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Miami Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra, left, talks with Miami Heat guard Gabe Vincent during a practice ahead of Game 3 of the NBA Finals, at the Kaseya Center in Miami, Tuesday, June 6, 2023. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)

Game 3 awaits in the NBA Finals, with Heat loose and Nuggets facing adversity

By Tim Reynolds - Associated Press

Miami Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra, left, chats with team president Pat Riley as they watch players practice for Game 2 of the NBA Finals, Saturday, June 3, 2023, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski

For Heat, the team’s famed ‘culture’ all starts with Pat Riley

By Tim Reynolds - Associated Press

Miami Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra speaks to reporters after Game 2 of basketball's NBA Finals against the Denver Nuggets, Sunday, June 4, 2023, in Denver. The Heat won 111-108. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)

Heat are on a comeback run like few others in this year’s NBA playoffs

By Tim Reynolds - Associated Press

Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic, center, gestures to fans after the team's 104-93 victory over the Miami Heat in Game 1 of basketball's NBA Finals, Thursday, June 1, 2023, in Denver. (AP Photo/Jack Dempsey)

Jokic, Djokovic place Serbia sports front and center at NBA Finals, French Open

By Eddie Pells - Associated Press

Boulogne-Levallois' Victor Wembanyama celebrates after his team won 84-83 during the Betclic Elite basketball match Boulogne-Levallois against Lyon-Villeurbanne at the Marcel Cerdan stadium in Levallois, Monday, Jan. 9, 2023 outside Paris. Wembanyama is set to go No. 1 in the NBA draft to the San Antonio Spurs. (AP Photo/Michel Euler) **FILE**

NBA says it won’t mind if Wembanyama’s debut comes in Sacramento, not Las Vegas

By Tim Reynolds - Associated Press

Stan Kroenke, left, owner of the Denver Nuggets, and his son Josh Kroenke watch during the first quarter of an NBA basketball game between the Nuggets and the San Antonio Spurs on March 23, 2011, in Denver. Stan Kroenke's deal to purchase the Nuggets, along with the Colorado Avalanche and their home arena for $450 million, included a clause that tethered the NBA franchise to Denver for the ensuing 25 years. These days, the Nuggets are estimated by Forbes to be worth $1.93 billion. And all talk of them relocating no longer exists. (AP Photo/Jack Dempsey, File)

Kroenke bought Nuggets, kept team in Denver, now hoping to deliver an NBA title

By Eddie Pells - Associated Press

Inductee Rick Adelman speaks during the 2021 Basketball Hall of Fame Enshrinement ceremony, Sept. 11, 2021, in Springfield, Mass. Adelman was announced Sunday, June 4, 2023, as the 18th recipient of the Chuck Daly Lifetime Achievement Award, presented by the National Basketball Coaches Association. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill, File)

Rick Adelman selected as winner of Chuck Daly Lifetime Achievement Award

By Tim Reynolds - Associated Press

Denver Nuggets guard Jamal Murray reacts during the second half of Game 1 of the basketball team'ss NBA Finals against the Miami Heat, Thursday, June 1, 2023, in Denver. (AP Photo/Jack Dempsey)

Nuggets get an NBA Finals gem from difference-maker Murray

By Eddie Pells - Associated Press

Referee Eric Lewis gestures during the first half of Game 5 of the NBA basketball Eastern Conference semifinal between the New York Knicks and the Miami Heat on May 10, 2023, in New York. Lewis was not selected as one of the 12 referees who will work the NBA Finals between the Denver Nuggets and Miami Heat, while the league continues to look into whether he used a Twitter account to defend himself and other officials from online critiques. Lewis had been chosen to work the finals in each of the last four seasons. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II, File)

Referee Eric Lewis not selected to work NBA Finals while league looks into tweets

By Tim Reynolds - Associated Press

Miami Heat forward Jimmy Butler (22) shoots while defended by Denver Nuggets forward Michael Porter Jr., left, and center Nikola Jokic, right, during the second half of Game 1 of basketball's NBA Finals, Thursday, June 1, 2023, in Denver. (AP Photo/Jack Dempsey, Pool)

Jokic gets triple-double, Nuggets roll past Heat 104-93 in Game 1 of NBA Finals

By Tim Reynolds - Associated Press

Boston Celtics guard Jaylen Brown, center, shoots as Miami Heat center Bam Adebayo left, and guard Kyle Lowry defend during the first half in Game 7 of the NBA basketball Eastern Conference finals Monday, May 29, 2023, in Boston. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa )

Stevens: Mazzulla will be back as Celtics coach, team ‘without a doubt’ wants Brown to return

By Kyle Hightower - Associated Press

Boulogne-Levallois Metropolitans 92's Victor Wembanyama plays against the NBA G League Ignite in an exhibition basketball game, Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2022, in Henderson, Nev. Wembanyama is set to go No. 1 in the NBA draft to the San Antonio Spurs.(AP Photo/John Locher, File)

NBA mock draft: Wembanyama to Spurs 1st, then Brandon Miller to Hornets

By Brian Mahoney - Associated Press

NBA Commissioner Adam Silver speaks to reporters before Game 1 of basketball's NBA Finals between the Denver Nuggets and the Miami Heat, Thursday, June 1, 2023, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

David Silver: NBA planning to announce latest Ja Morant decision after Finals

By Tim Reynolds - Associated Press

Miami Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra responds to a question during a news conference before Game 1 of the NBA basketball finals against the Denver Nuggets Wednesday, May 31, 2023, in Denver. The Heat face the Denver Nuggets in Game 1 of the NBA Finals Thursday. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

History says the NBA Finals will end in 6 games, the most common of all outcomes

By Tim Reynolds - Associated Press

Miami Heat center Bam Adebayo walks off the court while holding the Bob Cousy Trophy after winning Game 7 of the NBA basketball Eastern Conference finals against the Boston Celtics Monday, May 29, 2023, in Boston. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa )

Game 7 of Heat-Celtics series rates No. 3 among TNT’s watched NBA games

By Brad Matthews - The Washington Times

Washington Capitals left wing Alex Ovechkin, left, waves next to team owner Ted Leonsis, right, during a pre-game ceremony to honor Ovechkin for being in 3rd place in all-time goals before an NHL hockey game against the New York Islanders, Tuesday, April 26, 2022, in Washington. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)

LOVERRO: Leonsis shopping for better future for Wizards, Capitals

By Thom Loverro

The Florida Panthers pose with the Prince of Wales trophy after winning Game 4 of the NHL hockey Stanley Cup Eastern Conference finals against the Carolina Hurricanes, Wednesday, May 24, 2023, in Sunrise, Fla. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)

2 teams, 2 chances at titles: Heat, Panthers ready for their finals tests

By Tim Reynolds - Associated Press

Purdue center Zach Edey (15) gets a dunk in front of Rutgers center Clifford Omoruyi during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game in West Lafayette, Ind., Monday, Jan. 2, 2023. UConn guard Tristen Newton announced Wednesday, May 31, 2023, that he is withdrawing his name from the NBA draft and will return to school as the Huskies attempt to repeat as national champions. A number of other college players have similar decisions to make and have not made their intentions known. Those include Zach Edey of Purdue, Kentucky's Oscar Tshiebwe, Missouri's Kobe Brown, UCLA's Adem Bona, Judah Mintz of Syracuse, Jordan Walsh of Arkansas and Terrence Shannon Jr. of Illinois.(AP Photo/Michael Conroy, File) **FILE**

Purdue’s Edey returning to school at NBA draft deadline

By Aaron Beard - Associated Press

Miami Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra gestures during the second half in Game 7 of the NBA basketball Eastern Conference finals against the Boston Celtics Monday, May 29, 2023, in Boston. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa )

NBA Finals are set: Rested Nuggets host underdog Heat as series for title begins

By Tim Reynolds - Associated Press

Miami Heat forward Caleb Martin stand on the court after the Heat defeated the Boston Celtics 103-84 in Game 7 of the NBA basketball Eastern Conference finals Monday, May 29, 2023, in Boston. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer)

Caleb Martin’s rise to NBA Finals becomes latest Heat undrafted success story

By Tim Reynolds - Associated Press