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Major Roster Upheaval Nothing New for the Miami Heat

By Surya FernandezFeb 27th 2011 – 9:41AM

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

By Surya FernandezFeb 24th 2011 – 12:55PM

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

By Surya FernandezFeb 9th 2011 – 9:00AM

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

By Surya FernandezFeb 8th 2011 – 5:00PM

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

By Surya FernandezFeb 7th 2011 – 10:03PM

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...

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'THIS AIN'T NO HORROR MOVIE'

By amanda.mccorquodale@huffingtonpost.com(Amanda McCorquodale) May 20th 2012 - 09:31AM

Refreshed in body and spirit, the Miami Heat returned to practice reunited and refocused.

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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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