Udonis Haslem RUMORS & NEWS

Fox Sports Florida "A decade ago, a pair of buddies at the University of Florida had NBA dreams NBA officials, though, weren't dreaming much about them. Forward Udonis Haslem wasn’t even taken in the 2002 draft. He had to play in France in 2002-03. Forward Matt Bonner, a year behind Haslem at Florida, was..." June 08

Miami Herald "The third quarter belonged to LeBron James on Thursday night, but he didn’t lead the Heat into another series lead alone. Udonis Haslem had a period to remember as well. The Heat outscored Indiana 30-13 in the third quarter to take a 13-point lead into the fourth quarter. One may have..." May 31

Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel "Udonis Haslem finally had enough. He was never a player who paid much attention to critics. All that mattered was what his teammates thought. Then he did something just to make sure he could block out all the skeptics. Haslem deactivated his Twitter last month to further seclude him from..." May 28

ESPN.com "Because there is no shortage of strong voices in the Miami Heat's locker room with LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh in leadership roles, Udonis Haslem picks his spots when he wants to be heard. He had something to say Sunday. With home-court advantage being stolen away by the..." May 27

Miami Herald "When Udonis Haslem moves past Alonzo Mourning in career rebounds, Haslem will become the first undrafted player in NBA history to hold a team's rebounding record. Haslem had six rebounds Saturday night against the Suns to give him 4,806. Mourning holds the team record with 4,807..." November 18

Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel "Sometimes it's not about coaches, even as the Los Angeles Lakers have made it almost solely about that at the start of this season. Sometimes championship legacy is about the players, those who bridge eras, maintain continuity. That's where the Lakers appear so lost. That's why the..." November 18

Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel "Not gonna happen. Udonis Haslem is convinced of that. So convinced that the champagne had not yet dried (or even finished being poured) before he made it a priority. On June 21, while AmericanAirlines Arena was awash in championship jubilation, teammates seeking out loved ones to share the..." September 23

Hot Hot Hoops "Before the Miami Heat's decision to move with Shane Battier in its starting lineup in the 2012 playoffs, Udonis Haslem was freshly cemented as the power forward in a new lineup with Chris Bosh at center. An injury to Bosh and some experiments with smaller lineups later, Haslem was back on the..." September 12

Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel "Q: Ira, what's with this love affair over Udonis Haslem? He's got no lift, can't shoot and is undersized in the power rotation. Erik Spoelstra is loyal to a fault. -- Eugene, Lake Worth. A: Can one be loyal to a fault? Clearly, Udonis is coming off an uneven season. And, clearly, there are..." August 07

Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel "Udonis Haslem stood on a bench in the pandemonium of the Heat locker room early Friday morning, a savory blend of sweat, beer and champagne still dripping off of him. The veteran forward had reached the pinnacle before, the only Heat player other than Dwyane Wade who had. But this was the one..." June 24

Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel "Udonis Haslem was lost. Now he's found. While much of the speculation heading into Tuesday's Game 5 of these best-of-seven NBA Eastern Conference finals against the Boston Celtics centers on a potential return of Miami Heat forward Chris Bosh from his lower-abdominal strain, the Heat might..." June 05

Bleacher Report "All this talk about whether LeBron James or Dwyane Wade is more important to the Miami Heat's playoff success needs to stop. How well the Heat do doesn't hinge on one player, or even two. Instead, it hinges on the motivation and inspiration that is at the foundation of their playoff..." May 28

Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel "After being forced to watch his teammates clinch the Eastern Conference semifinal series over the Pacers Thursday night from his hotel room in Indianapolis, forward Udonis Haslem now understands why his father and second-guessing Heat fans all believe they could coach in the NBA. Haslem was..." May 27

Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel "At one point during Tuesday's Heat-Pacers Game 5, police intercepted a 6-foot-2, 300-pound man who, uh, was not wearing pants. If the would-be streaker had actually made it onto the court, he would have fit right in with the unsightly festivities. "It was like an episode of Wild, Wild West,"..." May 24

Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel "Q: In retrospect, it would have been better if Udonis Haslem had gotten ejected Tuesday rather than miss Game 6. The reason being that the Heat could have won Game 5 at home without Haslem. In Indianapolis, with the Pacers now fired up, the loss of Haslem is crushing. -- Moshe. A: Good point...." May 24

Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel "Q: Udonis Haslem had no choice but to foul hard Tyler Hansbrough and send a message to the Pacers. A few minutes earlier Tyler Hansbrough smashed Dwyane Wade in the head drawing blood instead of playing the ball. Enough is enough. -- Stuart. A: Totally disagree, especially a foul that flagrant...." May 23

Miami Herald "During key fourth-quarter moments, Udonis Haslem usually is more likely to be on the floor than any Heat player excluding the Big 3. But Haslem, an asset as a rebounder and defender, has not played at all in each of the past two fourth quarters and has not snapped out of his puzzling seasonlong..." May 15

Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel "The rebounding largely has been consistent. That element remains fundamental: See the ball; get the ball. The scoring? That has proven somewhat confounding: Get the ball . . . then do what? For Udonis Haslem, these have proven to be heady times. "I'm over-thinking it now," the..." May 08

Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel "At times this season, Miami Heat forward Udonis Haslem has found himself lost on the basketball court. He rarely knows where he will be positioned or when scoring opportunities will come. It's part of the adjustment of going from playing in a system he's known for years to more of a freelance..." March 09

Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel "The numbers remain a bit uneven, particularly the shooting percentage, but Udonis Haslem has regained his footing. And for the Miami Heat, that means the most going forward. Seemingly beyond his early-season shooting struggles when he put together an 8-of-12 three game stretch recently, the..." February 14

Miami Herald "With nine seconds remaining in the Heat's game against the Bulls last week, Udonis Haslem was all that stood between Derrick Rose and the potential game-tying basket. Rose used a pick to squeeze by LeBron James at the top of the key and then blew past Chris Bosh to get into the lane, where he..." February 07

Miami Herald "It is great to have a Ferrari, a Bentley and a Corvette Z06 in the garage, which I say purely as a hypothetical, alas. They bring the thrills. They are built to impress. Sometimes you might need that old reliable pickup truck, too, though — and all the more so if your garage is otherwise..." December 24

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 "Five games ago, Udonis Haslem wasn't thinking about Dirk Nowitzki or a 2006 championship rematch. Five games ago, Udonis Haslem couldn't have fathomed being a key component in the NBA Finals, because sitting on the bench, he didn't even feel like he was in the NBA. Not as a player, anyway. He..." June 02

Yahoo! Sports "Udonis Haslem looked exhausted as he sat in the Miami Heat's locker room late Tuesday. After bending over to take off his shoes, he exhaled a long sigh of relief. The thought of practicing on Wednesday? Nope, that wasn't going to happen. All Haslem wanted was to soak in an ice bath in hopes the..." June 01

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

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

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 "During their lone season as Miami Heat teammates, Udonis Haslem and Caron Butler personified the type of hustle that would define the rebirth of the franchise from a pair of lean seasons. This season, the two spent the majority of their time trying to fight their way back from debilitating..." May 24

Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel "The moment finally came for Heat forward Udonis Haslem. During a timeout in the first quarter of Sunday's game against the Chicago Bulls, he removed his warmup shirt and pointed a finger toward the crowd at AmericanAirlines Arena. With 1:52 remaining, he made his way to scorer's table with..." May 23

Miami Herald "Prepare your senses for a roaring vortex of noise Sunday night when Udonis Haslem rips off his warmup pants and checks into his first home game in more than six months. In a playoff series dictated by energy and passion, Haslem's first action at AmericanAirlines Arena since tearing a tendon in..." May 22

Chicago Sun-Times "Dealing with unexpected problems is a rite of passage for a championship contender. That has been the case for the Bulls this postseason. Tyler Hansbrough scored 22 points against them in the opener of the series against the Indiana Pacers, then shot 10-for-41 and averaged 8.4 points in the..." May 22

Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel "They remain America's villains, this selfish Heat team that apologizes too late, celebrates too hard, acts too whiny and generally remains so far down the road of rejection there's no return. So while there's room to discuss the X's and O's of Udonis Haslem's return to the lineup, there's no..." May 22

Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel "For so long, Miami Heat forward Udonis Haslem has always known his exact positioning on the court. That changed when he returned this postseason after undergoing early-season foot surgery. As he works his way back into the rotation, he finds himself asking teammates for help. Among those to..." May 21

Chicago Sun-Times "Dealing with unexpected problems is a rite of passage for a championship contender. That has been the case for the Bulls this postseason. Tyler Hansbrough scored 22 points against them in the opener of the series against the Indiana Pacers, then shot 10-for-41 and averaged 8.4 points in the..." May 21

Chicago Sun-Times "Udonis Haslem? This Miami Heat reserve forward's name sounds like that of some strangely combined Greek-Muslim deity. His first name reminds one of Adonis, the Greek god of youth and manly beauty. Udonis sounds like some Herculean model for a high-energy, muscle-building food..." May 21

Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel "It took eight seasons and 69 playoff appearances for Udonis Haslem to finally to make it to a postgame podium, a media session of his own. "First time," the veteran power forward said Wednesday night in Chicago at the United Center, as he moved closer to a microphone bearing the NBA..." May 20

Palm Beach Post "When the Heat organization looks in the mirror, it doesn't see what so many outsiders see. It doesn't see glitz and glamour, entourages and endorsements, even after a summer during which it smugly celebrated its new collection of superstars. It doesn't see snap-your-fingers success but,..." May 20

Miami Herald "The most special moments in sports are when the games and what's real intersect. When we get to glimpse beyond our athletes' talent and skill and feel the heart beating underneath all of that outward bravado and strength. These guys bleed and hurt just like us, but we would rather not hear it...." 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 "The story changes now. It's not about the Bulls defense or the Bulls rebounding or the Bulls' depth. It's not about the Heat's stagnant offense or the lack of height up front or the lack of support for the Heat's Big Three. It's not about Chicago's dominance of Miami this season. Now..." May 19

Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel "Before the Heat practiced Monday, coach Erik Spoelstra noticed something different about Udonis Haslem. And it had nothing to do with Haslem's injured left foot that forced him to miss all but 13 games of the regular season. "There was something, a look in his eye, that I knew it was time,"..." May 19

Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel "This wasn't about being dominated on the boards, shaky shooting, too much isolation offense. The Miami Heat solved those problems in Wednesday's Game 2 of the Eastern Conference finals against the Chicago Bulls. No, this 85-75 Heat victory at the United Center was the essence of playoff..." May 19

Chicago Sun-Times "Come on, now. Surely, you didn't expect the Bulls to sweep the Heat. Miami is too good a team for that. Heat coach Erik Spoelstra finally found the option he needed to end a four-game losing streak against the Bulls. After three quarters, that option appeared to be reserve forward Udonis..." May 19

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 "Signs are pointing to a return for Udonis Haslem. The Heat's co-captain and inspirational leader, Haslem practiced back-to-back days Tuesday and Wednesday for the first time since tearing a tendon in his left foot in November. Coach Erik Spoelstra called the benchmark a significant step in..." April 28

Miami Herald "As this series continues, there remains that lingering question of whether or not Udonis Haslem will return either this series or the next one, and if so, whose minutes will he take. Haslem still reports some soreness in the foot, but figures he could be ready soon if needed, especially if it's..." April 22