By Elaine Donnelly
Extending sexual misconduct to combat units
While LeBron James and Dwyane Wade chilled at the end of the bench — and with Chris Bosh and Udonis Haslem also out of the lineup — the Miami Heat's B-squad set a franchise record for 3-point attempts and broke the franchise record for victories in a season.
It's been a running joke with Mike Miller for much of this season. He comes into the Miami Heat locker room before games, sees the jersey hanging in his stall and wonders aloud why someone went to the trouble of putting it there.
Minor nicks, as Heat coach Erik Spoelstra put it, will keep Miami starters LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and Mario Chalmers from playing against the New York Knicks.
The NBA for the most part has managed to avoid the major performance-enhancing drug scandals that have plagued the NFL and Major League Baseball over the last decade. Commissioner David Stern is hoping to keep it that way.
The last time the Boston Celtics played a game that truly counted, they had to endure a Miami Heat celebration.
LeBron James won a championship and nothing changed.
Emeka Okafor knows what it's like to be on a young and struggling team. The second pick in the 2004 NBA draft, Okafor was the first selection by the expansion Charlotte Bobcats.
LeBron James will be among the Miami Heat players expected in the lineup on Sunday when the reigning NBA champions open their preseason schedule at the Atlanta Hawks.
LeBron James looked at the assembled talent in the Miami Heat locker room, and one word came to mind.
Championships aren't won in the offseason, but as Washington Wizards president Ernie Grunfeld was quick to point out, every journey begins with a single step.
The Washington Wizards will enter the 2012-13 season with a revamped roster and a new attitude when the season begins on Oct. 30.
Chris Singleton just couldn't seem to stand still.
The Miami Heat got two more shooters. The Orlando Magic, at least for now, are keeping their center.
Rashard Lewis has decided to join the Miami Heat, becoming yet another shooting option for the reigning NBA champions.
Rashard Lewis has decided to join the Miami Heat, becoming yet another shooting option for the reigning NBA champions.
"Most definitely we would be a playoff team," said Rashard Lewis, who scored 17 points in Wednesday's 103-98 win. "Probably not a top-three team, but I think anywhere from there we'd be fighting for a playoff spot, just because we've got a lot of veterans on the team, a lot of smart guys on the team that know how to play the game."
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"LeBron is very talented on the court and he's probably the best player in the NBA," Heat forward Rashard Lewis said.
