining the Lakers the following season. He has averages of 15.1 points, 8.8 rebounds, 4.2 assists and 1.0 blocks in 665 games, 605 of those starts. The Lakers also announced they have waived guard Sun Yue. He played in just 10 games last sea |
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| Moon joins Cavs as Heat fail to match offer |
NBA Basketball |
07/24/2009 |
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| Miami, FL (MySportsbook) - Jamario Moon officially became a member of the Cleveland Cavaliers Friday when the Miami Heat failed to match an offer to the restricted free agent forward. Reports indicate the Cavs signed Moon to a three-year, $8.29 million offer on July 17. The Heat had until midnight Friday to match the offer. The Cleveland Plain Dealer reports Moon will be paid $2.75 million the upcoming season and that the third year of his deal is only partially guaranteed. "After contemplating Clevela |
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| Heat re-sign Magloire |
NBA Basketball |
07/22/2009 |
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| Miami, FL (MySportsbook) - The Miami Heat re-signed center Jamaal Magloire on Wednesday. Per team policy, terms of the deal were not disclosed. Magloire appeared in 55 games, starting 12, for the Heat last season after signing as a free agent in September. He averaged 2.9 points and 4.0 rebounds in just under 13 minutes per game. An All-Star in 2004, Magloire has averaged 8.0 points and 6.9 rebounds in 592 games over nine NBA seasons with the Hornets, Milwaukee Bucks, Portland Trail Blazers, New Jersey |
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| Heat re-sign C Joel Anthony |
NBA Basketball |
07/20/2009 |
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| Miami, FL (MySportsbook) - The Miami Heat re-signed center Joel Anthony on Monday. Terms of the deal weren't disclosed for Anthony, who first signed with the team as a free agent in the summer of 2007. He has appeared in 89 career games (29 starts) over his two-year NBA career and has averaged 2.6 points 3.3 rebounds and 1.39 blocks. |
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| O'Neal ready to "Win a ring for The King" |
NBA Basketball |
07/02/2009 |
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| is attempt to capture another NBA title. "Win a ring for The King," O'Neal said in reference to his new pairing with reigning MVP LeBron James. O'Neal has captured four NBA titles -- three with the Los Angeles Lakers and Kobe Bryant and one with the Miami Heat and Dwyane Wade. He appeared intent on winning another with a different NBA superstar by his side. "They say things happen in threes," O'Neal remarked. "I won with Kobe and with the great Dwyane Wade." O'Neal, however, couldn't get it done with Stev |
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| NBA Draft Update |
NBA Basketball |
06/26/2009 |
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| n (PF, Washington); 39. Detroit Pistons - Jonas Jerebko (PF, Angelico Biella, Sweden); 40. Charlotte Bobcats - Derrick Brown (PF, Xavier); 41. Milwaukee Bucks - Jodie Meeks (SG, Kentucky); 42. Los Angeles Lakers - Patrick Beverly (PG, Arkansas); 43. Miami Heat - Marcus Thornton (SG, L-S-U); 44. Detroit Pistons - Chase Budinger (SF, Arizona); 45. Minnesota Timberwolves - Nick Calathes (SG, Florida); 46. Cleveland Cavaliers - Danny Green (SF, North Carolina); 47. Minnesota Timberwolves - Henk Norel (PF, Jov |
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