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The Heat at Tuesday night’s game against the Atlanta Hawks at Kaseya Center will celebrate the 20th anniversary of the franchise’s first championship, won in 2006. Expected in attendance for the night, which will offer a halftime presentation and other game elements of commemoration, are 2006 Heat champions Earl Barron, Michael Doleac, Udonis Haslem, Jason Kapono, Alonzo Mourning, Shaquille O’Neal, Gary Payton, Wayne Simien, Dwyane Wade, Antoine Walker, and Dorell Wright. Fellow Heat 2006 champions Jason Williams, James Posey, Derek Anderson and Shandon Anderson will not be in attendance.
Appearing on Prime’s pregame coverage of the NBA Cup Final between the New York Knicks and San Antonio Spurs, Silver expressed why he thought the Prime Video studio of Taylor Rooks, Dirk Nowitzki, Steve Nash, Blake Griffin, and Udonis Haslem was “fantastic” compared to others broadcasting the league. “By the way, in all honesty, I love the chemistry of you guys. I mean, obviously, it’s why you did so well in a team sport. The chemistry’s fantastic,” Silver began. “And I also will just say quickly, as a fan, I think you do a great job educating other fans about the game because that, I would say, has frustrated me in the past about some coverage when it’s sort of reduced to ‘one side wanted it more’ or ‘this side played harder.’ When you guys are explaining, like, why can’t a guy get a shot off, why is a particular defense working, I think the studio you guys built is off the charts. And I think the technology that you’re using- when you guys go out on the floor to demonstrate things, I can say as a fan I love that part of the coverage.”
Dwyane Wade: I had a one-on-one with Riles about it. Yeah. So it went a little bit like this. Riles came in and talked to me about the possibility of trading for Allen Iverson. And that’s one of my favorite players and I love him. I was like, "Bet. Let’s do it." He was like, "You in?" I said, "I'm in." He's like, "We’re going to have to trade UD." I said, "I'm out." I'm out. That was it. I was out.
NBA Nightcap, Amazon’s postgame talk and analysis show, has been a hit in its debut season, adding innovations to the format such as high-tech studio segments and fresh voices from vets like Blake Griffin, Dirk Nowitzki, Steve Nash, and Udonis Haslem. This week, the show will add a new wrinkle: Musical performances. On Friday, December 5, NBA Nightcap will debut its new segment, “Amazon Music Presents: In The Paint,” with its first-ever musical guests, Clipse.
Former Heat forward Udonis Haslem has reached a settlement to escape an investor lawsuit over the collapse of crypto exchange FTX, following in the footsteps of his former teammate Shaquille O’Neal, who paid $1.8 million to settle claims against him in the same case.
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Haslem, the former Heat enforcer who is now a studio analyst for Amazon Prime’s NBA coverage, has reached a “proposed resolution” with the plaintiffs, according to a filing made Nov. 26, which has not been previously reported. Terms of the proposed settlement were not disclosed. Haslem’s attorney declined to comment, and an attorney for the plaintiffs did not immediately respond to requests for comment. The two sides are “in the process of preparing and finalizing the settlement agreement,” and a motion for preliminary approval is expected by Jan. 13, the filing says.
Q. Game two of the 2011 finals. Game is tied in the final seconds. You drove to the basket for the game-winning finger roll. Who was late to help on defense? Dirk Nowitzki: Oh my god. Udonis Haslem was on the basket. Udonis Haslem: I'm going to tell you the truth. I'm going to tell you the whole story. Nowitzki: Why you do that to me? Haslem: No, I'm going to tell you the truth. Now, let me tell the story since you want to bring it up. Me and Erik Spoelstra almost got in a fist fight. That was supposed to be my defensive assignment. And right before we came out of the huddle, Spo said, "Chris Bosh, you take Dirk.” I was pissed off from that point on. Yeah, I was late cuz I should have been on Dirk the whole time.
Taylor Rooks: I’m going to be hosting the new NBA on Prime show. I'll begin October 24th. I'll be alongside Dirk Nowitzki and Blake Griffin and Udonis Haslem and Steve Nash. We also have Candace Parker. We have Dwyane Wade. We have John Wall. We have Rudy Gay. Just like such an amazing, amazing cast for our show and I mean just legends, championships, just we have everything. So many experiences will exist on that desk and I have the ultimate honor of just being their point guard, making them shine, distributing and having fun as we talk about the NBA and being informative and entertaining.
Having experienced the highs and lows of the NBA, Wall believes he can offer a unique perspective at Prime Video, which will broadcast 67 regular season games, the play-in tournament and some playoff games. Wall never imagined that he would be in this position so soon. He started out calling the G League showcase in January, which led to a few appearances on NBA TV. Now he’s a part of an NBA on Prime team that includes Dirk Nowitzki, Steve Nash, Dwyane Wade, Blake Griffin, Udonis Haslem and Candace Parker. Before this opportunity arrived, Wall said, he was content being in dad mode for sons Ace, 6, and Amir, 5.
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Lights, camera, layup. The NBA Summer League is giving athletes another shot that takes place behind the camera. With assists from Hall of Famer Kevin Garnett and Hollywood power players Mark Wahlberg and Deon Taylor, the Summer League Film Festival is coming back starting July 17 in Las Vegas. The three-day festival will bring big-screen storytelling through 34 selected projects, spotlighting stories produced by NBA stars past and present including Nikola Jokic, Luguentz Dort, Tony Allen, Nate Robinson, Cole Anthony, Keyon Dooling and Udonis Haslem.
Barry Jackson: Couple ESPN notes: Haslem will be permitted to complete his upcoming studio assignments. He won't be yanked off the air. (ESPN hadn't planned on using Amazon-bound Cassidy Hubbarth in postseason but allowed her to do farewell Heat-Bulls game)... On Panthers tonight, Mike Monaco (who called UM-Syracuse football finale and is considered an upstart ESPN talent) calls Game 1 in Toronto with ESPN lead NHL analyst Ray Ferraro. (Sean McDonough is busy with Washington-Carolina).
Love also missed chunks of this season because of personal reasons, as his father dealt with an illness and recently passed away. Love is set to return to the Heat next season and has essentially helped fill Udonis Haslem’s leadership role.