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• Heat players explain the origins of their Harlem Shake (VIDEO)

  When Heat players decided to perform their own unique rendition of the “Harlem Shake,” and required costumes, Shane Battier knew he had just the thing. “Whenever I’m tapped for something like that, I go to the horsehead,” Battier said. “It’s undefeated. If you need some weird things, I’m your guy.  [...]
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• The Miami Heat take on the Harlem Shake (Video)

  Birdman: Haunter of dreams? While running up a 12-game winning streak and dropping jaws with regular pre-game dunk contests, the Heat have found time to take on the Harlem Shake. And unlike the Kansas basketball team, NFL Draft prospects, and ESPN’s College GameDay crew, this version stands above the rest. [...]
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• LeBron now says the pre-game fun won’t stop

  So much for the spoilsports. Some have made an issue of LeBron James attempting and executing spectacular slams prior to games, considering his refusal to participate in the All-Star Slam Dunk Contest. That criticism, which James has heard, even led him to suggest that he might stop. After Thursday’s practice, [...]
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• Heat broadcasters host Call of the Game dinner

  Heat broadcasters Eric Reid and Tony Fiorentino will host their seventh annual Call of the Game Dinner & Celebrity Golf Classic in March, to benefit Lauren’s Kids and Dade Schools Athletic Foundation. The Golf Classic is Mar. 7 at Turnberry Isle in Miami, starting at 11:30 a.m. The Dinner is [...]
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• LeBron James pre-game dunk show (VIDEO)

  LeBron James has been leading a pre-game dunk contest of late… one that will further tease those that want him to take part in the All-Star Slam Dunk Contest. “It is cool,” James said of the exhibition. “As a team, it is kind of like our new things with me, [...]
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• Norris Cole explains when he decides to dunk

  There were some strange sights during the recent road trip, including Chris Andersen shooting a long jumper. But nothing quite stuck out like Norris Cole dunking in back-to-back games, in Chicago and Philadelphia. He actually had an opportunity for another slam, but chose a layup instead, after briefly losing the [...]
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• Chris Bosh and the art of the videobomb

  Chris Bosh is the Forrest Gump of our day. He’s become so skilled at finding his way into videos and photos — when someone else is being interviewed — that it wouldn’t be a surprise to see him pop up in shots of presidents, prime ministers and pop musicians. “I’m [...]
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• LeBron James explains his role in union meeting

  At All-Star weekend, LeBron James made his presence felt in places other than the arena. One such place was a meeting room, where James, according to reports from The New York Times, turned in a “spectacular” performance “cross-examining” lawyers who had prepared an audit of activities related to embattled Players [...]
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• An anniversary for Heat’s Ray Allen

  There will be trades at the deadline, but few will be bigger than the one that involved Ray Allen exactly one decade prior to Wednesday. On Feb. 20, 2003, Allen and Gary Payton were the key pieces of a five-player swap between Milwaukee and Seattle. “Time certainly does fly,” Allen [...]
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• Mario Chalmers returns from Kansas, one short of trifecta

  Mario Chalmers has never been afraid of pressure. So that’s not what nearly got the better of him Saturday night, as his jersey was retired at the Allen Fieldhouse. It was emotion. “I came real close,” Chalmers said, when asked if he teared up some.  “I got close several times. [...]
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