Thursday, April 2, 2009

Paying Respect to 'Zo

The Miami Heat retired Alonzo Mourning's No.33 on Monday, making him the first player in franchise history to have his number hoisted to the rafters of American Airlines Arena.

Mourning spent 10 1/2 of his 15 NBA seasons in South Beach, helping the team to the 2006 NBA championship. The 39-year-old is the franchise leader in points (9,459), rebounds (4,807) and games played (593), while Mourning also won two Defensive Player of the Year awards and earned six of his seven All-Star selections with the club.

I already miss plays like this....

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