Mike Miller RUMORS & NEWS

Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel "There was a time, just 10 months ago, when Mike Miller not only didn't think he would be in position to challenge for playoff playing time, but wasn't sure he even would be playing. "I was very close to quitting," he said, as the Miami Heat turned their attention to Wednesday night's..." April 17

Miami Herald "Mike Miller might sometimes feel like a forgotten man on the Heat’s bench, but his folk-hero status among fans, earned in 2012 NBA Finals, has only grown with passage of time. Hobbled by a balky back, Miller hit seven three-pointers in Game 5 against the Oklahoma City Thunder and, in doing so,..." April 04

Miami Herald "Mike Miller is feeling better than he has since signing with the Heat, but it is not translating into playing time. Once the Heat's entrenched sixth man and the team's best outside scoring threat, Miller is now 10th in playing time and averaging less than 14 minutes per game. He is shooting..." December 02

Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel "Q: Are the Heat preparing for amnestying Mike Miller by not playing him? -- Joel, Aventura. A: I can guarantee you that next July (the next time the amnesty cycle comes around) is the last thing on the mind, at the moment, of Pat Riley and certainly Erik Spoelstra. If anything, Spoelstra is..." November 08

Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel ""Practice? We're talking about practice, man. We're talking about practice. We're talking about practice?" With apologies to Allen Iverson, yes, we're talking about practice. And in the case of Miami Heat forward Mike Miller, we're talking about being denied what he and many in the..." November 04

Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel "Q: Ira, I know Mike Miller said he will be ready to go, but he always says that. Can the Heat count on him? Do they even need him? -- Ed. A: Mike was pretty good about that in our conversation, understanding that only seeing will be believing, and that his rehabilitation work will have to be..." September 17

Miami Herald "Three months later, he's still in one piece, his limbs attached to all the right places. For the first time with the Miami Heat, Mike Miller might actually start a regular season in uniform. After considering retirement during the NBA Finals and then contemplating back surgery at the completion..." September 16

Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel "Q: In the now-unlikely scenario where Mike Miller would not be able to play much of next season, how does the injury exception work? I know the Heat would get $2.9 million and yet Miller could still technically come back to play. Would Miller still count on the roster? -- Tom, New York. A: Such..." July 24

Fox Sports Florida "Mike Miller believes his balky back can improve without surgery, and he's planning to help the NBA champion Miami Heat defend their crown next season. Miller limped through much of this past season, his back pain so severe at times that he couldn't even sit on the Heat bench during games. He..." July 19

Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel "The text message was swift and to the point, only minutes after ESPN reported that he had said these NBA Finals could be the final two weeks of his career. "What!!!!" was the text message reply from Miami Heat forward Mike Miller to the Sun Sentinel. A few minutes later, after he had the..." June 12

Miami Herald "When the Heat signed Mike Miller two summers ago the team envisioned the former Sixth Man of the Year and veteran sharp-shooter as the perfect complement to the Big 3. After missing a combined 71 games during the past two seasons because of thumb, shoulder and ankle injuries and a hernia, the..." April 24

Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel "The Miami Heat reserves have always had a "stay-ready" mentality in terms of playing time. With swingman Mike Miller unavailable this three-game road trip, the Heat will turn to forward James Jones, center Dexter Pittman and even seldom-used Terrel Harris to fill the void. Miller did not travel..." March 14

Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel "Miami Heat swingman Mike Miller was left behind Monday when the team departed for the three-game trip that opens Tuesday against the Orlando Magic. Miller sprained his left ankle in the second quarter of Saturday's overtime victory over the Indiana Pacers. "It is what we thought it..." March 13

Miami Herald "The Heat is getting used to winning without Dwyane Wade. Miami is 4-0 this season in games without Wade, who missed Tuesday's 120-98 victory against the San Antonio Spurs with a sprained ankle. The Heat, which snapped a three-game losing streak, struggled through the first half at..." January 18

Miami Herald "The health of oft-injured Heat forward Mike Miller is improving at a quick rate, Heat coach Erik Spoelstra said Tuesday. Miller participated in a 45-minute shooting session Tuesday morning and then went through more shooting drills during Tuesday's pregame. "I watched his workout [Monday], and..." December 28

Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel "Mike Miller was back at Miami Heat practice Tuesday. The oft-injured swingman came off surprisingly confident that he is here to stay. Despite recently undergoing recent surgery for a sports hernia, and despite standing as a prime candidate for the Heat to unload to the amnesty provision in the..." December 07

Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel "The issue about whether the Miami Heat might cast aside Mike Miller under the league's one-time amnesty policy might already have been decided by the 3-point specialist himself. Miller confirmed Thursday to the Sun Sentinel that he underwent surgery for a sports hernia this week and could be..." December 02

Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel "The NBA lockout is real. So is amnesty. And for Mike Miller so is rehab from a pair of offseason surgeries. So, yes, that is Miller's Hillsboro Shores estate that recently was placed on the market for $9 million. And no, the Miami Heat forward is not looking to move. Or at least is hoping there..." November 10

Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel "The NBA lockout might have prevented the Miami Heat from returning to the Hurlburt Field Air Force installation for training camp, but Heat forward Mike Miller has found another way to make an impression with the military. Miller is one of nine NBA players who have committed to a USO/Armed..." October 19

Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel "At the time, Udonis Haslem was accustomed to being spoiled at the University of Florida. There, he had a training staff available to provide whatever he needed. That changed when he left college and played professionally for one season in France. Haslem quickly learned this wasn't Gainesville..." June 05

Miami Herald "Mike Miller put the hospital bracelet around his wrist the day his baby girl was born. He hasn't taken it off. He intends to wear it through the NBA Finals. The bracelet is a symbol of survival. Miller has survived. He has endured a basketball season of agony and ecstasy. First, he joined..." June 03

Miami Herald "Mike Miller put the hospital bracelet around his wrist the day his baby girl was born. He hasn't taken it off. He intends to wear it through the NBA Finals. The bracelet is a symbol of survival. Miller has survived. He has endured a basketball season of agony and ecstasy. First, he joined..." June 02

Palm Beach Post "Sure, they would hit it off. Just not before one of them hit the floor. It was 1998, on the University of Florida campus. They were freshmen from dissimilar backgrounds, one white and from South Dakota, the other black and from South Florida. Both trying to make an early impression as..." May 30

Miami Herald "Dwyane Wade delivered a message to Mike Miller after Game 4 Tuesday: "I told him, 'No matter what happened all year, at this moment, this was the best game you could have played for us.' This is what we needed. He's getting his confidence back." Miller totaled seven points and missed 12 of 15..." May 26

Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel "For months, Erik Spoelstra was left with little option but to spin the wheel of lineups. Sometimes the wheel stopped at Erick Dampier or Juwan Howard or Jamaal Magloire. Once it even stopped with Jerry Stackhouse in the starting lineup. But through those months of uncertainty, the vision..." May 26

Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel "How do you celebrate with a troubled heart? That's what Mike Miller wondered as he left AmericanAirlines Arena in his rear-view mirror Tuesday night, left the media peppering him with how'd-you-do-it questions for once, left people congratulating him in the hallway, left the party outside the..." May 26

Miami Herald "Timely offense. Clawing defense. Not to mention undeniable energy. For much of Tuesday's Eastern Conference finals slugfest, the Heat got all three from its oft-maligned bench, providing an essential lift as Dwyane Wade's shooting touch remained AWOL. In short, the Heat got exactly the kind..." May 25

Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel "OK, it wasn't exactly a frat party. The stakes are a bit extreme for Udonis Haslem and Mike Miller to blurt out, "Toga!" in the middle of the Eastern Conference finals. But the former University of Florida roommates sure looked like they were having fun when they finally got to share meaningful..." May 20

Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel "Late Wednesday night in the United Center, disappointed Chicago fans walked past two symbols of the city's former greatness, Dennis Rodman and Scottie Pippen, in a hallway outside the Heat locker room. "Can we still win?" a man in a Bulls cap asked Pippen. "Are those guys gonna look like..." May 20

Miami Herald "Who can Erik Spoelstra trust? Who, from his bench players, can the Heat coach assume will usually give him good work for extended minutes? James Jones? There's one. But who beyond that? Mario Chalmers? He has played clearly above average in just three of 11 playoff games. Udonis Haslem would..." May 18

Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel "Erik Spoelstra has what he's looking for, just to his right, on the Miami Heat bench. He's just not sure that it's good to go. Coming off Sunday's 103-82 loss to the Chicago Bulls, the focus at Monday's practice was on the hustle, energy, effort plays the Heat failed to deliver in the opener..." May 17

Miami Herald "Heat forward Mike Miller admits he feels a little guilty. He was supposed to be in the running for the Sixth Man of the Year Award. Instead, the likable shooter could be considered one of the NBA's biggest individual disappointments of the regular season. The significance of that statement is..." April 04

Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel "Mike Miller and Mario Chalmers lost their limp. Dwyane Wade found it. No, this is not exactly a Miami Heat team striding to the finish line of the regular season, but it nonetheless continues to make strides. With Sunday's 108-94 victory over the New Jersey Nets at the Prudential Center,..." April 04

Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel "Miami Heat forward Mike Miller will not play in Wednesday's game against the Washington Wizard because of a bruised right knee. It is Miller's second inactive game since suffering the injury Sunday against the Houston Rockets. Heat coach Erik Spoelstra said Miller is making progress and will..." March 31

Palm Beach Post "Many, including Erik Spoelstra at times, have presented this as an either-or proposition. If Mike Miller plays, James Jones sits. There are only so many minutes to divide among reserve perimeteroriented players on a Heat team that features two of the world's best starters at those positions...." March 24

Miami Herald "Chris Bosh understands the effect that standing around can have on a player's game. Inactivity has a way of negatively affecting the rest of a well-rounded game, and quite often, that player's shooting touch is among the first things to go. "Sometimes you just need to feel the ball," Bosh..." March 23

ESPN.com "Mike Bibby and the Washington Wizards have agreed to terms on a buyout. In a stunning move, Bibby, whom the Wizards acquired from Atlanta last week in a trade for Kirk Hinrich, gave up his entire salary for next season. The 32-year-old point guard had one year and $6.2 million left on his..." March 01

Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel "Heat forward Mike Miller will not play Thursday against the Chicago Bulls, marking the third consecutive game he will miss. Miller did not travel with the team Wednesday. Heat coach Erik Spoelstra said the decision was based on an ear infection and not Miller's recent battle with head injuries...." February 24

Miami Herald "Heat forward Mike Miller took a plan from Indianapolis to Miami on Wednesday morning after suffering from concussion-like symptoms for the third consecutive game. Coach Erik Spoelstra said Wednesday afternoon that Miller never sustained a concussion after blows to head in Detroit, Boston and..." February 17

Miami Herald "Heat forward Mike Miller was taken to a local Indianapolis hospital on Tuesday night after suffering from symptoms associated with a concussion. Miller was elbowed in the eye by Pacers power forward Jeff Foster in the third quarter and went into the locker room with Heat trainer Jay Sabol..." February 16

Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel "Mike Miller was clear about what he needed to do Sunday against the Boston Celtics, even as he remains a bit fuzzy about the events leading to that moment. Left with a wide-open 3-pointer just before the buzzer in Sunday's' 85-82 loss at TD Garden, the Miami Heat swingman was off the..." February 15