Miami Heat to retire Udonis Haslem's jersey

Other holiday-themed community events by Heat players have included: – Guard Tyler Herro partnering with the Voices for Children Foundation and gifting 10 children $1,000 gift cards for a shopping spree at Nike. – The Mourning Family Foundation of former Heat center current Heat executive Alonzo Mourning hosting 200 youths for lunch and a gift giveaway at Gulfstream Park. – Former Heat forward and current front-office member Udonis Haslem hosting a shopping spree at Walmart for 100 honor-roll students, each given a $200 gift card. -via South Florida Sun-Sentinel / December 20, 2023

Discussing Green on the his new podcast “The OGs,” Udonis Haslem went into details about how Green had gone too far. “Draymond, man, you’re out of pocket,” Haslem said on the first episode of the new show from Playmaker. “You’re out of pocket. I f*** with Draymond, man. There’s only so many warriors in this league, guys that are going to take that tech, going to take that foul, and protect their teammates. But we don’t start that s***. We don’t start it. We ain’t bullies. We don’t look for it. We don’t initiate it. We are guys that prevent it. We are guys that protect our teammates. So, man, I got a lot of respect for Draymond man. But right now, Draymond tripping.” -via Action Network / December 18, 2023

Haslem also suggests that Green is specifically targeting certain players who won’t respond in altercations, effectively bullying. “People think he’s crazy. I think he’s smart. Because he knows who he’s [messing] with,” Haslem said. “He choked out Gobert, he hit Nurkic. He’s [messing with] people who really aren’t going to do nothing back.” -via Action Network / December 18, 2023