Michael Beasley

(Getty Images) Young NBA star Michael Beasley seems eager to take Dennis Rodman 's place as the league's tatted-up, hard-partying bad boy. The 20-year-old forward for the Miami Heat checked into a Houston rehab center at least 2 weeks ago for substance abuse. Many think the plastic bags in the background of this photo contain marijuana. (From Twitpic) "All I can tell you is that it's true that Mike is in Houston, and he went there to work out," Bruce Shingler, Beasley's friend and live-in personal advisor, told the Miami Herald . "Mike has had some issues. But as far as all of the ... Read Full Story

Two days after posting a photo on his now-discontinued Twitter account with what appeared to be marijuana, Miami Heat forward Michael Beasley has checked himself into a Houston rehab facility . Read Full Story

NBA / May 5, 2009 / 2:33 pm By Austin Burton Michael Beasley (photo. Chad Griffith) It became pretty obvious during the Heat’s brief playoff run that they need to find more playing time for Michael Beasley . In the last three games of the first round, the rookie averaged 19 points and nine boards in 30 minutes off the bench, and was often the only other viable scoring option behind Dwyane Wade . Beasley was Miami’s sixth man all season (24 mpg), a role he couldn’t really break out of since veteran leader Udonis Haslem is too important to the team as its ... Read Full Story

In just his first season, Mario Chalmers proved he could make the transition from March Madness hero to a solid NBA player. The former Kansas Jayhawk put together a very nice rookie campaign. He started all 82 games for the Heat and averaged 10 ppg, 4.9 assists and 2.0 steals - which was fourth best in the NBA. In the playoffs, Chalmers bumped up that steals average to nearly three a game and was a key contributer to a Miami squad that pushed the Hawks to seven games. Just an hour ago, I hit up Mario, who was chilling at home in Alaska. Dime: ... Read Full Story

Michael Beasley We’ll start with the Twitter-sponsored portion of Smack: Over the weekend Michael Beasley closed his Twitter account after he took some heat (no pun intended) for posting a pic that may or may not have been bags of weed. Nothing too major, but this is the exact kind of thing that kept Beasley from being a surefire #1 overall pick a year ago. No disrespect to Derrick Rose , but you take a lefty power forward with Beasley’s game and Tim Duncan or Blake Griffin ’s personality, and the only thing he needs to worry about is getting a suit to match ... Read Full Story