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Oct. 30--NEW YORK -- 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.

Thoughts as the ever-shortening countdown to camp continues: Shawn Marion said all the right things about his lack of a contract extension at Monday's Heat promotional event in downtown Miami, but such matters ...

Heat rookie Mario Chalmers faces a possible suspension at the start of the upcoming NBA season because of an incident at the NBA's Rookie Transition Program in Rye Brook, N.Y. NBA Vice President Tim Frank ...

With the addition of Jamaal Magloire, Pat Riley said the Heat is finished with free agency .

Dorell Wright's first foray into free agency officially ended today, with the Miami Heat announcing it has signed the former first-round draft pick.

The luxury of the NBA offseason is the ability to carry as many as 20 players. The reality of the regular season is that the limit is a hard and fast 15.

How taxing is it to rebuild from the NBA's cellar? Heat President Pat Riley might soon find out.

The Heat signed former Portland forward James Jones on Wednesday, filling its need for a long-range shooter.

UMass' fourth all-time leading scorer Rashaun Freeman will be playing for the Chicago Bulls Summer League Team as part of the Pepsi Pro Summer League in Orlando from July 7-11. Freeman will play on a team ...

Dwyane Wade is willing to share the load when it comes to the Heat's search for answers at point guard.

But he insists he is not the solution.

Despite starting his NBA career as a point guard, Wade reiterated he has no desire to return to the position.

'Do I want to set up the offense every time? No, I don't want to do that,' he said, as his basketball camp wound down at Florida International University. 'I would love to get somebody else in that can handle the ball, as well, at times, and make plays.'

Forward Michael Beasley and guards Daequan Cook and Mario Chalmers will headline the Heat's Summer League team, which will plays five games in five days beginning Monday in Orlando.

The Heat open play in the Orlando summer league Monday against the Chicago Bulls, in a matchup that will feature the top two picks in last week's NBA draft - point guard Derrick Rose for the Bulls and the ...

After making the long shot, Mario Chalmers never figured he'd turn into a long shot.

But there was the Kansas point guard, drifting through the entire first round of the NBA Draft on Thursday before the Heat rescued him by trading for the fourth pick of the second round.

Now the defensive stopper is ready to go on the offensive.

'It was a little disappointing,' the cousin of NBA veterans Lionel Chalmers and Chris Smith said Friday. 'It was a little shock.'

Chalmers knows plenty about shock. It was his 3-pointer with 2.1 seconds left in regulation of the NCAA championship game that forced overtime against Memphis and eventually led to Kansas' fifth national title.

The NBA draft hasn't been that kind to the Atlantic 10 Player of the Year over the years.

Amid dealing with the major decisions of what to do with the No. 2 pick in Thursday's NBA Draft and the future of forward Shawn Marion, the Miami Heat made three moves today to protect its depth.

Michael Lee, the former Cardinal Newman standout who concluded his collegiate career at St.

Amid its deliberations over its No. 2 pick in the June 26 NBA Draft, the Miami Heat continued Monday its workouts of veteran free agents who did not finish this past season in the league.

The latest foursome to work out at AmericanAirlines Arena were former Santa Clara guard Doron Perkins, who spent this past season playing in Belgium; former Fresno State forward Quinton Hosley, who played this past season in Turkey; former Mississippi State center Marcus Campbell, who spent the end of this past season in Italy; and former Boston Celtics and Minnesota Timberwolves forward Justin Reed, who spent this past season with Bakersfield of the NBA Development League.

While Derrick Rose and Michael Beasley might stand as an either/or proposition at the top of the NBA Draft, the Heat, which selects at No.

The Heat continued its draft preparations by working out four second-tier prospects today at AmericanAirlines Arena.

There's one constant about the NBA draft. "No matter how much study we do of players," said Chris Ekstrand, former publisher of the NBA Draft Guide, "I guarantee you when we look at the 2008 draft in 10 years, ...