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Miami Heat's Udonis Haslem: `I Got One More In Me'

Haslem says he is playing a 20th season for his late father and the city of Miami
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Miami Heat's Udonis Haslem: `I Got One More In Me'
Miami Heat's Udonis Haslem: `I Got One More In Me'

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Miami Heat forward Udonis Haslem lost his father, Johnnie, just a little more than a year ago. 

Before he passed, the father and son talked about Haslem making it to a 20th season with the Heat. On Sunday, Haslem fulfilled the promise by announcing he would to play a final season in Miami. 

"It's an ending that I never envisioned," Haslem while speaking at Miami Senior High, his alma mater. "It's hard, somebody that plays father, mentor, best friend, hero. My dad played it all ... I have decided to follow through on what me and my father talked about and I will finish what I started. I will play 20 years. I will play this year. 

Haslem will become just third player in league history to play 20 seasons with the same team, joining Hall of Famers Dirk Nowitizki (Dallas Mavericks) and the late Kobe Bryant (Los Angeles Lakers). 

"Won’t be the same," Haslem said. "Won’t be as easy but the goal still remains the same: Win. Win a championship. Leave it on the line and hold your head high when it's all over. I got one more in for me, I got one more in me for the team." 

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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

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