Teams built under Pat Riley feature defense. And when people start throwing concepts around like “dynasty” or Riley descending to take over a suddenly star-studded Heat bench to guide them to an NBA title, Riley verbally slaps the suggestions into the fifth row like Alonzo Mourning or Patrick Ewing.

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The Miami Heat used every precious second of their promised time with LeBron James — and then some. Team president Pat Riley, coach Erik Spoelstra, billionaire owner Micky Arison and former center Alonzo Mourning spent nearly three hours making their presentation to try to lure James, the NBA’s most coveted free agent, to sunny South Florida.

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CLEVELAND – The Miami Heat have LeBron James’ attention.

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The Miami Heat have LeBron James’ attention. What they really want is the superstar free agent’s signature. Team president Pat Riley, coach Erik Spoelstra, owner Micky Arison and former center Alonzo Mourning have begun their presentation to try to lure James to South Florida.

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Former Miami Heat stars Alonzo Mourning, Tim Hardaway and coach Erik Spoelstra get a first-hand look at rebuilding efforts after January’s earthquake.

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The Heat took a break from preparing to reshape its roster to help rebuild facilities in a region still in recovery from a Jan. 12 earthquake

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Former Miami Heat center Alonzo Mourning, top, talks to an unidentified man in a field hospital in Haiti, Saturday, June 5, 2010. Mourning, Tim Hardaway and Erik Spoelstra of the Miami Heat, and Rudy Gay, of the Memphis Grizzlies, accompanied a team of relief workers from Project Medishare, a nonprofit University of Miami organization, in a trip to Haiti to aid the earthquake-stricken region.

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PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — Calling the experience overwhelming, Miami Heat legend Alonzo Mourning returned to Haiti on Saturday and said efforts to aid the earthquake-stricken region have led to immeasurable improvement. Still, he says that’s just a start.

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MIAMI – Alonzo Mourning and Erik Spoelstra of the Miami Heat were among those joining an envoy of relief workers headed to Haiti on Saturday. Along with Rudy Gay of the Memphis Grizzlies, they will help in the earthquake-ravaged city of Port-au-Prince.

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Miami Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra, former Heat legend Alonzo Mourning, and Rudy Gay of the Memphis Grizzlies were among a group of relief workers that headed to the earthquake-ravaged city of Port-au-Prince, Haiti Saturday morning.

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MIAMI — Alonzo Mourning and Erik Spoelstra of the Miami Heat, along with Rudy Gay of the Memphis Grizzlies, were among those joining an envoy of relief workers going to Haiti.

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Tim Hardaway and Alonzo Mourning are officially a tandem again for the Miami Heat. Only now, they’re making moves in the community and front office instead of on the court, where they led the Heat to division titles and perennial playoff appearances two decades ago.

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