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Miami Heat News and Rumors

LeBron: Champion Heat can be a lot better

Michael Wallace, ESPN.com

LeBron James looked at the assembled talent in the Miami Heat locker room, and one word came to mind.

Joe, miamiherald.com

We'll be getting to plenty of tidbits from Friday's media opportunity with the Heat, but I wanted to throw up this initial quote from LeBron. He might have had a long summer, but he seems more than ready to get to work defending his title: “I’m not sa…

Chris Forsberg, ESPN.com

Paul Pierce admitted Friday that the sprained MCL in his left knee he suffered in the first round of the playoffs last season was beyond immediate treatment, but affirmed he's entering the 2012-13 season at 100 percent.

Brian Windhorst, ESPN.com

Miami Heat star Dwyane Wade is expected to miss some time in training camp and preseason games as he continues to recover from offseason left knee surgery.

Chris Forsberg, ESPN.com

Boston Celtics center Kevin Garnett said he has not communicated with Ray Allen since Allen signed with the rival Miami Heat this offseason, and Garnett stressed it was his choice.

Joe, miamiherald.com

Heat coach Erik Spoelstra, now a master of delivering Pat Riley one-liners, got to the point quickly. “We’re sharpening our weapons for warfare,” Spoelstra said. The Heat begins training camp on Saturday and Friday was the team’s official “media…

Andrew Greif, dimemag.com

In the new issue of Dime Magazine, we took a look at the best – and worst – the game has offered since the turn of the century. From the players to jerseys to sneakers to teams to even trends, you can relive the past 12 years by scooping up the new is…