Miami Heat basketball operations employees have accepted up to a 20 percent pay cut in order to avoid layoffs. The cuts affect everyone in the department, including team president Pat Riley, head coach Erik Spoelstra, assistant coaches, scouts and others. The South Florida Sun-Sentine...

They'll record gaudy numbers in several categories. But they don't always result in winning basketball. He's seemingly turned back the clock five years to his heyday in Detroit. And, every once in a while, he'll have a big game like he did against the Miami Heat on Sunday.

By Adam Tayshaun Prince earned a spot on the USA Basketball team for the Beijing Games, a person in the NBA told The Associated Press on Thursday. Dwyane Wade will join Prince on the team barring a last-minute change for the Miami Heat guard, according to a person familiar with the decision. The two s...

 CO - OLYMPIC BASKETBALL SPOTS Detroit Pistons forward Tayshaun Prince and Miami Heat guard Dwyane Wade have earned spots on the US Olympic men's basketball team ...

 FL - Jun 18, 2008 MIAMI -- Heat star Dwyane Wade is expected to be named to the US Olympic basketball team, when invitations are handed out on Monday. ...

 FL - Jun 18, 2008 MIAMI -- Heat star Dwyane Wade is expected to be named to the US Olympic basketball team, when invitations are handed out on Monday. ...

By David Friedman Anthony, Legler, Rose and the rest of the basketball fans in America could all agree on one thing: the Miami Heat have authored the worst performance. Anthony minced no words on this subject, calling the Heat "the most embarrassing team in professional sports in America." That about sums it up. The only thing that I can add is that we need about a five year moratorium on anyone trying to even suggest that Dwyane Wade is as good as Kobe Bryant. I understand that Wade is battling some injuries but so is Bryant and every other top player in the league; Wade is healthy enough to play over 38 mpg and score 25 ppg, so his physical condition is not the primary problem in Miami. Last year, some people questioned the significance of Kobe Bryant's string of 40 an...   [read the full post]