Author: Michael

The Heat tried to make it up to the fan who’d wanted to see Jimmy Butler play.
It’s the scenario every fan fears: arriving at the ballpark, stadium or arena, shelling out money to see a superstar player, only to find out the player is absent due to injury, rest or otherwise extenuating circumstances.
One Heat fan experienced a particularly crushing version of this experience Tuesday evening before Miami’s home game against the Celtics. The young fan was captured on camera holding a sign that read “Dear Jimmy (Butler): We flew over 4405 miles to see you play.

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Life is like a box of chocolates: you never know when a 4,000-mile trip to see your favorite NBA star gets derailed when he’s declared inactive at game time.
That was the reality for a young Miami Heat fan who flew 4,405 miles to watch Heat forward Jimmy Butler play Tuesday night against the Boston Celtics but was down in the dumps when his journey took a twist.
The young fan appeared at Miami-Dade Arena (formerly addressed as FTX Arena) an hour before the game and was notified that Butler was downgraded to inactive due to a back injury.

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Heat check!
Eastern Michigan forward Emoni Bates flashed his NBA potential in just a single half of basketball Tuesday against Toledo.
Bates enjoyed an all-time performance by an individual college hooper after scoring 29 STRAIGHT POINTS against the Rockets. The rest of Eastern Michigan combined for six points in the first half.
After crossing the 20-point mark on his wild spree, Bates’ teammates appeared visibly panicked at the thought of taking a shot and missing to break Bates’ streak.

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The NBA draft prospect caught the attention of the Lakers star with a truly impressive scoring run on Tuesday.
LeBron James has played and watched a lot of basketball in his 38 years, so it probably takes an extraordinary performance to impress him.
Eastern Michigan star Emoni Bates did just that Tuesday night.
The Eagles made the hourlong trip south from Ypsilanti to play MAC rival Toledo, and it turned out to be a game to remember. Bates scored 29 consecutive Eagles points during the first half, keeping his team in the game with the remarkable scoring streak.

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