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Shane Courtney Battier (born September 9, 1978) is an American professional basketball player. He currently plays with the Miami Heat of the National Basketball Association.
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"He figures his best chance of that is with the Miami Heat .Battier said Thursday morning that he would sign with the Eastern Conference champion Heat, the club that let him know as soon as the free-agency shopping window formally opened this week that he was their top signing priority — even though it has some question marks at the point guard and center spots.It's a Duke reunion of sorts; Heat CEO Nick Arison has a close relationship with Battier from their time together in college. Nick Arison, the son of Heat owner Micky Arison, was the Duke team manager when Battier played for the Blue Devils, including when Mike Krzyzewski's club won the 2001 national title.Battier wrote on Twitter early Thursday that the lockout gave him a lot of time "to consider what was important to me at this stage of my life and career.""Over the last week, I've played out every scenario in my head over and over," he wrote. "It al...LeBron James had 32 points and 13 rebounds on Monday and the Heat handled the Celtics, 93-79, in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Finals.Dwyane Wade added 22 points ...
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