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BIRMINGHAM, Michigan (AP) The Miami Heat have fined Dion Waiters an undisclosed amount for his expletive-laden comments about playing time earlier this week. Waiters made the comments to reporters from two South Florida newspapers after Miami's lopsided loss in Milwaukee on Tuesday night. The Heat were off Wednesday and announced the fine Thursday. Continue to Article

January 17, 2019 9:00:pm EST

The Miami Heat fined reserve guard Dion Waiters an undisclosed amount Thursday for his profanity-filled complaints about playing time earlier this week. Coming back from left ankle surgery that sidelined him for nearly a year, the 27-year-old Waiters has played in only five of Miami's first 42 games this season. After logging only 12 minutes in Tuesday night's lopsided 124-86 loss at Milwaukee, Waiters expressed his frustrations with the team's patient approach. Continue to Article

January 17, 2019 6:38:pm EST

Fox Sports Detroit has named Matt Shepard their new full-time play-by-play guy for Tigers games. Shepard will work with analysts Jack Morris and Kirk Gibson, who will split time. This is the move in response to former longtime announcers Mario Impemba and Rod Allen getting suspended and later fired following an in-booth altercation in Chicago last September. Shepard has worked for Fox Sports Detroit for nearly 20 years, doing fill-in play-by-play for the Tigers — he replaced Impemba for the last few weeks of last season — and for Detroit Pistons games. Continue to Article

January 16, 2019 10:00:am EST

Blake Griffin scored 19 points and Drummond contributed 15 points and 13 rebounds for Detroit, which has lost five of six overall. The Pistons, one of the NBA's best offensive rebounding teams, had only five second-chance points. With everybody out, we needed to be great with where we're good. Continue to Article

January 15, 2019 1:36:am EST

The Boston Celtics lost two games in Florida this week that both included on-court disagreements between teammates. On Thursday, it was Marcus Morris shoving Jaylen Brown during a timeout in a loss to the Miami Heat. On Saturday, it was Kyrie Irving barking at Gordon Hayward after a failed final possession in a defeat to the Orlando Magic. Continue to Article

January 12, 2019 11:53:pm EST

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