The Miami HEAT announced today that it will retire Alonzo Mourning's No. 33 jersey on Monday, March 30 vs. the Orlando Magic.
Mourning, who announced his retirement on January 22, will become the first HEAT player to have his jersey retired.
The HEAT will honor Mourning with a special halftime video presentation and jersey retirement ceremony, where his jersey will be placed alongside the HEAT Division, Conference, and NBA championship banners at the AmericanAirlines Arena.
In a sterling 15-year NBA career, Mourning captured an NBA championship with the HEAT in 2006, seven All-Star berths and twice was named the NBA Defensive Player of the Year. Mourning, who also captured a gold medal with the United States Senior National Team at the 2000 Olympics, appeared in 838 games with the HEAT, Charlotte Hornets and New Jersey Nets and averaged 17.1 points, 8.5 rebounds, 2.81 blocked shots, 1.1 assists and 31.0 minutes while shooting 52.7 percent from the floor and 69.2 percent from the foul line during his career.
He finished his professional career with 14,311 points, 7,137 rebounds and 2,356 blocks (10th all-time in NBA history).
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Feb 28, 2009 10:25 AM EST
The NBA informed the Heat on Friday that Dwyane Wade can no longer wear his stylish bandages on the court.
Wade can wear the bandage beneath his left eye if necessary, but he isn't allowed to place any special logos or text on them.
"We have a rule that players are not permitted to display any identification [promotional or otherwise] during games on their body, hair, etc.," league representative Tim Frank wrote in an e-mail to the Miami Herald.
Wade wasn't surprised by the league's reaction.
"I don't really have anything to say. I expected it," he said through a team spokesman.
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Feb 26, 2009 10:25 AM EST
The Heat spoke with Portland about acquiring Jerryd Bayless and Channing Frye in a package for Shawn Marion, but the Blazers were seeking more than his expiring contract.
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Heat Feb 2009 Archive
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Miami Herald | Feb 25, 2009
The Suns approached the Heat about dealing for Shaquille O'Neal.
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RealGM Staff Report | Feb 25, 2009
For the first time this season, the Pistons are now below .500 after losing to the Heat on Tuesday night. In fact, the last time Detroit had a losing record was Nov. 17, 2006.
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Jarrod Rudolph/RealGM | Feb 24, 2009
Jermaine O'Neal has played three games with the Heat, with varying results, but has vowed to be ready to help the team win down the stretch.
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Jarrod Rudolph/RealGM | Feb 24, 2009
Dwyane Wade exploded for a career-high 50 points on Sunday night in Miami's 122-99 loss to Orlando, and came away impressed with the Southeast division leaders.
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Yahoo! Sports | Feb 22, 2009
With the rest of the starters removed from the game in a blowout loss, Miami coach Erik Spoelstra kept Dwyane Wade in the game until he hit 50.
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Sports Illustrated | Feb 18, 2009
Dwyane Wade sued his estranged wife and two of her lawyers Wednesday over accusations the he contracted a sexually transmitted disease through an extramarital affair.
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Sports Illustrated | Feb 17, 2009
Shawn Marion is looking forward to playing at a high octane pace in Toronto.
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Miami Herald | Feb 17, 2009
There has been speculation that the Heat is interested in Jamaal Tinsley, but the team reportedly will only make a play if the Pacers buyout the point guard's contract.
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Miami Herald | Feb 16, 2009
If Dwyane Wade opts to enter the free agent market in 2010, the Heat will have just $12.6 million committed in 2010-11.
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Miami Herald | Feb 16, 2009
Dwyane Wade has said that he might consider signing a contract extension with the Heat that would take him off the market in the famed summer of 2010.
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Miami Herald | Feb 15, 2009
Heat owner Micky Arison wants to keep team president Pat Riley around for as long as possible.
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ESPN | Feb 14, 2009
Kevin Durant, Derrick Rose, Daequan Cook, and Nate Robinson were all victorious in their respective competitions during the NBA's All-Star Saturday Night festivities.
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Palm Beach Post | Feb 14, 2009
Jamario Moon, who the Heat acquired from the Raptors on Friday, is expected to start at small forward over rookie Michael Beasley.
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Palm Beach Post | Feb 14, 2009
Heat president Pat Riley says that he plans to stay on with the team past the 2010 season, when his current contract expires.
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Press Release | Feb 14, 2009
Pat Riley says he has many reasons to be happy with Friday's trade.
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Toronto Star | Feb 14, 2009
Toronto view Shawn Marion has a key piece beyond just this season.
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ESPN | Feb 13, 2009
Jermaine O'Neal and Shawn Marion were swapped as part of a four-player trade that also involved Jamario Moon and Marcus Banks.
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Chicago Sun-Times | Feb 13, 2009
The word around the Miami Heat is that team president Pat Riley has given up on a deal for Amare Stoudemire because the Suns don't want to take back forward Shawn Marion.
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Toronto Star | Feb 13, 2009
Raptors' general manager Bryan Colangelo is still shopping center Jermaine O'Neal, but doesn't appear willing to deal Chris Bosh, Andrea Bargnani or Jose Calderon.
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RealGM Staff Report | Feb 13, 2009
There were only three games on the schedule in the NBA on Thursday night, but the action was a fitting close to the first-half of the 2008-09 season.
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Sun-Sentinel | Feb 12, 2009
Michael Beasley admits being slightly jealous of Derrick Rose, who Chicago picked with the first overall selection in the 2008 NBA draft instead of Beasley.
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Commercial Appeal | Feb 12, 2009
The Grizzlies are unlikely to acquire Amare Stoudemire, but could land Michael Beasley in a three-way deal involving Miami and Phoenix.
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CBSSports.com | Feb 12, 2009
Drew Gooden, Larry Hughes and a $5.2M trade exception will help Chicago in their trade talks.
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South Florida Sun-Sentinel | Feb 11, 2009
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Daily Herald | Feb 10, 2009
Phoenix reportedly have little interest in Michael Beasley or Shawn Marion from Miami.
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Boston Globe | Feb 8, 2009
An NBA source revealed that the Heat may no longer be as interested in forward Carlos Boozer because of both his injury woes and the excitement of the 2010 offseason.
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ESPN | Feb 7, 2009
Chicago, Miami, Detroit and Portland are among the teams Phoenix has exchanged trade scenarios with.
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ESPN.com | Feb 7, 2009
Could the Suns trade Shaquille O'Neal?
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ESPN | Feb 6, 2009
The Hornets and Heat have reportedly had some preliminary discussions of swapping Tyson Chandler for Shawn Marion.
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Sacramento Bee | Feb 4, 2009
League sources said Brad Miller and Kenny Thomas remain in the mix for a possible deal with Miami involving Shawn Marion.
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Miami Herald | Feb 4, 2009
Last week Dwyane Wade said it was possible that he could become teammates with LeBron James and he explained his thinking further on Tuesday.
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New York Times | Feb 3, 2009
LeBron James will make his second trip to New York this season on Wednesday.
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Miami Herald | Feb 2, 2009
Jermaine O'Neal has been productive for Toronto as a reserve as of late, which is an encouraging sign as Miami considers a trade for the big man.
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South Florida Sun-Sentinel | Feb 2, 2009
Miami guard Daequan Cook is expected to miss some time this week because of a bruised left thigh he suffered on Saturday night against Dallas.
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ESPN | Feb 2, 2009
A report claims that Chris Bosh has told the Raptors that he will not re-sign with the club after the 2009-10 season.
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NBA.com | Feb 1, 2009
Dwyane Wade, Alonzo Mourning, and Tim Hardaway were honored at halftime of Miami's game against Dallas on Saturday night for their Olympic success.
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New York Post | Feb 1, 2009
Dwyane Wade would welcome Stephon Marbury in Miami should he be freed from his contract with the Knicks.
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