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Udonis Haslem: "We grew up in a society where if you did not have much money, you were taught to always finish your food. Your parents always made you finish your food regardless of what the hell was going on. I used to see that at the table, my grits get cold and my mama made me cut them like cake. I had to finish that shit. I do not make my kids finish their food anymore. If you are full, push that shit to the side or throw it away. I do not make my kids finish their food anymore. So the finish your food culture, those days of finishing your food, I do not agree with that. Eat until you are full and throw that shit away and you will get some more later."
“Obviously, we had a long rivalry going and competed for a long, long time,” Nowitzki said. “But it’s been great getting to know him, working with him, being on the same team with him. He is a stand-up, honest guy. He always tells you how it is. “Looking back now, I think we would have gotten along great if we were on the same team, or if we had different paths and our paths would have crossed sooner. I love some of the stuff that he stands for, and it’s been super fun getting to know him more, getting to work with him, the banter and, obviously, the trash talk. It has been a pleasure.”
“Me and Dirk, we’re the best of buddies,” Haslem said. “We probably couldn’t stand each other because we’re so much alike. I say this all the time: We’re the best of buddies, and we have to give credit to Taylor.”
Nowitzki, Griffin and Haslem spoke publicly and agreed the move wasn’t popular with them. Haslem, a 20-year pro with the Miami Heat, was the most demonstrative of the analysts in expressing his thoughts. “As a leader, I would not have walked down there and shook their hands,” Haslem said. “As a leader of my troops and my guys, I would not have shown that weakness. The game is not over. I’ve got eight minutes left. I still got smoke coming out my ears. … Let me calm down for those eight minutes since I’m not in, and then after those eight minutes, I’ll go down there, and I’ll congratulate them and their coaching staff.
Adebayo once went to the media to try to campaign for himself to win the Defensive Player of the Year award. But now older and more experienced, Adebayo isn’t interested in doing that anymore. “I care about winning games,” said Adebayo, who overtook Udonis Haslem to become the Heat’s all-time leader in defensive rebounds on Tuesday.
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Bam Adebayo finished Tuesday’s win with 23 points on 24 field-goal attempts. It’s tied for the second-most shots that Adebayo has taken in a game this season. In the process, Adebayo overtook Udonis Haslem as the Heat’s all-time defensive rebounding leader with his fifth defensive rebound on Tuesday. “It’s a testament to his consistency, and we love to see it,” Spoelstra said when told Adebayo is now the Heat’s all-time leader in defensive rebounds. “That’s what records are there for, to be broken, especially when it’s quality people that are breaking records. And Bam is a quality human being.”
Adebayo is still 235 rebounds away from passing Haslem to become the Heat’s all-time leading rebounder. But Adebayo will soon have that record, too. “I’m on the way, man. He knows it,” Adebayo said of Haslem. “That gap is getting closer and closer. But like I said, being part of this organization, the guys ahead of me, records are meant to be broken. But they want you to earn them. Obviously, I’m earning it every game, and at some point it’s going to happen.”
NBA Courtside: Udonis Haslem calls out the Lakers: "What the hell are you doing? What the hell is going on? This is not on JJ. This is on the players... Your two main guys making mistakes down the stretch, that can't happen if you want to be a championship team"
Udonis Haslem calls out the Lakers:
— NBA Courtside (@NBA__Courtside) February 28, 2026
"What the hell are you doing? What the hell is going on? This is not on JJ. This is on the players... Your two main guys making mistakes down the stretch, that can't happen if you want to be a championship team" pic.twitter.com/hlX4tQUPZ8
The Heat at Tuesday night’s game against the Atlanta Hawks at Kaseya Center will celebrate the 20th anniversary of the franchise’s first championship, won in 2006. Expected in attendance for the night, which will offer a halftime presentation and other game elements of commemoration, are 2006 Heat champions Earl Barron, Michael Doleac, Udonis Haslem, Jason Kapono, Alonzo Mourning, Shaquille O’Neal, Gary Payton, Wayne Simien, Dwyane Wade, Antoine Walker, and Dorell Wright. Fellow Heat 2006 champions Jason Williams, James Posey, Derek Anderson and Shandon Anderson will not be in attendance.
Appearing on Prime’s pregame coverage of the NBA Cup Final between the New York Knicks and San Antonio Spurs, Silver expressed why he thought the Prime Video studio of Taylor Rooks, Dirk Nowitzki, Steve Nash, Blake Griffin, and Udonis Haslem was “fantastic” compared to others broadcasting the league. “By the way, in all honesty, I love the chemistry of you guys. I mean, obviously, it’s why you did so well in a team sport. The chemistry’s fantastic,” Silver began. “And I also will just say quickly, as a fan, I think you do a great job educating other fans about the game because that, I would say, has frustrated me in the past about some coverage when it’s sort of reduced to ‘one side wanted it more’ or ‘this side played harder.’ When you guys are explaining, like, why can’t a guy get a shot off, why is a particular defense working, I think the studio you guys built is off the charts. And I think the technology that you’re using- when you guys go out on the floor to demonstrate things, I can say as a fan I love that part of the coverage.”
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Dwyane Wade: I had a one-on-one with Riles about it. Yeah. So it went a little bit like this. Riles came in and talked to me about the possibility of trading for Allen Iverson. And that’s one of my favorite players and I love him. I was like, "Bet. Let’s do it." He was like, "You in?" I said, "I'm in." He's like, "We’re going to have to trade UD." I said, "I'm out." I'm out. That was it. I was out.
NBA Nightcap, Amazon’s postgame talk and analysis show, has been a hit in its debut season, adding innovations to the format such as high-tech studio segments and fresh voices from vets like Blake Griffin, Dirk Nowitzki, Steve Nash, and Udonis Haslem. This week, the show will add a new wrinkle: Musical performances. On Friday, December 5, NBA Nightcap will debut its new segment, “Amazon Music Presents: In The Paint,” with its first-ever musical guests, Clipse.
Former Heat forward Udonis Haslem has reached a settlement to escape an investor lawsuit over the collapse of crypto exchange FTX, following in the footsteps of his former teammate Shaquille O’Neal, who paid $1.8 million to settle claims against him in the same case.
Haslem, the former Heat enforcer who is now a studio analyst for Amazon Prime’s NBA coverage, has reached a “proposed resolution” with the plaintiffs, according to a filing made Nov. 26, which has not been previously reported. Terms of the proposed settlement were not disclosed. Haslem’s attorney declined to comment, and an attorney for the plaintiffs did not immediately respond to requests for comment. The two sides are “in the process of preparing and finalizing the settlement agreement,” and a motion for preliminary approval is expected by Jan. 13, the filing says.