<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 18px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 16px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: #0000FF;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 16px;    text-decoration: none;}ul {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 16px;}ol {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    padding: 0px 0px 0px 15px;    font-size: 16px;    border-left: 2px solid black;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 12px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;    background-color: #EFEFEF;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/haslem.jpg"></figure><h1>Heat teammate Udonis Haslem reacts to Meyers Leonard’s controversial anti-Semitic remarks</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2021-03-10T18:18:18-08:00">March 10th, 6:18pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2021-03-10T18:18:53-08:00">March 10th, 6:18pm</time><address><a>Ben Waterworth</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The fallout from <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/miami-heat">Miami Heat</a> center Meyers Leonard using an anti-Semitic slur on a gaming stream has continued, with one of his <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/miami-heat/roster">teammates</a> commenting on the issue.</p><p><a href="https://twitter.com/IraHeatBeat/status/1369825678548475904">Udonis Haslem said on Wednesday</a> that “we can’t tolerate that here”, adding that “right is right and wrong is wrong.”</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Udonis Haslem, on Meyers Leonard's comment, "We can't tolerate that here and right is right and wrong is wrong."</p><p>— Ira Winderman (@IraHeatBeat) <a href="https://twitter.com/IraHeatBeat/status/1369825678548475904?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">March 11, 2021</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p>According to South Florida Sun Sentinel reporter Ira Winderman, the power forward added that he had never heard Leonard use any such language around the team or elsewhere in the past.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Haslem says he has never heard Leonard utter such a comment around the team or otherwise. "He's never said anything of any nature like that around me." <a href="https://t.co/qBtbI3ZX7k" target="_blank">https://t.co/qBtbI3ZX7k</a></p><p>— Ira Winderman (@IraHeatBeat) <a href="https://twitter.com/IraHeatBeat/status/1369826354984869889?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">March 11, 2021</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p>Haslem also apologized on behalf of the team, adding that he has a lot of Jewish friends who even gave him his own nickname of “Udonis Haslem-berg”.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Udonis Haslem on the impact of Meyers Leonard's words on the Jewish community, "We apologize. That won't tolerated here. I felt that. I have a lot of Jewish friends. They call me Udonis Haslem-berg at times."</p><p>— Ira Winderman (@IraHeatBeat) <a href="https://twitter.com/IraHeatBeat/status/1369827658998161408?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">March 11, 2021</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p>The Heat announced on Tuesday that Leonard would be “away from the team indefinitely” in a <a href="https://twitter.com/ShamsCharania/status/1369482291660095491">scathing statement</a> that also condemned his language and “any form of hate speech”.</p><p>The NBA is also investigating the incident, with Leonard also losing sponsorship from his gaming channel after the video of him using the slur went viral.</p><p>In the video, Leonard can be heard saying “F—— cowards, don’t f—— snipe at me you f—— k— b—-” while playing Call of Duty on his Twitch channel.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/heat-news-meyers-leonard-breaks-silence-after-racial-slur-video-goes-viral/">The 29-year-old apologized</a> for the incident in a statement <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CMN-G35DdD9/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link">on his Instagram,</a> saying he was sorry for using the word and was “committed to properly seeking out people who can help educate me about this type of hate and how we can fight it.”</p><blockquote>“I am now more aware of its meaning and I am committed to properly seeking out people who can help educate me about this type of hate and how we can fight it. I acknowledge and own my mistake and there’s no running from something like this that is so hurtful to someone else,” the Heat vet added.</blockquote><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Heat teammate Udonis Haslem reacts to Meyers Leonard’s controversial anti-Semitic remarks

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 18px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 16px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: #0000FF;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 16px;    text-decoration: none;}ul {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 16px;}ol {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    padding: 0px 0px 0px 15px;    font-size: 16px;    border-left: 2px solid black;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 12px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;    background-color: #EFEFEF;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/heat-news-miamis-2-biggest-losses-that-turned-their-season-according-to-udonis-haslem-2.jpg"></figure><h1>The Heat’s most important loss that changed season, per Udonis Haslem</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2021-03-07T05:50:17-08:00">March 7th, 5:50am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2021-03-07T06:28:16-08:00">March 7th, 6:28am</time><address><a>Skyler Carlin</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Miami Heat suffered quite a few disappointing losses early in the season, but there was one that weighed heavy with the team. Udonis Haslem, who serves as a valuable veteran on the Heat, revealed that Miami’s most important loss came against the Golden State Warriors.</p><p><a href="https://www.miamiherald.com/sports/nba/miami-heat/article249715568.html" rel="noopener">Via the Miami Herald’s Anthony Chiang:</a></p><blockquote>“That Golden State game hurt,” Haslem said. “I’m not kidding, I slept in my sweatsuit. I woke up the next morning and I had my clothes on and I still had my hoodie over my head, I took that one hard. That was a tough one. … I think collectively, everybody had hit bottom at that time.”</blockquote><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/miami-heat/schedule" rel="noopener">Back on Feb. 17</a>, the Heat took on the Warriors amid a seven-game road trip in the West. Miami held a 15-point lead with under 10 minutes remaining in the fourth quarter, only for Golden State to force overtime.</p><p>The Warriors would then <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/warriors-news-ayeshas-1-word-reaction-to-stephen-currys-clutch-overtime-three-vs-heat/">outpace</a> the Heat in overtime en route to a 120-112 Miami loss that caused players to apparently wake up. Ever since the Heat’s defeat to Golden State, they’ve won seven out of their past eight games, improving their record to 18-18 entering All-Star Weekend.</p><p>Early in the season, with injuries and COVID-19 issues to vital members of the roster, things were looking bleak for Miami. However, as they’ve gotten healthier, the Heat are now showing they have what it takes to defend their title as Eastern Conference champions. If Miami is able to put together another deep playoff run, they could credit their loss against the Warriors as a reason for their awakening.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

The Heat’s most important loss that changed season, per Udonis Haslem

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 18px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 16px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: #0000FF;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 16px;    text-decoration: none;}ul {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 16px;}ol {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    padding: 0px 0px 0px 15px;    font-size: 16px;    border-left: 2px solid black;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 12px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;    background-color: #EFEFEF;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Heat-news-The-hilarious-reason-Udonis-Haslem-is-glad-Miami-didn_t-trade-for-James-Harden.jpg"></figure><h1>The hilarious reason Udonis Haslem is glad Heat didn’t trade for James Harden</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2021-01-19T13:26:51-08:00">January 19th, 1:26pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2021-01-19T13:26:51-08:00">January 19th, 1:26pm</time><address><a>Marty Fenn</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Miami Heat lifer and respected franchise staple Udonis Haslem is actually relieved the team did not trade for James Harden.</p><p>What was Haslem’s rationale? He felt it would have been impossible to keep Harden in line and get him to “buy in” when it comes to Heat culture.</p><p>Haslem joked on the latest <a href="https://twitter.com/ComplexSports/status/1351612397505679361">Complex Sports Podcast</a> being Harden’s mentor would have taken years off his life:</p><blockquote>“I knew we wasn’t gonna get him,” Haslem said, via <a href="https://uproxx.com/dimemag/udonis-haslem-james-harden-og-miami-heat-video/">Dime Magazine</a>. “You can’t bring James Harden to Miami. As much as I wanted that to work out, in my mind I was like, ain’t no way. I would’ve aged 15 years trying to be his O.G. He would’ve had to move me into the guesthouse to keep a close eye on him.”</blockquote><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">"You can't bring James Harden to Miami… I would've aged 15 years trying to be his OG." 😂</p><p>Udonis Haslem kept it real on Harden coming to the Heat. </p><p>EPISODE w/ <a href="https://twitter.com/ThisIsUD?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">@ThisIsUD</a>: <a href="https://t.co/n6yO8l8NbW" target="_blank">https://t.co/n6yO8l8NbW</a> <a href="https://t.co/rfVcyKO8KH" target="_blank">pic.twitter.com/rfVcyKO8KH</a></p><p>— Complex Sports (@ComplexSports) <a href="https://twitter.com/ComplexSports/status/1351612397505679361?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">January 19, 2021</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p>Former Heat players have spoken at length about Miami’s culture, cultivated through years of strong leadership from the likes of Pat Riley and Erik Spoelstra. Would Harden—who reportedly shaped a toxic culture in Houston—have changed his behavior for the benefit of the team? Haslem does not believe so, and he certainly would not have wanted to see that experiment play out.</p><p>It seemed unlikely the Heat were ever real contenders to get Harden, anyway. Houston <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/heat-rumors-what-miami-willing-offer-rockets-james-harden-trade/">reportedly wanted</a> all of Tyler Herro, Duncan Robinson and Precious Achiuwa in addition to significant draft compensation. Although Miami had some discussions with the Rockets, the Heat mostly signaled an intent to move on once the regular season got underway.</p><p>Whether Harden would have put Miami over the top is up for debate, but Haslem clearly feels “The Beard” would not have been a good fit in South Beach.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

The hilarious reason Udonis Haslem is glad Heat didn’t trade for James Harden

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 18px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 16px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: #0000FF;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 16px;    text-decoration: none;}ul {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 16px;}ol {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    padding: 0px 0px 0px 15px;    font-size: 16px;    border-left: 2px solid black;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 12px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;    background-color: #EFEFEF;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Udonis-Haslem-Heat.jpg"></figure><h1>What Udonis Haslem means to the Miami Heat, according to Pat Riley himself</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2020-11-28T19:34:56-08:00">November 28th, 7:34pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2020-11-28T19:35:32-08:00">November 28th, 7:35pm</time><address><a>Mike Cruz</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Miami Heat have long considered Udonis Haslem as the heart and soul of the team. Heat legend Dwyane Wade has said it multiple times in the past. Even LeBron James, who played four seasons in South Beach, attests to it, too.</p><p>And of course, none other than Heat president Pat Riley sees Haslem’s invaluable presence for his squad, as he <a href="https://twitter.com/IraHeatBeat/status/1332814278764744707">explained how the 18-year veteran provides much needed leadership</a> in the locker room, per Ira Winderman of the South Florida Sun Sentinel.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Pat Riley on re-signing Udonis Haslem, "His role is so critical for our team. Besides being able to still play, UD keeps everyone together in the locker room and on the road, teaching and mentoring. I think it’s a role he really loves and we are glad he decided to come back."</p><p>— Ira Winderman (@IraHeatBeat) <a href="https://twitter.com/IraHeatBeat/status/1332814278764744707?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">November 28, 2020</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p>After coming off a rather surprising NBA Finals appearance, Miami prioritized bringing back the 40-year old back in the fold. Despite not seeing much playing time over the last couple of seasons, the Heat have always made it a point to re-sign Haslem, even if it means giving up a roster spot.</p><p>That just shows how much the organization values Haslem’s leadership and voice, not only in the locker room, but also on the Heat bench. In fact, Haslem showed that when he gave an emotional pep talk to the team amidst getting dominated by the Los Angeles Lakers in Game 2 of the NBA Finals.</p><p>The speech appeared to light a fire under the entire squad, responding with an inspirational performance in Game 3, beating the heavily-favored Lakers despite missing stars Bam Adebayo and Goran Dragic.</p><p>While Miami eventually lost the series and the championship in six games, they are certainly aiming to get another crack at winning an NBA title this season. Haslem has been there before, winning on three occasions and losing on three as well. He certainly has a ton of experience on that regard.</p><p>Providing Miami’s young team with much needed motivation and guidance, even just on the sidelines, should go a long way. Throughout 3 different eras of Heat basketball, Udonis Haslem has been the one constant.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

What Udonis Haslem means to the Miami Heat, according to Pat Riley himself

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 18px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 16px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: #0000FF;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 16px;    text-decoration: none;}ul {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 16px;}ol {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    padding: 0px 0px 0px 15px;    font-size: 16px;    border-left: 2px solid black;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 12px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;    background-color: #EFEFEF;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/udonis.jpg"><figcaption>CP</figcaption></figure><h1>Udonis Haslem’s NSFW response to claims Heat’s Finals run was a ‘fluke’</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2020-11-25T21:04:01-08:00">November 25th, 9:04pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2020-11-25T21:04:01-08:00">November 25th, 9:04pm</time><address><a>Dijo Songco</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>There have been a lot of doubt thrown at the Miami Heat as of late, and team captain Udonis Haslem isn’t taking it lightly.</p><p>The 2020 Eastern Conference champs had one of the most amazing playoff runs in recent NBA history and were even two wins away from winning it all in Orlando against the eventual champs, the Los Angeles Lakers. Though the Heat were clearly one of the more impressive squads inside the Disney Campus, naysayers have been claiming that Miami’s success in the 2019-20 season was a mere fluke.</p><p>UD, however, isn’t having it.</p><p>The three-time NBA champion took to his <a href="https://www.instagram.com/ud40/?hl=en">Instagram</a> stories to call out the slander being thrown at his Heat squad. Haslem shared a post indicating that there have been talks saying Miami climbing all the way to the 2020 NBA Finals was a lucky break.</p><blockquote>“Just in case they missed it. Don’t worry, these dogs stay hungry. F– they thought…” Haslem wrote.</blockquote><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/UD.jpg"></figure><p>After witnessing what Haslem and the Heat pulled off inside the bubble, it’s going to be quite hard to throw some shade towards their success. Though Miami started out with a 3-5 record in the seeding games after the season restart, they quickly regrouped and bounced back strong come playoff time.</p><p>Through Jimmy Butler and the rest of the gritty Heat squad, they easily took care of business against the Indiana Pacers in the first round in a four-game sweep. Also, they only needed five games to eliminate reigning back-to-back MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Milwaukee Bucks.</p><p>In the ECF, they dropped just two games against the Boston Celtics before making their way to an NBA Finals berth against the Lakers. Even though LA <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/lakers-news-lebron-james-la-dominate-heat-to-take-2020-nba-title/" rel="noopener noreferrer">won it all in six games</a>, the Heat still managed to put up a fight even with key players missing a ton of playing time due to injuries.</p><p>Udonis Haslem will be returning for his 18th year in Miami and is looking to prove that this Heat unit is indeed a force to be reckoned with. With Butler and the rest of the starters all prepared to run it back this season, look for the South Beach franchise to continue where they left off once the 2020-2021 season begins.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Udonis Haslem’s NSFW response to claims Heat’s Finals run was a ‘fluke’

Rudy Gobert

Vince Carter

Dejounte Murray

Marco Belinelli

Udonis Haslem

Bol Bol

Hassan Whiteside

Kyle Korver

Al Horford

Tyler Herro

2003-04 All-Rookie

3x NBA Champ

Miami Heat

Career

https://twitter.com/ThisIsUD/status/1387805287713853440/

https://twitter.com/ThisIsUD/status/1380188325324189703/

SURPRISE‼️ Happy Birthday Wife... On your special day, we did it the Haslem way. It is and always will be about evolving, loving, and growing. You would've never been so Dade County 10 years ago. Lol. #dahaslems🖤 

https://twitter.com/ThisIsUD/status/1361733202948329472/

Check out the homie @RickRoss and @DJSamSneak on their NPR Tiny Deck Concert repping the 305. Gotta S/O my brotha @bobmetelus for directing a classic. Oh yeah preciate always showing love wit ya boy jersey in the rafters big homie.....💯💯💯 #MiamiStandUP 

https://twitter.com/ThisIsUD/status/1357472861179568129/

The Love is Real‼️
@Disem305 🎨
#og⚓️
3️⃣0️⃣5️⃣🖤 

https://twitter.com/ThisIsUD/status/1353767704352739328/

Your mind is a battlefield....
Be its commander, not its soldier!!!
#og⚓️
#wefight💯💯💯 

https://twitter.com/ThisIsUD/status/1349450488341786634/

If you're going to stand,
stand like GIANTS ‼️
#details
#og⚓️ 

https://twitter.com/ThisIsUD/status/1339269178059059200/

When they say OG you should grow your braids back..... Wtf??😠
Man I'm 40 years old killa... lol
#og⚓️ 

https://twitter.com/ThisIsUD/status/1336055486135873543/

It's that time of year again....
1️⃣8️⃣
#og⚓️ 

2019-20 SEASON STATS
PTS	REB	AST	BLK	STL
3.0	4.0	0.3	-	-

2019-20 SEASON STATS
PTS	REB	AST	BLK	STL
3.0	4.0	0.3	-	-