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Miami Heat's Duncan Robinson Shows Off Hops In Practice Video

Shandel Richardson

May 1, 2024; Boston, Massachusetts, USA; Miami Heat forward Duncan Robinson (55) heads back up court after being called for a foul against the Boston Celtics during the first quarter of game five of the first round of the 2024 NBA playoffs at TD Garden. Mandatory Credit: Winslow Townson-Imagn Images
May 1, 2024; Boston, Massachusetts, USA; Miami Heat forward Duncan Robinson (55) heads back up court after being called for a foul against the Boston Celtics during the first quarter of game five of the first round of the 2024 NBA playoffs at TD Garden. Mandatory Credit: Winslow Townson-Imagn Images / Winslow Townson-Imagn Images
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It appears Miami Heat forward Duncan Robinson is looking to work his back into becoming an everyday contributor again.

At one point, Robinson was a mainstay in the rotation before falling out the past two seasons. The Heat posted a video Thursday showing Robinson has put in the offseason work.

UD SQUASHES LEBRON-BAREA NARRATIVE

LeBron James' first year with the Miami Heat left a sour taste in the mouths of many, as they fell short in the NBA Finals to the Dallas Mavericks.

James had far from his best Finals campaign, averaging 17.8 points, 7.2 rebounds, and 6.8 assists, but it was a Mavs unsung hero that made the difference in the series. Guard J.J. Barea is widely considered Dallas' X-factor in the postseason run, especially on the defensive end of the floor. Some even go to the extent of claiming Barea shut down James.

Heat legend Udonis Haslem is not buying this idea one bit, sharing with Miami Heat On SI's Anthony Pasciolla what truly happened in the Finals.

"Well, first of all, Lebron is 6-foot-8, 265 [pounds]. J.J. is 5-foot-11, 170 [pounds]. There's no way he locks Bron up, there's no such thing," Haslem began. "What he did was he did catch us off guard. He was lightning in a bottle off the bench, and we didn't account for him in that playoff run, so shoutout to J.J. man. He played for my high school coach, Frank Martin, so there's ties to J.J."

Shandel Richardson is the publisher of Miami Heat On SI. He can be reached at shandelrich@gmail.com

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SHANDEL RICHARDSON

Shandel has covered the NBA since 2010, with previous stops at The Athletic and South Florida Sun-Sentinel.  He has covered six NBA Finals, one Super Bowl, the NCAA basketball tournament. He has also been a beat writer for the Miami Hurricanes and contributed on every major beat in South Florida since 2003, including the Miami Dolphins and Miami Marlins. He can also be read in the Sportsbook Review for gambling coverage from around the NBA. A native of Bloomington, Illinois, Shandel attended Southern Illinois University in Carbondale. He's also worked for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch and Kansas City Star.  TWITTER: @ShandelRich EMAIL: shandelrich@gmail.com You can subscribe to our YouTube channel here Follow all of our Miami Heat coverage on Facebook here