The moment the Miami Heat was eliminated from the 2010 NBA playoffs, the focus of attention shifted to the future of Dwyane Wade. Did he play his last game in a Heat uniform? Wade was noncommittal as usually, leaving the door open for a possible move elsewhere when he decides to opt out of his … [Read more…]
Kevin Garnett and the Boston Celtics fired the first major blow in the NBA playoffs, but it’s not the kind of big blow the Celtics had in mind. The Celtics defeated the Heat, 85-76, in Game 1 of their first-round series, but it came with a heavy cost as Boston won’t have one of its … [Read more…]
Jermaine O’Neal saw firsthand what super trainer Tim Grover did for Dwyane Wade last season, and he couldn’t think of a better guy to rebuild his body as well as his career. This past offseason, Grover put O’Neal through a rigorous training regimen that included a new diet and more rehabbing than resting. After two … [Read more…]
When Pat Riley took over the reigns of the Miami Heat franchise in 1996, he got the ball rolling with two important building blocks: center Alonzo Mourning and point guard Tim Hardaway. Thirteen years later, the Heat will honor Hardaway for helping Riley “get the ball rolling” in Miami as his No. 10 jersey will … [Read more…]
When you look up the word “warrior” in the online dictionary, it reads: one who is engaged aggressively or energetically in an activity, cause, or conflict. When you look up the picture of a warrior, you see Alonzo Mourning. Mourning, 38, announced his retirement from the NBA after 15 years of engaging in aggressive and … [Read more…]