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Dwyane Wade delivers his own storybook ending
MIAMI — Dwyane Wade's wife was slapping his backside in celebration. His oldest son, the heir to the Wade basketball throne, was on the Miami bench for the final minutes....
Dwyane Wade is rooting for Knicks' success in free agency
Here comes Dwyane Wade for his final night at the Garden on Saturday, with one last ode to the mecca and one last assurance coach David Fizdale’s acumen will eventually...
As losses pile up, Fizdale gets needed hug from his old friends
Whenever David Fizdale is around the Miami Heat, it’s like fraternity brothers at a college reunion with all the back-slapping, high-fiving and hugging that takes place. Such was the scene...
Heat star bolts midgame in apparent anger
Hassan Whiteside has disappeared in the fourth quarter often this season, but not like this. The Heat's defensive dynamo center left the bench and headed to Miami's locker room in...
David Fizdale and Erik Spoelstra share laugh about Miami 'rat trap'
MIAMI — When he bolted for the Heat via a faxed resignation to the Knicks, Pat Riley’s nickname in New York became “Pat The Rat.’’ Seems like the Heat president...
This is the risk that comes with the Knicks rebuild
MIAMI — David Fizdale wasn’t happy with Heat coach Erik Spoelstra. They started their coaching careers by breaking down video together for Pat Riley way back when. They chased rats...
Knicks suffer ugliest loss of season — and Warriors are next
MIAMI — And the Warriors are next. Oh, brother. The Knicks suffered their first humiliation of this long season, getting whacked by David Fizdale’s former Heat team in a 110-87...
David Fizdale reminisces about role in Knicks-Heat wars of past
MIAMI — Since taking over as Knicks head coach, David Fizdale has grown particularly close to Allan Houston, who is part of the team’s front office. Fizdale calls it “ironic”...
What Heat coach would've told Knicks about their new coach
As they researched the coaching candidacy of David Fizdale, members of the Knicks hierarchy interviewed many of those who had interacted with him in the past. But they did not...
Thought of 'brilliant' Fizdale to Knicks scares Heat coach
Heat coach Erik Spoelstra hopes his former top assistant David Fizdale goes to Phoenix rather than New York. He may have said it facetiously, as a chuckling Spoelstra said he’d...
The type of coach that the Knicks need
Here is the worst cop-out in all of professional basketball: “How much difference does a coach really make in the NBA? If you have the talent, you win. If you...
Michael Beasley clears the air with ex-coach after losing to him
MIAMI — Heat coach Erik Spoelstra, who has coached Michael Beasley three separate times, seemed surprised the surging Knicks forward threw a little shade in his direction. “Yeah, geez Beas,...
Beasley hurt late, Porzingis struggles as Knicks fall in OT
MIAMI — Only Michael Beasley could go from potential hero to unfortunate exit when the Knicks needed him most. In his return to AmericanAirlines Arena, Beasley kept his offensive tear...
Michael Beasley reopens wound with coach who didn't 'believe'
MIAMI -- Michael Beasley has bounced around in the NBA, but often he’s bounced right back to the Heat. Three times. When the sliding Knicks (18-20) face the scorching Heat...
Knicks survive Porzingis scare in dominant victory over Heat
Somehow it was two victories in one night for the Knicks. Porzingis’ horrific-looking ankle injury turned into just a sprain and the club, behind Enes Kanter’s off-the-charts energy, routed the...
Heat still annoyed Nets kept them out of the playoffs
They say time heals all wounds. Apparently an entire offseason wasn’t enough time to heal the Heat’s anger at the Nets. As of Wednesday, Miami was still salty over the...
Nets take choking to another level in latest ugly loss
The Nets wasted a dominant effort from Brook Lopez. They blew a double-digit lead with just over four minutes to play. And when it was over, they had suffered a...
Derrick Williams on awkward exit after opt-out: Knicks never called
MIAMI — Derrick Williams knows his decision in late June to opt out of the final year of his Knicks contract, worth $4.5 million, doesn’t look great now. After signing...
LeBron James plays victim card to dispel coach-killer reputation
LeBron James doesn’t believe he’s a coach-killer. Days after David Blatt became the latest head coach to get fired while coaching James, the Cavaliers star said his impact on his...
Carmelo Anthony propels streaking Knicks past Heat
MIAMI — Something special is brewing since the new year dawned and the Knicks were embarrassed by the Bulls in Chicago on Jan. 1. Since that nightmarish fourth quarter in...