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Major Roster Upheaval Nothing New for the Miami Heat

One of the busiest trade deadlines in recent memory resulted in general managers going on a shopping spree like no other with seemingly half the league exchanging players, draft picks and cold hard cash. The Miami Heat already made their big moves during the offseason and while they were indeed poking around for anyone...

Heat Still Tinkering, Move Erick Dampier Into Starting Lineup

MIAMI -- Miami Heat coach Erik Spoelstra slyly made no mention of it before the his team faced the Sacramento Kings in their first game after the All-Star break, yet there was Erick Dampier's name up on the overhead screen before tipoff. After the game and without any prompting, Spoelstra explained his decision to insert...

LeBron Does It All as Miami Heat Get Revenge on Pacers

MIAMI -- The Indiana Pacers embarrassed the Miami Heat on their last visit to AmericanAirlines Arena on November 22 and LeBron James personally made sure that wouldn't happen again. In yet another dominating display of his multifaceted game, James poured in 41 points to go along with 13 rebounds and eight assists. Even...

Heat Center Joel Anthony Carving Niche, Earning Nickname

Apparently, Dwyane Wade wasn't the only teammate to have been bestowed a nickname by former Heat center Shaquille O'Neal years ago. "Everyone on the team calls me 'Doc'," explained reserve center Joel Anthony after Sunday's victory against the Los Angeles Clippers. "It's from my rookie year when Shaq was over here. It...

Blake Griffin Earns Respect from LeBron James, Dwyane Wade

MIAMI -- Clippers rookie Blake Griffin made his first appearance in Miami on Sunday a memorable one -- despite his team's 97-79 loss. As is the case in every arena he visits, Griffin managed to simultaneously entertain and infuriate Miami's crowd with his thunderous dunks and relentless hustle. In one such example, he...

Erik Spoelstra News From the Web

05/29/12 Bosh's Return Still Uncertain Source: ABC - KRCR 7 - Redding CA The Heat's third round of the playoffs picked up where the second left off, with questions about the potential availability of sidelined power forward Chris Bosh. Bosh went down in the first half of the first game of the second round against the Indiana Pacers with a lower abdominal strain.
05/27/12 Chris Bosh Injury: How Miami Heat's Big 2 Will Survive... Source: Bleacher Report The Miami Heat may have felt as though they had something to prove all season long, but lately Erik Spoelstra's club has proven far more than it ever planned.
05/26/12 NBA fines Spoelstra $25,000 for comments Source: CBS - WRAL 5 - Raleigh NC The NBA fined Miami coach Erik Spoelstra $25,000 on Friday for "critical public comments" about officiating in the Eastern Conference series with Indiana.
05/26/12 Boston's Avery Bradley is through for playoffs | NBA Source: The Seattle Times - Seattle WA Boston Celtics guard Avery Bradley is done for the season.
05/25/12 Heat must have some sort of offense beyond LeBron, Wade Source: Sporting News That's the percentage of the Miami Heat's points scored by Dwyane Wade and LeBron James in the conference semifinals series against the Indiana Pacers, and it's not exactly a comfortable place for the team to be.

Background on Erik Spoelstra

Erik Spoelstra (born November 1, 1970) is an American professional basketball coach and the current head coach of the National Basketball Association's Miami Heat.

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