It has been several years since Udonis Haslem has been a regular contributor on the hardwood for the Miami Heat. “I love having him in our locker room,” Heat coach Erik Spoelstra said in October, via FanNation. And he has a unique role in mind: as a hands-on minority owner, a cog helping bridge all levels of the organization.”Of course, that’s essentially the role that fans in South Beach had Dwyane Wade pegged for before he decided instead to join the Utah Jazz as a minority owner. But if there’s anyone in the organization’s history outside of D-Wade with the cachet to wear that hat, it’s Haslem. And, well, the term he selected for the Heat was hardly one that projects confidence in the team’s postseason viability.
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