<!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', '/nba-news-udonis-haslem-wild-dwyane-wade-story-involving-oj-simpson-girl');   ga('set', 'title', 'Udonis Haslem shares wild Dwyane Wade story involving OJ Simpson’s ‘girl’');   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/2024/11/Udonis-Haslem-shares-wild-Dwyane-Wade-story-involving-OJ-Simpsons-girl.jpg"></figure><h1>Udonis Haslem shares wild Dwyane Wade story involving OJ Simpson’s ‘girl’</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-11-05T19:38:12-08:00">November 5th, 7:38pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-11-05T19:39:52-08:00">November 5th, 7:39pm</time><address><a>Michael Aaron Gomez</a>Michael Aaron 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">Miami Heat</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>In today’s sports media landscape, every retired NBA player now has a podcast, and fans can hear some truly wild stories coming from their former playing days. For instance, Heat legend Udonis Haslem shared a crazy story about <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/heat-news-dwyane-wade-funny-reaction-controversial-statue">Dwyane Wade, whose statue</a> stands outside Kaseya Center, and the late OJ Simpson’s “lady friend” on the latest episode of “The OGs Show” with another ex-teammate Mike Miller.</p><p>“OJ’s girl tried to hit on his man,” Haslem said on the podcast, via a clip shared by ClutchPoints on X, formerly Twitter. After Wade said he didn’t recall what happened, Haslem continued the story.</p><p>“The killer?… We will have to ride on the Juice… We ain’t f**k with that,” he added.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">UD: "OJ's girl tried to hit on this man."</p><p>D-Wade: "I don't remember that part, man."</p><p>UD: "The killer?… We will have to ride on the Juice… We aint f*ck with that."</p><p>Dwyane Wade and Udonis Haslem with an untold OJ Simpson story 😂</p><p>(via <a href="https://twitter.com/theOGsShow?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@theOGsShow</a>)<a href="https://t.co/2GYyER5841">pic.twitter.com/2GYyER5841</a></p><p>— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) <a href="https://twitter.com/ClutchPoints/status/1853976607322513507?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 6, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><h2><b>Dwyane Wade and the Juice</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Dwyane-Wade-embracing-Udonis-Haslem.jpg"><figcaption>© Sam Navarro-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Amid a seemingly uncomfortable Dwyane Wade, Udonis Haslem revealed that the Heat superstar avoided the lady after finding out that she was also involved with OJ Simpson.</p><p>In 1994, the former NFL superstar, known as “The Juice,” <a href="https://abcnews.go.com/US/key-moments-oj-simpsons-life/story?id=48724637" rel="noopener">faced double murder charges</a> for the stabbing deaths of his ex-wife Nicole Brown Simpson and the waiter Ron Goldman at her house in Los Angeles.</p><p>OJ’s trial began with the infamous “white Bronco chase” and involved the equally notorious glove-fitting attempt that birthed the line, “If it doesn’t fit, you must acquit,” which ultimately resulted in his acquittal of all criminal charges in 1995.</p><p>Many years later, Simpson received a jail sentence for armed robbery, where he spent nearly a decade until his parole in 2017. Afterward, he became an online presence who commented on politics and current events on social media. Early in 2024, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/oj-simpson-passes-away-76-cancer-battle">OJ passed away from cancer</a>.</p><p>Meanwhile, Dwyane Wade received a statue from the Heat, celebrating his career there that ended with three NBA championships and one Finals MVP. He also entered the Hall of Fame in 2023.</p><p>Arguably one of the greatest two-way guards of all time, Wade won Finals MVP in 2006 after going on a sensational run to win four straight Finals games to come back from an 0-2 deficit to the Dallas Mavericks.</p><p>However, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba-news-charles-barkley-dwyane-wade-statue">Wade’s statue received more jokes</a> than praises, as fans noted that its face didn’t look like the legendary guard at all, though he did come to the artists’ defense.</p><h2><b>Key role players</b></h2><p>On the other hand, Udonis Haslem was also a key role player in the Heat’s three title runs, providing a physical presence and gritty attitude to the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/heat-news-why-dwyane-wades-team-was-pissed-about-miami-big-3-team-up">Big Three era</a>, whose showmanship eclipsed their smothering defense.</p><p>Besides hitting a three-pointer with one shoe, Mike Miller also played a key role as a floor spacer for the Big Three Heat, allowing LeBron James and D-Wade to dissect defenses from the inside-out.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Udonis Haslem shares wild Dwyane Wade story involving OJ Simpson’s ‘girl’

<!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-tyler-herro-reveals-udonis-haslem-conversation-after-harsh-bench-take');   ga('set', 'title', 'Heat’s Tyler Herro reveals Udonis Haslem conversation after harsh bench take');   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-Tyler-Herro-reveals-Udonis-Haslem-conversation-after-harsh-bench-take.jpg"></figure><h1>Heat’s Tyler Herro reveals Udonis Haslem conversation after harsh bench take</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-10-30T08:36:15-07:00">October 30th, 8:36am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-10-30T08:36:15-07:00">October 30th, 8:36am</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">Miami Heat</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>As <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/heat-news-tyler-herro-terry-rozier-tandem-garners-erik-spoelstra-killers-claim">Miami Heat star Tyler Herro is enjoying a solid start</a> to the new season, it comes off his role in the starting lineup alongside other stars such as Jimmy Butler, Bam Adebayo, Terry Rozier, and Nikola Jovic. However, some may say that <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/heat-news-udonis-haslem-hits-tyler-herro-with-reality-check-on-miami-role">Herro’s best fit is off the bench as Udonis Haslem said</a> earlier this year on an ESPN appearance which garnered a reaction from the star guard.</p><p>Firstly, Herro would be asked by The Miami Herald about the thoughts from Haslem, who now has a front office role with the team as Vice President of Basketball Development. The 24-year old would talk about how he had a conversation with Haslem as each gave their thought on the matter which Herro admitted that he should not have said that, <a href="https://www.miamiherald.com/sports/nba/miami-heat/article293501714.html" rel="noopener">but respects his opinion.</a></p><p>“We had a conversation about it,” Herro said via Barry Jackson. “It was a friendly conversation. I told him my concerns about why I didn’t think he should have said that. He explained why he thought he should have said that.”</p><p>“At the end of the day, it’s basketball,” Herro continued. “Our relationship is bigger than basketball. If he thinks I should start, that’s cool. If he thinks I should come off the bench, that’s his opinion. Everyone has their own. It’s cool. It’s really no big deal.”</p><h2><b>Heat’s Tyler Herro on being a starter in the NBA</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Tyler-Herro-on-Oct.-26-2024.jpg"><figcaption>Nell Redmond-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>T<a href="https://clutchpoints.com/heat-news-tyler-herro-reveals-honest-mindset-amid-role-uncertainty">he Heat guard in Herro has spoken about his role</a> in the past and does see himself as a starer in this league, but would do whatever the team asks him to do in order for success.</p><p>“I’m a starter in the NBA. I’m a team guy,” Herro said. “I would love to come off the bench if that’s what was needed. But I’m a starter. It doesn’t take away from anything else that I bring, which is I’m a great teammate. I love seeing other guys have success.”</p><p>In terms of Haslem’s comments, he would preview the Heat after being eliminated by the Boston Celtics in the first round of the NBA Playoffs. Back in May on a “NBA Today” segment on ESPN, he would talk about the success that Herro has had as the sixth man and that it should be Duncan Robinson in the starting lineup.</p><p>“Moving into the future, in today’s NBA, you can still be sixth man, you can still get all your money, still get All Star in today’s NBA,” Haslem said. “Tyler’s role for us, and the best role for him, is to probably be a sixth man.”</p><p>“That’s taking nothing away from what Tyler does as a basketball player,” Haslem continued. “But for our chemistry, we are better when we got Duncan Robinson in the starting lineup, making plays, being that trigger for us and spraying and creating for other guys…Tyler can come off in that second group, doesn’t have to worry about getting other guys involved. He can just play basketball, score and be who he is.”</p><h2><b>Heat’s Pat Riley responds to Udonis Haslem’s Tyler Herro comments </b></h2><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/heat-news-pat-riley-takes-jab-fragile-tyler-herro-another-injury-plagued-season">Heat president Pat Riley who commented on Herro</a> during his viral end of season press conference also spoke about Haslem’s ESPN appearance and admitted that he probably should not have said that.</p><p>“He probably should have kept that [opinion] to himself,” Riley said. “We have one voice and that voice is all of our voice. But one guy is going to distribute that information and that’s Erik [Spoelstra]. If I’m talking to the media every week, there’s going to be controversy. Spo and I argue a lot, but I don’t want to put that in the media.”</p><p>“What Udonis has to understand is he works for the Heat,” Riley continued. “I think he’s really good on NBA TV or ESPN on the studio show, and he and Mike Miller are funny as hell on their podcast. Half the stories are … embellished, especially about me.”</p><p>It wasn’t just Haslem that has talked about a possible change in Herro’s role as there has been fan speculation for a while about the same move where it includes Robinson in the starting lineup. Consequently, Herro was even asked this during the team’s media day on Sept. 30 <a href="https://x.com/ZachWeinberger/status/1840801268576444792" rel="noopener">where he said that he’s going to trust</a> Riley and Miami head coach Erik Spoelstra on what their decision to be.</p><p>“Whatever they say I am, that’s what I am,” Herro said. “Y’all can say I’m a starter, I’m off the bench. We’re going to let the best coach in the league [Spoelstra] decide, we’re going to let one of the best GMs and presidents ever to do this [Riley] decide if I’m starting or coming off the bench. I’m willing to do whatever it takes to win a championship.”</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Tyler Herro on possible roles with the team and his stance on it:</p><p>“Yall can say I’m a starter or I’m off the bench. We gonna let the best coach in the league decide and we gonna let one of the best GM/presidents ever to do this decide…” <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/HeatCulture?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#HeatCulture</a> <a href="https://t.co/bmOVEEcuni">pic.twitter.com/bmOVEEcuni</a></p><p>— Zachary Weinberger (@ZachWeinberger) <a href="https://twitter.com/ZachWeinberger/status/1840801268576444792?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 30, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://instagram.com/embed.js"></script></p></figure><h2><b>Heat’s Tyler Herro on coaching staff telling him to shoot the ball more</b></h2><p>So far, he’s been proving Haslem and the fans wrong as while initially people thought there was too much to go around in terms of offensive usage, especially with the addition of Rozier from last season’s trade deadline, they’ve been playing well. Herro is currently averaging 18.3 points (second to Rozier), 4,7 assists, and 4.7 rebounds per game where <a href="https://x.com/ZachWeinberger/status/1851100264452747455" rel="noopener">the coaching staff has been on about him shooting more</a> as he said after the win to the Detroit Pistons Monday.</p><p>“[They’ve] been on me a lot. Every shot I do pass up, in my head I’m like, ‘God damn it, I got to shoot it,'” Herro said. “But I have to shoot my open ones. It’s on me to shoot those shots and I’ll be better…Me and Terry are in that lineup, really on the team, as the ones that have to get the threes up off the catch.”</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Tyler Herro on the shot usage and how the coaching staff is on him for that.</p><p>“They’ve been on me a lot…” <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/HeatNation?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#HeatNation</a> <a href="https://t.co/IP4EaXwaNq">pic.twitter.com/IP4EaXwaNq</a></p><p>— Zachary Weinberger (@ZachWeinberger) <a href="https://twitter.com/ZachWeinberger/status/1851100264452747455?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 29, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><br>In fact, the outing against the Pistons could be seen as underwhelming since Herro had 14 first half points, but closed out the game with 19. Subsequently, there were a ton of great looks at the basket from deep late that Herro could have easily made as he made seven of 20 from the field and three of 12 from deep.</p></figure><h2><b>Heat’s Tyler Herro on high usage to start the season</b></h2><p>Evidently, there was no doubt he left a lot on the table which could be a sign of good things to come as he told ClutchPoints that he will <a href="https://x.com/ZachWeinberger/status/1851100102170984782" rel="noopener">“get back to the lab.”</a></p><p>“Not frustrated. I’m not gonna get mad or hang my hat on shots falling or not,” Herro said. “You know, getting good looks and shooting the ones that are open are what’s important right now. I’ll get back to the lab. My shot will fall next game.”</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Asked Tyler Herro about the usage, how positive it is, and if there was any frustration from the missed shots on open looks in the second half.</p><p>“Not frustrated…” <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/HeatNation?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#HeatNation</a> <a href="https://t.co/jT1Uvk9OJS">pic.twitter.com/jT1Uvk9OJS</a></p><p>— Zachary Weinberger (@ZachWeinberger) <a href="https://twitter.com/ZachWeinberger/status/1851100102170984782?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 29, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><br>At any rate, Miami is 2-1 and look to win three straight games, but they will have their hands full as the Heat face the New York Knicks Wednesday night.</p></figure><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Heat’s Tyler Herro reveals Udonis Haslem conversation after harsh bench take

<!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>

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