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The Miami big wigs are bringing Alonzo Mourning back to the Heat to join their front-office.Classy!

Three months after having his jersey raised to the AmericanAirlines Arena rafters during a retirement ceremony, center Alonzo Mourning will soon bring his game back to theMiami Heat. The team is finalizing a deal to hire Mourning to work with the team in a player development role that also will allow him to serve as a mentor both on and off the court.

I wonder if the Heat will hire Tim Hardaway next??? Nah.

Via Miami Herald

If your Dirk Nowitzki, don’t read this post. The pain will be too much.

“Told at the door that Prime 112 was closed late Monday for Alonzo Mourning’s private retirement party, actor David Hasselhoff asked excitedly if Dwyane Wade would be there, and could he please come back later to see him. Hasselhoff did return — to hug Wade and Zo, invite Wade to visit him in L.A., and allude to the 2006 Finals, when Heat fans held up Hasselhoff’s photo on free throws by Dirk Nowitzki (who likes his music).”

The Hoff hanging out with the enemy has got to be devastating to Dirk Nowitzki. But I’m sure it’s nothing that a signed DVD copy from David Hasselhoff of his performance at the Berlin Wall in 1989 can’t fix. 

Via Miami Herald

For the first number ever to be retired by the Miami Heat franchise, they sure picked a good one!

Last night, during halftime of the Orlando versus Miami game. Alonzo Mourning’s #33 was raised to the rafters of American Airlines Arena in a ceremony that lasted 43 minutes, honouring Zo’s stellar 15 year career. Mourning played for the Heat from 1995-2002 and then again from 2005-2008, winning a NBA Championship in the process.

The Heat franchise really went all out for Zo’s ceremony and deservedly so! Every single night he left it on the floor and was always a beast. Although injuries is what ended his career, Mourning should have zero regrets walking away from the game he played so hard.

According to the Palm Beach Post, seven-time All Star Alonzo Mourning officially retired from the NBA today after 16 years. Over the course of his decorated career, Mourning was twice named the Defensive Player of the Year and helped the Miami Heat win their only championship in 2006.

In 2003, Mourning retired from the NBA due to complications from his kidney disease and underwent a successful kidney transplant to return to the NBA. However in in 2007, Mourning then suffered a torn patella tendon and quadriceps muscle in his right leg during a game against Atlanta and today he decided to end his second comeback attempt.

“It’s not a sad day, but it’s a day to celebrate; it really is,” Mourning, 38, said at American Airlines Arena.”I can think of a million people right now that would have loved to have walked the path I walked the last 16 years.”

During his career Mourning played for the Hornets, Nets and Heat and averaged 17.1 points, 8.5 rebounds and 2.8 blocks. Dude was a real warrior! 

Good luck Zo!

Alonzo Mourning, the Miami Heat center who received a kidney transplant in 2003, is turning his attention to raising awareness of organ transplantation. On Thursday, he signed on as spokesman for the Miami Transplant Institute at Jackson Memorial Hospital and the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine. ‘I’m a living testimony that transplants save lives,’ he said. Since its founding in 1979, the Miami Transplant Institute has conducted 3,000 liver transplants and 7,000 kidney transplants.

Miami Herald

Miami Heat center Alonzo Mourning left Wednesday night’s game against the Atlanta Hawks in the first quarter after tearing the patella tendon in his right knee.

Mourning suffered the injury when his knee appeared to buckle while attempting to block a Mario West running layup.

The 37-year old was visibly upset, pounding the court in frustration. After refusing a stretcher, Mourning was helped to the sidelines by teammates.

Miami Herald

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