Heat get 27 from Wade, hold off Clippers 108-97 (AP)

Dwyane Wade had 27 points and eight assists, Jermaine O'Neal finished with 19 points and nine rebounds, and the Miami Heat extended their longest home winning streak of the season to four games by beating the Los Angeles Clippers 108-97 on Wednesday night. Michael Beasley scored 15 points before leaving with a thigh bruise late [...]

Heat: Still no word from Alston (AP)

Rafer Alston still has not made contact with the Miami Heat to explain his disappearance from the team, and coach Erik Spoelstra is denying the guard's claim that he was going to be permanently benched before leaving last week. Alston told ESPN on Monday that he left the team for personal issues involving a family [...]

Alston stays away from Heat; team moving forward (AP)

Suspended Miami Heat point guard Rafer Alston still hasn't contacted the team. Coach Erik Spoelstra said before Tuesday's game against Charlotte that Alston's lone communication since Friday was through text messaging. Spoelstra wouldn't say if Alston will be released, but said they're "moving forward with the guys we have in this locker room." Alston was [...]

Spoelstra calls Alston situation ‘unfortunate’ (AP)

The Miami Heat practiced again Monday without suspended point guard Rafer Alston, whose tenure with the club appears to be over. Alston's suspension was announced late Saturday night after Miami beat Atlanta. After leaving the arena Thursday when the Heat beat the Los Angeles Lakers, a game in which Alston did not play, his lone [...]

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Heat suspend Alston indefinitely (AP)

Rafer Alston's future with the Miami Heat is in serious doubt. The 11th-year point guard has been suspended by the team, which made the announcement about two hours after beating Atlanta on Saturday night. Alston was not at the arena for the game, with the Heat saying he was inactive for personal reasons and coach [...]

Heat’s O’Neal sidelined by knee injury (AP)

Miami Heat center Jermaine O'Neal has been sidelined with an injury to his left knee, and it's uncertain how long he'll be out. O'Neal was hurt in the second quarter of Saturday's game against Atlanta, although it wasn't clear how the injury happened. The Heat announced the injury late in the quarter, and O'Neal did [...]

Wade gets 27, Heat hold off Lakers in OT, 114-111 (AP)

Jermaine O'Neal called it, telling teammates in overtime that the next time someone drove the lane he would be there to take the charge. That someone was Kobe Bryant. And O'Neal delivered on his vow. O'Neal stood his ground with 18.7 seconds left in the extra session and Bryant was whistled for an offensive foul.

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