Beno Udrih has season-ending surgery

Beno Udrih, who was acquired by the Miami Heat in November from the Memphis Grizzlies, will miss the rest of the season. He underwent season-ending surgery on his right foot, according to Yahoo Sports.

He underwent an MRI earlier today before having the surgery. This is more bad news for the Heat. It’s the second Heat guard to be lost for the rest of the season.

Tyler Johnson had shoulder surgery early this month.

The team is also currently without Chris Bosh, who is dealing with serious health problems right now. He had a health scare in his calf, which may be from a blood clot issue that cost him the latter part of last season. He even missed participating in All-Star weekend at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto because of this problem.

Bosh’s life was on the line last year. However, this issue is not expected to be that bad – but he’s still missing games, as the Heat must continue on without him.

Udrih, whose 33-years-old and was acquired in the Grizzlies and Heat trade from Nov. when Mario Chalmers was sent packing. He was backing-up Goran Dragić and was averaging 4.4 points and 2.5 assists per game.

The veteran has bounced around in his 12-year NBA career. He’s played for the San Antonio Spurs, Sacramento Kings, Milwaukee Bucks, Orlando Magic, New York Knicks, Grizzles and the Heat. He has a career average of 8.5 points and 3.4 assists per game.

Udrih and Jarnell Stokes was traded to the Heat on Nov. 10, 2015 for Chalmers and James Ennis. The Grizzlies also reportedly included Jon Leuer’s trade exception to make it work.

Staying put: Chalmers re-signs with the Heat for the next two years

By Anthony Caruso III
Posted: July 13th, 2014 at 11:55 pm EST

On Friday, LeBron James decided to leave the Miami Heat for the Cleveland Cavaliers. Many thought it would be a mass exit for the other free agents as well.

However, that has not been the case. Free agent Mario Chalmers is the latest to stay put.

Mario Chalmers (Getty Images)

Chris Bosh and Chris Andersen also re-signed deals with the Heat. They are also expected to re-sign Udonis Haslem and Dwyane Wade this week.

“Proud to stay I’m back [with] the Heat,” Chalmers wrote on Twitter. “Heat nation we still here.”

The 28-year-old is expected to keep his starting point guard role with Norris Cole and Shabazz Napier backing up. If teams are able to make him struggle like the San Antonio Spurs did in the NBA Finals, Napier will be named the starter.

Chalmers has been with the Heat for the past six years. In his career, he has averaged less than 10 points a season.

It was thought after the loss in the NBA Finals that Chalmers would leave town. As players decided to go elsewhere, the Heat had to re-sign their point guard for the next several years.

RT @ESPNSteinLine: As for Mario Chalmers, hearing he landed a two-year deal from the Heat in the region of $8+ million

— NBA on ESPN (@ESPNNBA) July 14, 2014

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Bayless goes off on the Heat, LeBron James on Twitter after the Spurs win

By Anthony Caruso III
Posted: June 15th, 2014 at 11:33 pm EST

ESPN First Take debater Skip Bayless has been extra critical of Miami Heat superstar LeBron James.

Bayless has had a dislike for James for quite some time. It has been going on for years.

Skip Bayless

To make the show better, fellow First Take debater Stephen A. Smith is a big fan of James and the Heat. Smith will now have to eat crow, as he picked the Heat to win the series, as did Lil Wayne and other athletes.

It will be interesting to see what happens on tomorrow’s First Take.

After the Heat loss to the San Antonio Spurs in Game 5 of the NBA Finals, Bayless went off on Twitter.

Before the NBA Finals started, Bayless said that the Spurs were going to win the series in 6 games. He was a little short, as the Spurs needed one less game.

In one of his tweet’s he said James faded in the past three games. Yet, he led his team in scoring all three games.

Thank you, LeBron, for going so weirdly passive in the second and third quarters when your team needed you most.

— Skip Bayless (@RealSkipBayless) June 16, 2014

 

Congrats, Kawhi, You deserve MVP – but wish Tim Duncan could share it with you.

— Skip Bayless (@RealSkipBayless) June 16, 2014

 

Tim Duncan, GREATNESS.

— Skip Bayless (@RealSkipBayless) June 16, 2014

 

FORGIVE ME, BUT I AM SO HAPPY FOR THE SAN ANTONIO SPURS. TEAM BASKETBALL AND GUTS DESTROYED MENTALLY WEAK TALENT.

— Skip Bayless (@RealSkipBayless) June 16, 2014

 

LeBron James is 2-3 in Finals. Dallas meltdown. Saved by Ray in Game 6. Faded in Games 3/4/5 this year. Not exactly Jordanesque.

— Skip Bayless (@RealSkipBayless) June 16, 2014

 

Now we get to hear about how LeBron has to leave to find more help. This time DWade or MikeMiller or Battier or Chalmers couldn’t save him.

— Skip Bayless (@RealSkipBayless) June 16, 2014

 

#Spursin5! See you tomorrow at the Hard Rock on the River Walk. No way I can get to sleep tonight.

— Skip Bayless (@RealSkipBayless) June 16, 2014

 

Spurs defeat the Heat in Game 5 to win the NBA Finals

By Anthony Caruso III
Posted: June 15th, 2014 at 11:04 pm EST

The San Antonio Spurs are the NBA Champions.

The Spurs beat the Miami Heat, 104-87, causing a 4-1 series win in the NBA Finals. It is the second loss in the NBA Finals for the Big 3 of LeBron James, Chris Bosh, and Dwyane Wade.

San Antonio Spurs celebrating (Photo by the San Antonio Spurs)

“We remember how it felt last year,” Duncan said. “It makes last year ok. We remember how it felt in that locker room that got us here today.”

This championship is the fifth for the Spurs since 1999. It is also the fourth in the Tim Duncan, Tony Parker, and Manu Ginobili era.

Last year, the Spurs were just seconds away from winning their fifth in Miami, before Ray Allen hit a key three-pointer and turned Game 6 into the Heat’s favor. A few days later, the Heat won in Game 7, as the Spurs were deflated after the Game 6 loss.

Kawhi Leonard let the Spurs with 22 points. Ginobili came off the bench and scored 19 poins with Patty Mills scoring 17 off the bench, as well.

Parker scored 16 points, and Duncan scored 14 points with 8 rebounds. Besides Leonard, Boris Diaw chipped in five points and Danny Green had zero from the Spurs starting lineup.

Marco Bellinelli scored 4 points, while Tiago Splitter scored 3 points. Jeff Ayres and Aron Baynes chipped in 2 points.

They had 16 fast break points and 32 points in the paint. The Spurs also scored 8 points off of 8 turnovers.

The Heat were led by James, who had 31 points. This was his third NBA Finals loss in his career.

Bosh scored 13 points with Wade chipping in 11 points. The rest of their starting lineup had 8 points, as Rashard Lewis scored 3 points and Allen, who started as the point guard in place of Mario Chalmers, had five points.

Michael Beasley scored 9 points and Chalmers had 8 points. Toney Douglas had 3 points, while Udonis Haslem and Norris Cole had 2 points.

The Heat had 11 fast break points, and 34 points in the paint. They scored 12 points off of turnovers.