You’d think that winning two NBA titles in the span of four seasons would be enough to create locker room harmony, but that doesn’t appear to be the case for the Miami Heat.
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After LeBron James decided to leave the franchise and return to the Cleveland Cavaliers, there were suggestions that King James may have been jealous/envious of the all-around love Dwyane Wade constantly received, despite James being the key cog to the Heat’s title runs.
Now there are suggestions hinting that there may have been locker room turmoil over a lack of playing time, noted by the Sun Sentential.
"I think one of the most difficult facets of recent Heat seasons was having so many players on the roster who thought they merited playing time, when even if they did, there simply were not enough minutes to go around.…That proved trying in the locker room in recent seasons."
Of course, this isn’t something that only the Miami Heat would have dealt with as there are issues in just about every NBA locker room, especially when it comes to playing time. However, when you consistently win, like the Miami Heat did, those issues are usually placed on the back burner considering wins usually trump all.
Still, it does seem as if things weren’t as perfect in the Heat locker room as many attempted to lead on and maybe that’s part of the reason why James decided he’d prefer a return to Ohio? We’ll obviously never known, though some of the stories coming out of South Beach in recent weeks certainly raise an eyebrow.