• Most Recent
• Highest Rated
• Hot Comments

Heat Zone blog: Miami Heat & NBA news | The Palm Beach Post

• Gregg Popovich again praises LeBron James’ playing style

  The narrative is no more. One year ago in Orlando, LeBron James was under a media assault for his decision — late in a comeback for the East — to pass rather than shoot. That pass resulted in a turnover. And it played into the perception that James was somehow [...]
  Share  |  Rate

• Spoelstra still sorting out his All-Star plan

  During Saturday’s brief, informal, open-to-the-public two-team practice at NBA Jam Session, Erik Spoelstra began introducing nine of the Eastern Conference All-Stars to the Heat way. “Positionless, this is how we play in Miami,” Spoelstra narrated to the fans. “K.G., you handle.” So Boston Celtics power forward Kevin Garnett did the [...]
  Share  |  Rate

• 2 new NBA All-Star videos: LeBron James responds to Michael Jordan comments, top 5 plays from Friday

  LeBron James discussed Michael Jordan’s comments about Kobe Bryant being the better player based on Bryant’s multiple NBA Championship wins. LeBron claims that the comments do not bother him. (function() { var csprtjs = document.createElement('script'); csprtjs.type = 'text/javascript'; csprtjs.async = true; csprtjs.src = 'http://edgecdn.cinesport.com/container.js'; var first_s = document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0]; first_s.parentNode.insertBefore(csprtjs, first_s); [...]
  Share  |  Rate

• Tim Hardaway is a finalist for the Basketball Hall of Fame

  In the winter of 1996, it hardly appeared that Tim Hardaway was headed for Basketball Hall of Fame consideration. His quickness diminished by knee injuries, the former triggerman of Golden State’s “Run TMC” had been demoted behind B.J. Armstrong, and wasn’t working well with teammate Latrell Sprewell. Meanwhile, in Miami, [...]
  Share  |  Rate

• Udonis Haslem doesn’t make trip to Oklahoma City

  After getting kicked in the shin Tuesday against Portland, Udonis Haslem stayed back in South Florida as the team traveled to Oklahoma City. That likely means Shane Battier will start in Haslem’s place, with LeBron James, Chris Bosh, Dwyane Wade and Mario Chalmers. And if that lineup looks familiar, it’s [...]
  Share  |  Rate

• LeBron James quiet on Lakers, but not on love of cookies

  During the recent long West Coast swing, and a few days before the Heat faced the Lakers, I asked LeBron James at a shootaround whether the scrutiny the Lakers were facing reminded him of what the Heat endured in 2010-11. His response was in this column. The comments made their [...]
  Share  |  Rate

• Ray Allen’s numbers look like a Houston sub

  The Heat signed Ray Allen and got Carlos Delfino. That’s not necessarily an awful thing, since Delfino is having a strong season as a sub for the Rockets. But considering the hype around Allen’s signing — for the same $3 million for this season that Delfino received with no fanfare [...]
  Share  |  Rate

• After bonding at a sports bar, Spoelstra’s Heat back on the court

  The Baltimore Ravens weren’t all that prevailed on Super Bowl Sunday. So did good sense, when it came to the Miami Heat’s travel schedule. After saying that he didn’t want to alter the itinerary — and get back to Miami in the wee hours of Monday morning — Erik Spoelstra [...]
  Share  |  Rate

• Second quarter Heat lineup flops again

  It took less than two minutes in Indiana on Friday for the Pacers to take some control. That was at the start of the second quarter, when Erik Spoelstra used a small, finesse lineup featuring Chris Bosh, Rashard Lewis, Shane Battier, Ray Allen and Norris Cole. That lineup was outscored [...]
  Share  |  Rate

• Chris Bosh and Ray Allen in new commercial (VIDEO)

  “The little one likes to be called Rick Springfield.” www.youtube.com/watch?v=J1JwGqyaFbo [...]
  Share  |  Rate