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An Update on the NBA Playoffs

Friday, June 1, 2012

The Grio's Jason Smith speaks with WDET's Pat Batcheller about the NBA Playoffs (Photo Credit | J. Carlisle Larsen)

The Miami Heat found themselves in danger of losing to Indiana in the second round of the NBA playoffs. Then one of their stars—Chris Bosh—got hurt. Since then, the Heat’s other big name-players--LeBron James and Dwayne Wad--have formed a deadly, and seemingly unbeatable, one-two scoring punch. Now, the team that was built to win multiple NBA championships, is looking like it can win at least one. Jason Smith covers sports for theGrio.com. WDET's Pat Batcheller asked him if LeBron can finally claim the NBA title that has eluded him since he turned pro nine years ago.

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Photo Credit | J. Carlisle Larsen