MANILA, Philippines – The owner of the Miami Heat has been fined $500,000 for posting tweets regarding the ongoing National Basketball Association (NBA) lockout, according to Yahoo! Sports.

Micky Arison, owner of the Heat, was fined for posting several comments on his Twitter account (@MickyArison) that violated the NBA’s policy of “censure on speaking publicly about the lockout,” said Yahoo! Sports‘ Adrian Wojnarowski.

Arison had responded to a comment calling NBA owners and players “greedy pigs,” saying “You are barking at the wrong owner.”

He deleted the tweets after some time, but league commissioner David Stern nevertheless fined him $500,000.

According to Wojnaroswki, the amount is one of the largest for an individual in the history of the league.

Arison becomes the second owner to be fined for speaking publicly regarding the lockout. Michael Jordan, owner of the Charlotte Bobcats, was also fined last September after making comments about the work stoppage.

No NBA official is allowed to make comments about the lockout, which has been in place since July 1.

According to Forbes, Arison is the owner of Carnival Cruises, the world’s largest cruise operator. As of 2010, his net worth is $4.4-billion, making him the 189th richest person in the world.

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At some point over the weekend, I said something to someone at NBC (can’t remember who) comparing the Eagles 1-2 start to the early-season struggles of the Miami Heat in 2010.

It’s surely something that others have pondered.  The NBA’s collection of big names nearly won a league title after a sluggish start.  And the Eagles are having a sluggish start.

But no one from the Eagles should be publicly making that comparison.  Unfortunately for the Eagles, middle linebacker Jamar Chaney is.

“We’re getting tested right now, and as long as we stay strong we’re going to be all right,” Chaney said, per PhillySportsDaily.com.  “The season ain’t over yet.  We’re 1-2 right now.  The Miami Heat started out the season 8-8 and everybody was jumping on them like it was the end of the world, and they ended up making it all the way to the Finals.  It’s not the end of the world.”

Of course, a 1-2 start in an NFL season projects to something more like 4-8 (or maybe 6-12) than 8-8 in an 82-game basketball season.  Either way, the last thing the Eagles should be doing is comparing themselves to the Heat or any other amalgamation of great players that ultimately failed.

Wait, maybe they should be comparing themselves to the Heat.

MIAMI (CBSMiami.com) – Miami Heat star Dwyane Wade recently took to Twitter to say that he was looking for a job during the NBA lockout. While Wade is used to making bucket after bucket on the court, a new job offer may have him dealing with making a new type of bucket.

KFC said in an open letter to Wade, “it goes without saying we’d love to have you back on our team dishing out the World’s Best Chicken, like you dish out assists on the court.”

Of course being associated with something with chicken in the name may be a bit much for an athlete.

KFC’s proposal for Wade: “Come serve as an honorary captain at a local KFC drive-thru window. And while we can’t match your most recent salary, we’ll honor your KFC service by making a donation in your name to Colonel’s Scholars, a charity providing young people with much needed scholarships.”

KFC said they have “some pretty cool uniforms” and that if Wade makes a KFC-team comeback, the restaurant may share some of Colonel Sanders’ secrets to making buckets with the Heat star.

If it’s about making buckets, perhaps the entire Heat team should go in for a few lessons!

KFC said it’s keeping a headset waiting for D-Wade. So far, Wade’s camp hasn’t responded to the finger-licking good offer.