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Most NBA Fans Still Don't Know How To React When There's a Transsexual On The TEE-VEE
Because no one reads the newspaper, and SportsCenter's anchors are too perky for this early in the morning, Deadspin combs the best of the broadsheets and the blogosphere to bring you everything you need to know to start your day....

Pat Riley Preferred to Parcel Out Looks of Disdain
Miami Heat coach Erik Spoelstra dubbed himself "Santa Spo" and "presented players with a vocabulary calendar and the book The Energy Bus: 10 Rules to Fuel Your Life, Work and Team with Positive Energy." Merry ... Christmas? [Miami Herald]...

Last Night's Winner: Losers
In sports, everyone is a winner—some people just win better than others. Like the 1988-89 Miami Heat and the 1998-99 Clippers, who won last night because the New Jersey Nets lost....

Are There Any Photos Of Michael Beasley That Aren't Potential Crime Scenes?
Even after rehab, Beasley can't stay away from the personal demon that has caused him the most trouble: cameras....

Out Of Rehab, Michael Beasley Says He's Supercool Once More
Beasley just finished up a monthlong stint at a substance-abuse center in Houston and announced that he had moved on from weed, Twitter and adolescence in general. Whether any of those things actually constituted a problem, however, is still unclear....

Heat Staff Find Their Paychecks In A Miami Vise
Want to trim the budget during a recession, but can't get around that little matter of guaranteed contracts? Take a page from Heat, and cut the pay of the entire front office staff, including Erik Spoelstra and Pat Riley....

Michael Beasley's Dad Says He Has Some Serious Issues
Now comes word that Michael Beasley's rehab stay has been planned for a year, and is unrelated to his latest Twitter-related meltdown. What does this teach us, other than that this kid has long-term issues? His father has some ideas....

Everything Is Not Super Cool For Michael Beasley
It seems the tattoo and dime bag photo of Michael Beasley was just the tip of his breakdown-filled weekend that started with some depressing Twitter messages and ended with him in rehab....

Not All Seven Game Series Are Equal
There were two seven-game series in the first round of the the NBA Playoffs. One was the greatest series in the history of sport. The other was not....

Hawks Radio Announcers Might Be Biased Against Dwayne Wade
Things got a little chippy during Atlanta's 106-91 mugging of Miami, but that seemed okay with the Hawks radio crews—as long as "the great Dwayne Wade" was on the receiving end of the rough stuff....

This Guy Has A Problem With Dwyane Wade
Some days, you wake up to emails containing videos of drunk billionaires verbally accosting Miami Heat star Dwyane Wade in a parking garage. Today is one of those days. (UPDATE)...

The Hoff Can't Get Enough Dwyane Wade
Prime 112 in Miami closed for Alonzo Mourning's private retirement party on Monday, but that doesn't stop David Hasselhoff from showing up, asking to hug Alonzo and Dwyane Wade. [Miami Herald]...

And Now A Story About Heroes, Presented Here In Various Sizes
If you're just now learning of this story, I'll guess that there's something caught in your eye; just like there was with me when I first read it. Dang grass pollen allergy season....

LeBron James Saved From Dwyane Wade's Band-Aid Menace
Dwyane Wade was having a lot of fun putting those decorative Band-Aids on his face and NBA fans were starting to take notice. So naturally the league had to put a stop to that....

Fifty Ways To Lose Your NBA Game
Dwyane Wade's career-high 50 points help Heat clobber Magic in ... wait, Miami lost by 23? Ouch. [Miami Herald]...

Shawn Marion Traded For Jermaine O'Neal
ESPN reports that the Raptors and Heat will exchange big men in a four-player deal. Poor Marion is being sent from Miami to Toronto, which is really going to cut into his beach time. [ESPN]...

Dwyane Wade Had Wild Marijuana Sex Parties, And You Weren't Invited
The fun just never seems to end for Dwyane Wade. If it's not divorce proceedings or failed business ventures, it's an ex-business associate telling tales of drug-fueled sex parties at the NBA star's condo....

30 Previews In 30 Days: The Miami Heat
NBA training camps have begun; the season is rapidly approaching. Can you dig it? I knew that you could. And so we continue our previews: 30 of them in 30 days. Up next is a team that can only get better because they couldn't possibly get worse (I think): The Miami Heat. When last we saw them: Finis...

Miami Arena goes Ka-Boom
Earlier today, the old home to both the Miami Heat and Florida Panthers got demolished, and we've got video of the implosion following the jump: ...

Michael Beasley Is A Young Man In Need Of A Crazy Joe Clark-Like Figure
The NBA handed out punishments to former Kansas players Mario Chalmers and Darrell Arthur for that Rookie Transition Training incident, but it turns out that Kansas State's Michael Beasley was also there that night, partaking in the nefarious, smoky late night activities. The Heat's number one pick ...