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HOOPS: Shaq returns to practice Heat center Shaquille O'Neal returned to practice after missing eight games with a hip injury. Heat coach Pat Riley said O'Neal "is going to be ready for Wednesday" when the Heat play against the Bulls. *... [link]

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Orlando Magic News for January 11th - Dwight is a Dad

Slow news day. Goodness. In non-basketball news, Dwight Howard is the father of a baby boy who was born on November 18th. The Orlando Sentinel reports the mother is Royce Reed , who was an Orlando Magic Dancer during the 2005/2006 season. Oddly ...
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March 8, 2008: Yahoo Live Boxscore Hawks Vs. Heat

*(Comic Book Guy Voice)* Like, oh my god, the play by play is totally unrealistic. They should be in reverse chronological order. Worst. Parody. Ever. Mulligan! [NBA.com]
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Let's play two: NBA schedules Heat/Hawks redux

In the NBA, this is about as close as you can get to a double header. ~ Upholding an appeal by the Miami Heat, the NBA has scheduled Miami and Atlanta to play a "do-over" of the final 51.9 seconds of their December 19 game. ~ The Hawks led 114-111, when Shaq fouled out with less than a minute remaining in overtime. Except for one thing: it was O'Neal's fifth foul, and in the NBA you get six. Oops!
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Hawks and Heat to Re-Play Final 51.9 Seconds of December 19th Game

In that game , Shaquille O'Neal fouled out with 51.9 second left in overtime. Except he'd only committed five fouls. ( NOTE: Insert Mike Woodson treatment of Al Horford here. ) Pat Riley protested the game and David Stern upheld a protest for the ...
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Advisors tell Shaq to sit out season, but Heat needs to showcase him

During a recent television broadcast, there was a mention of Shaquille O'Neal's advisors suggesting he sit out the balance of the season, in light of the recent hip problem. However, Ira Winderman, Miami Heat beat writer for the South Florida Sun-Sentinel says it's not that simple. Winderman writes: "This remains a team unsure of what it has in an aging O'Neal.
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