<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/heat-news-how-udonis-haslem-has-been-mentoring-first-round-rookie');   ga('set', 'title', 'How Udonis Haslem has been mentoring Heat’s first-round rookie');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Heat-news-How-Udonis-Haslem-has-been-mentoring-first-round-rookie.jpg"></figure><h1>How Udonis Haslem has been mentoring Heat’s first-round rookie</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-10-05T15:17:36-07:00">October 5th, 3:17pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-10-05T15:17:36-07:00">October 5th, 3:17pm</time><address><a>Zachary Weinberger</a>Zachary Weinberger joined ClutchPoints in October 2023 as a Miami Heat reporter as well as an Associate Editor. He graduated from Florida Atlantic University in 2022 after covering the school's athletic programs since his freshman year at the FAU University Press, where he was a Sports Editor and Editor-in-Chief. He then covered FAU Sports for The Palm Beach Post.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>As the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/heat-news-erik-spoelstra-miami-not-sweating-reloaded-east">Heat prepare to take on a reloaded Eastern Conference</a>, one aspect of their team that is interesting is seven-foot rookie Kel’el Ware. While <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/heat-news-kelel-ware-has-honest-takeaways-from-impressive-summer-league-performance">Ware impressed during the Summer League</a> and preparing for the regular season, he has been receiving the help of Heat legend Udonis Haslem.</p><p>The former player who is now in Miami’s front office has apparently taken Ware under his wing like he’s done for many young players throughout the years like star Bam Adebayo. Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra spoke on the last day of training camp to talk about Haslem working out with the players despite being retired and <a href="https://www.miamiherald.com/sports/nba/miami-heat/article293474114.html" rel="noopener">mentoring players</a> such as Ware according to Anthony Chiang of The Miami Herald.</p><p>“It just shows you how unique of a human being and a professional that UD is,” Spoelstra said. “He doesn’t have to do any of this. He doesn’t have to certainly be out here in practice gear and be out here sweating with the guys and working with the guys. But that’s how he earns his trust with them and he just continues to mentor everybody in the gym — the vets, the young guys like Kel’el [Ware].”</p><h2><b>Heat’s Kel’Ware getting the mentorship of Udonis Haslem</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Kelel-Ware-on-July-10-2024.jpg"><figcaption>Kelley L Cox-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/heat-news-kelel-ware-drops-huge-pat-riley-erik-spoelstra-truth-bomb">Ware was selected with the 15th overall pick</a> in the 2024 NBA Draft and has immediately made an impact showing his athleticism while being the size that he is which brings fans to think of the possibilities he can have on the team. One of those theories is how <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/heat-news-kelel-ware-reveals-how-he-can-help-bam-adebayo">Ware can play with Adebayo,</a> but if there is one thing for sure at this point, Haslem is a great voice for any young player as he’s been in the league for two decades.</p><p>“I think it’s just tremendous for Kel’el at 20 years old to have a mentor like UD, but also Bam,” Spoelstra said. “UD mentored the next mentor and now they’re both able to use their superpowers to help him. That’s why we think we have the structure to be able to help a young big like him succeed.”</p><h2><b>Udonis Haslem made his mark with the rise of Heat’s Bam Adebayo</b></h2><p>As Spoelstra mentioned, Ware is getting the same treatment as Adebayo did when he was starting out with Miami, getting the teachings of Haslem. He even made the 27-year old not just into a great player, but an active leader with the team as after Haslem retired being the captain for many years, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/heat-news-bam-adebayos-honest-take-on-why-being-miami-captain-doesnt-get-any-easier">Adebayo took on the role and is entering his second season</a>, even though it wasn’t his idea.</p><p>“No it hasn’t,” Adebayo said to ClutchPoints when asked if his perspective on being captain has changed. “It doesn’t get any easier. You know, you got new guys coming in, and you have to explain to them what we’re about, how we’re about, how we move, and just really, it’s not about yourself. You know, every year I come back, and more and more, you start to realize that you’re doing this for something bigger than yourself. Like I said, I didn’t choose to be captain. It was kinda…UD (Udonis Haslem) forced me in this role. But, you know, you understand that when you get into that role and get into that high seat, it’s not about you at the end of the day.”</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Asked Bam Adebayo about going into his second year as captain and if he has a different perspective on it:</p><p>“It doesn’t get easier…you don’t choose to be captain…UD (Haslem) forced me into this role…it’s not about yourself…” <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/HeatCulture?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#HeatCulture</a> <a href="https://t.co/rzOz415Flr">pic.twitter.com/rzOz415Flr</a></p><p>— Zachary Weinberger (@ZachWeinberger) <a href="https://twitter.com/ZachWeinberger/status/1840795539178197441?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 30, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://instagram.com/embed.js"></script></p></figure><p>At any rate, Ware has high expectations in his rookie season working in the Heat developmental system as there is no doubt fans will get to see him in the preseason opener on Oct. 8 against the Charlotte Hornets.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

How Udonis Haslem has been mentoring Heat’s first-round rookie

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/heat-news-udonis-haslems-bold-miami-prediction-for-2024-25');   ga('set', 'title', 'Udonis Haslem’s bold Heat prediction for 2024-25');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Udonis-Haslems-bold-Miami-prediction-for-2024-25.jpg"></figure><h1>Udonis Haslem’s bold Heat prediction for 2024-25</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-09-28T14:43:00-07:00">September 28th, 2:43pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-09-28T14:43:00-07:00">September 28th, 2:43pm</time><address><a>Zachary Weinberger</a>Zachary Weinberger joined ClutchPoints in October 2023 as a Miami Heat reporter as well as an Associate Editor. He graduated from Florida Atlantic University in 2022 after covering the school's athletic programs since his freshman year at the FAU University Press, where he was a Sports Editor and Editor-in-Chief. He then covered FAU Sports for The Palm Beach Post.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>As the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/heat-news-bam-adebayo-gets-100-real-on-2024-25-season-motivation">Miami Heat get motivated before the start of the 2024-25 season</a>, there are people wondering how the year could fall for them after finishing at the eighth seed for the second straight time. With fans <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/miami-heat-bold-predictions-2024-25-season-schedule-release">locking in their own Heat predictions</a>, former player Udonis Haslem was on his podcast “The OGs Show” with Mike Miller to talk about his own expectations.</p><h2><b>Udonis Haslem cites health as reason for exciting Heat season ahead</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Jimmy-Butler-on-April-14-2024.jpg"><figcaption>Jim Rassol-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>While people will likely not be shocked by Haslem’s bold prediction, he does provide some interesting insight as he is now a member of the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/heat-news-miami-brings-back-udonis-haslem-in-front-office-role-after-retirement">Heat’s front office as Vice President of Basketball Development</a>. He would say for people to watch out for Miami as <a href="https://x.com/theOGsShow/status/1839768696538997078" rel="noopener">they will be fully healthy</a> which was an issue last season.</p><p>“Well, I ain’t gonna say the Heat. I’m gonna say us, we healthy,” Haslem said. “You know, first and foremost, health is wealth. You know what I’m saying? You can’t do nothing without health and without being a healthy team. So, first and foremost, we’re healthy right now. Duncan is healthy. Tyler is healthy. Jimmy is healthy. Terry is healthy, you know. So we got our guys back, and then we got some young talent, you know. Jaime is back, you know, I’m saying expecting him to be better this year.”</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">UD says the Heat are healthy again, and are getting counted out 👀</p><p>Watch full episode here: <a href="https://t.co/aaEEy8vkLc">https://t.co/aaEEy8vkLc</a> <a href="https://t.co/Hgi9wrl9Ck">pic.twitter.com/Hgi9wrl9Ck</a></p><p>— The OGs Show (@theOGsShow) <a href="https://twitter.com/theOGsShow/status/1839768696538997078?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 27, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://instagram.com/embed.js"></script></p></figure><p>As Haslem mentions the bevy of people that were injured, he does have a point as Miami were ranked towards the top of the league in missed games and had over 30 different starting lineups throughout the season which was a franchise high.</p><h2><b>Heat’s Terry Rozier looking to be fully healthy after neck injury</b></h2><p>One of the players he mentioned was <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/heat-news-terry-rozier-takes-big-step-in-rehab-from-mysterious-neck-injury">Heat star Terry Rozier who spoke about his recovery</a> since he missed the last 11 games of the season with a neck issue.</p><p>“I’m still the same old Terry when I play. Whatever happened in the past, I won’t let it affect how I play. … I’m going to play how I play. But nothing affects how I go now. I’m still myself, so I feel good,” Rozier said via The Miami Herald.</p><p>Rozier is expected to be a key piece for Miami as he was acquired before last season’s trade deadline to be an upgrade at point guard over Kyle Lowry. He’s looking to be fully healthy by training camp which starts on Oct. 1 as he said earlier that he is super close to being able to play five on five.</p><p>“Where I’m at right now is just about fully, fully, fully cleared to play 5-on-5,” Rozier said. “But I am doing every on-court activity, playing a little bit of 3-on-3. So I figure in the next couple weeks, I’ll be graduating to 5-on-5. I feel great.”</p><h2><b>Duncan Robinson feels “great” after back problem</b></h2><p>Another injury that Haslem mentioned in his prediction was Duncan Robinson who dealt with a back issue that kept lingering towards the end of the season that was noticeably limiting his performance. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/heat-news-why-duncan-robinson-is-primed-for-bounce-back-year">Robinson would speak on his recovery for the Heat</a> which was filled with positive anecdotes.</p><p>“I feel great,” Robinson said Monday. “We took all the necessary steps, seeing who we needed to see. Not restricted in any way. Have [not been limited] for the better part of eight weeks. Playing pickup. No limitations.”</p><p>“It’s still a focus and emphasis in terms of what I’m doing in the weight room. [But it] hasn’t given me any issues,” Robinson continued. “It was a rude awakening turning 30 [this past April] and having back issues within a month. Father Time is undefeated.”</p><h2><b>Haslem says people are counting Heat out</b></h2><p>These injuries don’t even include main stars Jimmy Butler and Tyler Herro who each missed a significant portion of the season so Haslem’s point is valid, but the concern remains if the team will figure out a way to stay healthy. Still, Haslem would also mention the bigger workload for Haywood Highsmith, Bam Adebayo’s leadership, and the team having an exceptional head coach in Erik Spoelstra.</p><p>“Haywood Highsmith is, you know, somebody who’s going to feel a bigger void this year now that we lost Caleb,” Haslem said. “You know, we understand, you know, what’s expected of Bam, you know, to be our leader on both ends of the basketball court. And then we got La Spoelstra Nostra, baby, you know what time it is, you already know what time it is, man. So, you know, I’m looking for the Heat to be right back in the playoffs. And once again, they counting us out. But you know, we ain’t worrying about that. We just got work to do, we gonna chip away at it every day.”</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/predicting-heats-record-after-2024-25-season-schedule-release">The Heat look to prove everyone wrong once again</a> as they begin the preseason on Oct. 8 against the Charlotte Hornets and the regular season opener on Oct. 23 facing the Orlando Magic.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Udonis Haslem’s bold Heat prediction for 2024-25

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/heat-news-udonis-haslem-reacts-shams-not-voting-bam-adebayo-dpoy');   ga('set', 'title', 'Udonis Haslem reacts to Shams Charania not voting Bam Adebayo as DPOY');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Heat-news-Udonis-Haslem-reacts-to-Shams-Charania-shunning-Bam-Adebayo-in-DPOY-vote.jpg"></figure><h1>Udonis Haslem reacts to Shams Charania not voting Bam Adebayo as DPOY</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-07-30T18:18:15-07:00">July 30th, 6:18pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-07-30T18:18:15-07:00">July 30th, 6:18pm</time><address><a>Michael Aaron Gomez</a>Mike Gomez is a creative writer and longtime NBA fan. He has been a fan of the Lakers since the three-peat but believes LeBron James is the greatest player of all time.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Miami Heat legend and three-time NBA champion Udonis Haslem took exception to popular NBA insider Shams Charania’s recent snubbing of Bam Adebayo in his <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/olympics-news-heats-bam-adebayo-reveals-his-role-on-stacked-team-usa-roster">Defensive Player of the Year ballot</a>. While guesting in Haslem’s podcast, which he hosts with another ex-Heat Mike Miller, Charania revealed that he voted for Minnesota Timberwolves big man Rudy Gobert over Adebayo as DPOY for 2023-2024.</p><p>This recent accolade puts the Frenchman in an elite club together with NBA legends Ben Wallace and Dikembe Mutombo with four Defensive Player of the Year honors.</p><p>Meanwhile, the only player with more than two DPOY honors is Dwight Howard, with three. He was also the only player to win it in three consecutive seasons (2009, 2010, 2011).</p><h2>Udonis Haslem’s praise for Bam’s role on Heat</h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Bam-Adebayo-watching-the-game-from-the-bench-1.jpg"><figcaption>© Winslow Townson-USA TODAY Sports</figcaption></figure><p>Shams voting for Gobert over Bam Adebayo as DPOY triggered a reaction <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5evncDrXqcI" rel="noopener">during his guest appearance</a> in Haslem’s and Miller’s podcast titled “The OGs Show.” After Shams’ admission, Haslem praised Bam’s incredible defensive versatility and ability to anchor a solid defense as an interior presence.</p><p>Citing Bam’s ability to guard multiple positions, Haslem said, “Who the f**k you know that can start the game off on Jaylen Brown and Jayson Tatum. We started Bam on JB in one game, and JT in the playoffs.” Then, he challenged Shams to “name another 5 that does that.”</p><p>Further, Haslem mentions Bam’s importance to the Miami Heat’s <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/olympics-news-team-usas-bam-adebayo-reveals-what-really-matters-playing-behind-joel-embiid-anthony-davis">gritty defensive identity</a> as a “lunch-pail, hard-hat team, chop wood carry water.” According to him, the Heat’s style of play has consistently put the team at the top of the Eastern Conference in the playoffs. “At the end of the day, it’s either us or Boston,” Haslem said, referring to the latest NBA champions.</p><p>Besides defense, Haslem also sang Bam’s praises on the offensive end. “Not only is our defense spearheaded by him,” he said, “but our offense as well.”</p><p>He added, “We always know how well we’re playing by how many shots Duncan Robinson get up, how many shots Caleb Martin get up, how many shots our other guys can get up.” The Heat’s offensive synergy, Haslem continued, “is all built off the movement of Bam Adebayo.”</p><p>His versatility in playing multiple positions both on offense and defense didn’t escape Haslem’s notice. “He’s our trigger,” he said. “Sometimes he plays the point forward for us. There’s so many things that Bam got to process offensively.”</p><p>Last season, Bam Adebayo was third in DPOY voting, next to Gobert and San Antonio Spurs rookie Victor Wembanyama, who finished second.</p><p>However, Bam was named to the NBA All-Defensive First Team for the first time in his career in 2024. He joins celebrated defenders Gobert, Wembanyama, Anthony Davis, and Herb Jones.</p><p>Adebayo and the Miami Heat squared off with the eventual champions Boston Celtics in the first round of the 2024 Playoffs.</p><p>During the five-game series, the 27-year-old star averaged 22.6 points, 9.4 rebounds, and 3.8 assists. He also shot 49.5 percent from the field in the losing effort while guarding the Celtics’ best players, particularly Jayson Tatum.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Udonis Haslem reacts to Shams Charania not voting Bam Adebayo as DPOY

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/heat-news-what-summer-league-standout-pelle-larsson-learned-from-udonis-haslem');   ga('set', 'title', 'What Heat Summer League standout Pelle Larsson learned from Udonis Haslem');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/What-Summer-League-standout-Pelle-Larsson-learned-from-Udonis-Haslem.jpg"></figure><h1>What Heat Summer League standout Pelle Larsson learned from Udonis Haslem</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-07-24T15:05:16-07:00">July 24th, 3:05pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-07-24T15:05:16-07:00">July 24th, 3:05pm</time><address><a>Zachary Weinberger</a>Zachary Weinberger joined ClutchPoints in October 2023 as a Miami Heat reporter as well as an Associate Editor. He graduated from Florida Atlantic University in 2022 after covering the school's athletic programs since his freshman year at the FAU University Press, where he was a Sports Editor and Editor-in-Chief. He then covered FAU Sports for The Palm Beach Post.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/heat-news-summer-league-hero-has-instant-reaction-to-winning-title">Miami Heat second round pick Pelle Larsson</a> had an impressive showcase during the Summer League where he showed that the team could be right once again for having an eye for talent. However, there was an important lesson that he learned from <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/heat-news-nba-summer-league-championship-ring-fans-buzzing">one of the Heat’s</a> legends in Udonis Haslem, who currently has a front office position, as <a href="https://www.miamiherald.com/sports/nba/miami-heat/article290361289.html" rel="noopener">he spoke to the Summer League team</a> in saying to embrace the role they are in according to Anthony Chiang of The Miami Herald.</p><p>“He was just saying, ‘Be the guy that they drafted you to be,’” Larsson said about what Haslem told the team. “I’m not going to come in and be a star player for the team. So I might have two minutes. In those two minutes I’m on the court, I got to play my [butt] off and defend and rebound. That might be all I get to do, even if I don’t get a shot. I’m just locking into that mentality and just being a dog defensively and using my body to my limits because that’s probably what I’m going to get to do when I get to the real team.”</p><h2><b>Larsson speaks on his strengths after Heat wins Summer League title</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Pelle-Larsson-after-hitting-the-game-winning-shot-for-the-Heat-in-the-Summer-Laegue-final.jpg"><figcaption>Lucas Peltier-USA TODAY Sports</figcaption></figure><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/heat-news-what-miami-is-expecting-of-pelle-larsson-in-first-summer-league">Larsson has done that 100</a> percent during the stint in Las Vegas where he has shown his talents on offense and especially on the defensive end. Even the Swedish-born player would say that he is a “well-rounded defender on and off the ball” which was <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/heat-news-miami-summer-league-title-triggers-wild-fan-celebrations">praised by Miami assistant</a> general manager Adam Simon and others within the organization.</p><p>“I think it could be a misconception if you just look at the stats and you see 40 percent from three,” Larsson said. “But if you actually watch film and look into the games, you can see that being a well-rounded defender on and off the ball is kind of my strength and just playing within the team. By playing within the team and playing with good players, they’re going to find you for open shots and you’re going to get advantages just from that.”</p><h2><b>Heat Summer League coach calls Larsson a “tireless worker”</b></h2><p>The University of Arizona product was selected with the 44th overall pick in last month’s NBA Draft and has already made an impact, even scoring the game-winning<a href="https://clutchpoints.com/heat-news-summer-league-star-gets-real-on-potential-2-way-deal-with-miami"> shot leading the Heat to victory</a> in the Summer League final. He would also score 16 points as Miami’s Summer League head coach in Dan Bisaccio spoke highly of how he is a “tireless worker” and how he has “embraced his defensive role.”</p><p>“I think one of the best things that’s been established for him is he has embraced his defensive role on that end,” Bisaccio said. “Which is guarding everybody on the floor, guarding them 94 feet from the basket and then just being a defensive stopper. And then offensively from there, you can just see his skill set is starting to expand. He’s getting more confident in his ability to attack the paint and make plays for himself and also others. So we’re going to look for him to continue to find that confidence and continue to find his role.”</p><p>Now, Larsson gets to reset before ramping up for the upcoming season as he hopes to make an immediate impact with the main roster. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/heat-news-key-veteran-warns-of-unfinished-business-after-previously-taking-less-to-return">The Heat are looking to improve</a> after finishing with the eighth seed for the second straight season and having a 46-36 record as they were eliminated in the first round of the playoffs by the Boston Celtics.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

What Heat Summer League standout Pelle Larsson learned from Udonis Haslem

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/heat-news-miami-is-celtics-biggest-threat-udonis-haslem-says');   ga('set', 'title', 'Heat is Celtics’ biggest threat, Udonis Haslem says');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Miami-is-Celtics-biggest-threat-Udonis-Haslem-says.jpeg"></figure><h1>Heat is Celtics’ biggest threat, Udonis Haslem says</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-06-22T08:54:11-07:00">June 22nd, 8:54am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-06-22T08:54:11-07:00">June 22nd, 8:54am</time><address><a>Zachary Weinberger</a>Zachary Weinberger joined ClutchPoints in October 2023 as a Miami Heat reporter as well as an Associate Editor. He graduated from Florida Atlantic University in 2022 after covering the school's athletic programs since his freshman year at the FAU University Press, where he was a Sports Editor and Editor-in-Chief. He then covered FAU Sports for The Palm Beach Post.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Former star and current front office member for the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/lakers-news-udonis-haslem-rips-las-roster-after-jj-redick-hire">Miami Heat in Udonis Haslem has</a> been making the rounds at ESPN on various shows giving his thoughts on multiple topics within the world of basketball. While on an episode of “First Take” Friday, he was asked which team is the biggest threat in the Eastern Conference to the defending champions Boston Celtics and you can probably guess what his answer was.</p><p>Yes, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/3-early-heat-2024-nba-draft-targets-with-no-15-pick">he would say the Heat</a> have the <a href="https://x.com/FirstTake/status/1804164825141923848" rel="noopener">best chance with a</a> core of main stars like Jimmy Butler, and “young superstars” like Bam Adebayo and Tyler Herro, plus he mentions other players like Duncan Robinson, Tyler Herro, Jaime Jaquez Jr., and Nikola Jovic. The response he gave was part in frustration as he asked why no one ever talks about the Heat when discussing the teams that can beat the Celtics.</p><p>“I’m tired of this. Duncan Robinson. Terry Rozier. Jimmy Butler. A young superstar in Bam Adebayo. A young superstar in Tyler Herro. Jaime Jaquez Jr. Niko Jovic. Why don’t nobody ever say the Miami Heat?” a passionate Haslem said on the ESPN morning show Friday. “The last four of five years, it’s come down to the Miami Heat or the Boston Celtics. Milwaukee stuck themselves in there, but it’s come down to the Miami Heat or the Boston Celtics. And we got La Spoelstra Nostra.”</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">.<a href="https://twitter.com/ThisIsUD?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@ThisIsUD</a> says Miami will be the biggest threat to Boston next season 👀</p><p>Had to channel his inner <a href="https://twitter.com/stephenasmith?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@stephenasmith</a> for this one 😭 <a href="https://t.co/YPMn1GoTNA">pic.twitter.com/YPMn1GoTNA</a></p><p>— First Take (@FirstTake) <a href="https://twitter.com/FirstTake/status/1804164825141923848?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 21, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://instagram.com/embed.js"></script></p></figure><h2><b>Haslem says a “healthy” Heat team can challenge the Celtics</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Heat-players-swarm-Jayson-Tatum-during-Game-4-of-the-Eastern-Conference-Finals-in-March-of-2023.jpg"><figcaption>Sam Navarro-USA TODAY Sports</figcaption></figure><p>While there is no doubt people will say Haslem has bias since he has been with the team for 20 seasons and is a current front office member as said before, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/biggest-needs-heat-must-address-in-2024-nba-offseason">history is on his side as Miami</a> has been the team to thwart Boston in the past. The two rivals have met in the playoffs in four of the last five seasons where they are tied 2-2 in those series.</p><p>“So I’m sitting here asking, why don’t nobody ever say the Miami Heat?” Haslem continued on ESPN’s “First Take” as he is now the Vice President of Basketball Development for Miami. “A healthy Miami Heat is the team that can challenge Boston because we’ve done it the last four out of five years. I’m sick of this, man. This got to stop, the Heat hate got to stop.”</p><p>Host of the show Molly Qerim would give a response to Haslem saying there is <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/heat-2-unrealistic-jimmy-butler-trades-to-consider-2024-nba-offseason">no hate towards the Heat</a> when discussing the teams that can beat the Celtics next season. She would question the team with the continuous speculation of the situation surrounding their main star in Butler.</p><p>“It’s not Heat hate,” Qerim said. “We don’t even know if you’re going to have Jimmy Butler.”</p><h2><b>Is Qerim’s concern about Butler valid?</b></h2><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/heat-news-miami-wizards-set-mexico-city-clash-for-2024-25-season">The concerns surrounding the Miami’s</a> top player in Butler started when it was reported that he is seeking a two-year contract extension worth around $113 million. In response, Heat President Pat Riley was <a href="https://x.com/ZachWeinberger/status/1787546558617330077" rel="noopener">non-committal during</a> his end of season press conference last May.</p><p>“Well, you know, we don’t have to do that for a year and so we have not discussed that internally right now but we have to look at that and then making that kind of commitment,” Riley said.</p><p>“Well, I mean, if you request we can either accept or we can say we’re going to think about it,” Riley said. “We’ve not made a decision on it and I think you can make too much out of this. You still got two years left on the contract. Theoretically he’s got a player option. But that’s something that we have to give some real thought to based on a lot of factors. I don’t want to go through the litany of factors right now because they all go up into different hypotheticals, but yeah, that’s a big decision on our part to commit those kinds of resources unless your somebody who’s really going to be there and available every single night, that’s the truth.”</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Pat Riley on if he will be giving Jimmy Butler a contract extension this summer.</p><p>“Well, we don’t have to that for a year, so we have not discussed that internally…” <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/HeatCulture?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#HeatCulture</a> <a href="https://t.co/JnJwCuKfbS">pic.twitter.com/JnJwCuKfbS</a></p><p>— Zachary Weinberger (@ZachWeinberger) <a href="https://twitter.com/ZachWeinberger/status/1787546558617330077?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 6, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://instagram.com/embed.js"></script></p></figure><h2><b>Haslem confident Butler will be back with Miami</b></h2><p>However, Haslem would refute Qerim’s concern about Butler as he was confident that he will be back <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/heat-news-nikola-jovic-nursing-injury-ahead-of-summer-olympics">next season with the Miami</a> as it will be sixth season with the team. The former player would also question if people not mentioning the Heat as a threat is not “sexy” enough of a pick.</p><p>“We do know we’re going to have our best player,” Haslem said. “You ain’t heard us say he’s going somewhere. We just hear y’all saying he’s going somewhere. Ain’t none of us ever saying he’s going somewhere. So what, is it not sexy enough for y’all because all we do is win? Because we win with guys that y’all don’t know.”</p><h2><b>Heat and Celtics rivalry ignited after NBA Finals</b></h2><p>Even after the Celtics won their 18th championship, which is a NBA record, there have been some shots aimed at the way of the Heat. Besides having traveled to Miami to celebrate their title win, former player Brian Scalabrine asked Boston star Jayson <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/celtics-news-jayson-tatum-takes-shot-at-heat-ahead-of-finals-parade">Tatum about the trip to Miami</a> where the 25-year old had a <a href="https://x.com/danield1214/status/1804161959262130271" rel="noopener">snarky response</a> according to ClutchPoints Celtics reporter Daniel Donabedian.</p><p>“You guys have been on a lot of trips to Miami,” Scalabrine said. “A lot of hard-fought trips to Miami. Was this one a little sweeter taking that trip down?”</p><p>“They always easy,” Tatum answered.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Jayson Tatum talks about how sweet it was to go to Miami with the trophy:</p><p>“They always easy.”</p><p>The rivalry isn’t going anywhere ☘️🔥 <a href="https://t.co/kkeS6TC8WE">pic.twitter.com/kkeS6TC8WE</a></p><p>— Daniel Donabedian (@danield1214) <a href="https://twitter.com/danield1214/status/1804161959262130271?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 21, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://instagram.com/embed.js"></script></p></figure><p>Tatum’s response is no doubt made in jest as history would say otherwise as Miami met Boston three times in the Eastern Conference Finals where the former won twice and even in the third in 2022, it came down to the last shot. Haslem would echo the same sentiments saying that Tatum must have been “still drunk” from celebrating his first championship.</p><p>“I think he’s still drunk from the party,” Haslem said. “He’s gotta still be tipsy from the party, there’s no way he could believe that. It’s OK, that’s what he’s supposed to say. Congratulations to the Boston Celtics. I ain’t gonna be no hater, we understand they’re the champs. We’re going to get fully healthy, then we’ll see what happens.”</p><p>In any sense, it was easy for the Celtics this last playoffs as they beat the Heat in five games in the first round where they were missing Butler for the whole series due to an MCL sprain. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba-rumors-jimmy-butlers-love-for-heat-could-be-tested">Miami is trying to improve</a> after a second straight eighth seed finish where they had a 46-36 record.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

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3.9	1.6	-	0.3	0.1

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