Official 2013-2014 MIAMI HEAT Thread

[infamous114]

Sunday's Red and White scrimmage is going to be streamed on Heat.com. Think it starts at 6.

 

[infamous114]

 

[stringer bell]

Lmao.. Beasley is listed @ 6'10.. The nigga looks like his only 6'7 compared to Bron in that pic...

 

[Beta]

Damn @ Ray Allen being 197 pounds now..Something about playing for us makes niggas wanna get even more in shape.

 

[MR.CJ]

Damn @ Ray Allen being 197 pounds now..Something about playing for us makes niggas wanna get even more in shape.

That's that miami pussy

 

[MARIO_DRO]

I THOUGHT RASHARD LEWIS WOULDA HAD A GREAT2 IMPACT ON THE TEAM...

 

[infamous114]

Oden won't play tonight in the scrimmage, according to Spo.

 

[TheBoyRo]

Watching the scrimmage, lebron is headbandless, rashard Lewis hitting 3s, and wade is being aggressihe

 

[stringer bell]

Watching the scrimmage, lebron is headbandless, rashard Lewis hitting 3s, and wade is being aggressihe

 

[stringer bell]

espn.go.com/new-york/nba/story/_/id/9781077/lebron-james-miami-heat-relish-visit-floyd-mayweather-jr

Floyd Mayweather Jr. visits Heat

MIAMI -- By most accounts, undefeated boxing champion Floyd Mayweather Jr. delivered a knockout message Sunday to the Miami Heat as they set out to become just the fourth team in NBA history to win three straight titles.

Mayweather was seen exiting the Heat's practice facility just as reporters were entering to interview players. By then, he had already gotten a power message across to an awed LeBron James and several of his teammates.

"With him being 17 years-and-0 -- we're trying to defend two titles -- he's been defending for a long time," James said. "He definitely knows where we're coming from. It's definitely exciting to have someone, one of the greatest of all time, to be in your presence. It's something you can talk about years from now when you look back on the history of sports. That guy was at our practice."

Miami spent Sunday preparing for its preseason opener Monday against Atlanta, and the two-time defending champions open the regular season Oct. 29 against Chicago. The Heat are trying to become just the fourth team in NBA history to win three consecutive titles.

Mayweather, 36, has collected at least eight major championship belts over his decorated career. He has attended several Heat games over the past three seasons and has fought at least once at AmericanAirlines arena during a 17-year boxing career that has made him one of the wealthiest prizefighters in history.

But it's rare moment when Heat team president Pat Riley, known for running a tight-knit organization, has allowed outsiders -- even high-profile celebrities -- to attend workouts and address the team.

Riley, however, is also a huge boxing fan and has followed the sport since before his playing days in the NBA. Heat star Dwyane Wade, who has been in Miami for all 11 of his NBA seasons, said he didn't recall a similar practice visit from another icon.

"From one champion to another, he just talked about being proud of us and how we handled ourselves," Wade said. "He knows, as a champion, how hard it is to go out there and compete when people try to take you down, take what you work for. He kept telling us how proud he is of us. If you got up today and you were a little tired, you walk in and see the champ, you work a little harder."

Mayweather certainly has been a polarizing figure among the Heat. James, Wade and several other players on the team are huge fans of his flamboyant, brash style in and out of the ring. Mayweather is known to flash his riches and has posted photos on social media of betting slips when he's won money gambling on sports, including Heat games.

But Heat coach Erik Spoelstra has been a loyal fan of boxing legend Manny Pacquiao, who was long regarded as Mayweather's biggest rival though the two have never met in the ring despite years of failed negotiations to fight.

Spoelstra, who is of Filipino descent like Pacquiao, played coy when asked about Mayweather's presence Sunday and deferred questions about his message to other Heat players. Spoelstra did say the Mayweather deserved universal respect as a world champion who has remained at the top of his sport for the better part of two decades.

"I thought about messing with [Spoelstra] just a little bit," Heat center Chris Bosh said. "We always try to give Spo a tough time when anybody from the Philippines goes down. That's no disrespect to Pacquiao. He's one of the greatest to ever do it. But we had the undefeated champ here. It was fantastic just to be full of that energy and be in that aura and just soak up whatever he had to say."

 

[infamous114]

1st preseason game tonight.

 

[south4life]

We won, Bosh looked like he been in the gym working on his game

 

[infamous114]

Bosh been working with Tim Grover as well. Think Bosh and Wade took it upon themselves to step their games up after the way they struggled in the playoffs for the most part. The jury is still out on Wade since we haven't seen him play though.

 

[infamous114]

I'm hyped yo. We bringing back the black throwback jerseys this year.
http://instagram.com/miamiheat#
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[infamous114]

Miami HEAT ‏@MiamiHEAT 28s

OFFICIAL: The @MiamiHEAT have exercised their team option on Norris Cole for the 2014-15 season.

 

[infamous114]

Throwback lol

 

[infamous114]

Michael Wallace ‏@WallaceNBA_ESPN 4s

Dwyane Wade said he plans to play Thursday's preseason game at Detroit.

 

[Beta]

Mario Chalmers lost 10 pounds in a week in a bet with Ray Allen.

Chalmers is now in the best shape of his NBA career.

"[The bet] started with Ray," Chalmers said. "Ever since then, I just got a little extra push. I've just been working harder. We wanted to three-peat. They all said, 'We need you to be the head of the team, you need to be in tip-top shape and we need you to lead by example.'"

Chalmers had a strained quad and dealt with ankle issues during camp last season.

"I feel a lot faster. It helps me get to different spaces on the court and small cracks easier. [Losing the weight] was more of a conscious thing of winning, helping the team. It wasn't an individual bet but what can I do to help the team get better."

 

[infamous114]

Lol this team is motivated for that 3peat. Doesn't look like we're entering the season mentally or physically drained. Hope we do coast at times in the season. Lower the big 3's minutes. Try to enter the playoffs healthy as possible.

 

[infamous114]

Bosh 12 of 16 for 28 points. Obviously, Lebron ain't playing at 100% effort and Wade taking it slow, but if Bosh plays this aggressive this season, shit can get ugly. Beasley gave us decent minutes.