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Will Miami have enough money to sign a star free agent in 2010, and if so how much? - Luis Hey, Luis, Yeah, the Heat will have some money.

Heat coach Erik Spoelstra enjoyed Thanksgiving dinner with his parents and other family members Tuesday.

Nov. 27--PORTLAND, Ore. -- They grew into a championship combination. Then they grew apart.

Nov. 27--PHOENIX -- Friday night, Shaquille O'Neal insists, will be "just another game," even though it's also the first time the Phoenix Suns center will face the Miami Heat since last February's trade.

The Blazers scored a season-high 37 points in the first quarter and led by as many as 40 points.

" The Suns did what? " " Are they out of their minds? " " There goes the championship! " That is just a sampling of the reactions from last February when the Phoenix Suns traded All-Star forward Shawn Marion ...

Heat guard Dwyane Wade missed Monday's practice because of a sprained right ankle and is listed as questionable for Tuesday's game at Washington.

Until Monday, the biggest annoyance for Shawn Marion was the face mask he was fitted for one week ago to protect his broken nose.

The Miami Heat will resume a three-game homestand this evening versus the Portland Trail Blazers at AmericanAirlines Arena.

Banks dresses, does not play : The Sports Xchange notes that Marcus Banks , who missed the previous two games with a strained right groin/hip flexor, was in uniform Monday against New Jersey but didn't play.

As the nagging injuries mount for Heat forward Shawn Marion, so does his desire to fight through them to play.

The Denver Nuggets and Miami Heat had a lot in common until Monday. Both teams had two maximum-salary players, one of them in the final year of his contract who didn't factor into the team's long-term future.

An unfortunate head butt to the nose isn't expected to affect Mario Chalmers much, but Shawn Marion may not be so lucky.

Daequan Cook might have yet to secure a role in the Miami Heat's playing rotation, but on Tuesday he earned a bit more financial security.

Gerald Wallace had been trying so hard to learn Larry Brown's system he found himself thinking too much and not trusting his instinct.

Dwyane Wade continues to lead the Heat in word and deed. He demonstrated that after Wednesday's season-opening loss.

The face of frustration, the one unseen through the Olympic gold and preseason hope, emerged late in the first half, as Heat guard Dwyane Wade argued a foul.

Heat rookie Mario Chalmers has been earning praise fairly consistently the past couple of weeks, and Monday was no different.