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According to the Sun Sentinel, Mourning's SUV was sitting in traffic in the right lane of U.S. Highway 1 near Bird Road in Miami around noon when he noticed a disabled person in a motorized wheelchair sitting along the curb. According to the paper, Mourning got out of his car, stood in middle of the road and raised his arms, stopping northbound traffic as the person made their way to the median. However, the 2006 NBA champion, seven-time All-Star and two-time defensive player of the year wasn't done there. "(Mourning), who was wearing a white dress shirt and tie with slacks, immediately went to the southbound lanes and raised his arms to command stunned drivers to stop," according to the report. "All traffic movement instantly stopped, and the wheelchair safely made it to the other side." FOXSports Florida

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As Mourning returned to his vehicle, drivers who recognized him — something that's easy to do given his 6-foot-10, 240-pound frame — cheered in support. Mourning's act of kindness shouldn't come as much of a surprise, though. Mourning has always been a man of the community, and his charitable actions — though they don't usually involve stopping lunch-rush traffic on a busy Miami street — are well-documented. FOXSports Florida

Miami Heat, Alonzo Mourning 

You would have thought it was Moses parting the Red Sea, but no. It was Alonzo Mourning, former Miami Heat center, who stopped traffic for a moment on busy U.S. 1 near Bird Road in Miami, shortly before noon Friday. Mourning, driving a newer black SUV, jumped out of his vehicle to help a disabled person cross the road. Mourning's vehicle had been sitting in traffic on the right lane, when he spotted a disabled person sitting in a motorized wheelchair along the curb. Mourning jumped out of his SUV, stood in the road and stopped traffic by raising his long arms, while the wheelchair-bound pedestrian made it to the median. Then, the seven-time NBA All-Star who was wearing a white dress shirt and tie with slacks, immediately went to the southbound lanes and raised his arms to command stunned drivers to stop. All traffic movement instantly stopped, and the wheelchair safely made it to the other side. Orlando Sentinel

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Scandal swirling around Miami manufacturing company InnoVida expanded Thursday with the revelation that another celebrity, Chicago Bulls forward Carlos Boozer, invested in the firm. A court order in a current lawsuit against InnoVida carried this brief statement: “Carlos and Cindy Boozer may file an action against Claudio or Amarilis Osorio, Craig Toll or the InnoVida Entities ….” Claudio Osorio is the CEO of InnoVida, which manufactures components for affordable housing. In January 2010, he held a press event with former NBA star Alonzo Mourning and retired Gen. Wesley Clark to announce that InnoVida would be providing homes to earthquake-ravaged Haiti. Business News

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Alonzo Mourning, who now works for the Heat organization as the VP of Player Programs and Development, addressed the state of the team in an interview Friday with West Palm Beach’s 760ESPN. “Talent just does not win, ok? There’s a growth process that every team has to go through in order to bond and develop some chemistry, defensively and offensively, that will make a team successful down the road. And this team right here, because of the personnel that we do have, people expect big things. But we as being basketball operations, and players that truly truly know the game, like basically I know the game, [know] that it doesn’t happen that way. Palm Beach Post

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Former Commodities Exchange chairman Martin Greenberg is suing former NBA star Alonzo Mourning's charity after he won $1 million for hitting a hole-in-one at its golf tournament -- then was denied the prize after it was claimed the course had been improperly shortened. Greenberg hit the hole-in-one at the Alonzo Mourning Charities tournament at Donald Trump's National Golf Club in Briarcliff Manor, NY, last August. But the insurer backing the event refused to pay up, claiming Greenberg's required 150-yard shot had actually traveled only 139 yards. New York Post

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I played in Charlotte with Muggsy Bogues, Alonzo Mourning, Kenny Gattison, Scott Burrell and David Wingate. We had a Tonk game that was all about making each other laugh. The money was small, but the laughs were tremendous. That card game was the biggest stress reliever I ever had gambling. My biggest gambling adversary is Mike Woodson, the former head coach of the Atlanta Hawks and one of my best friends in the world. He and I would stay up all night playing Tonk and the winner might accumulate $10. The challenge was to win. That’s all that matters when it comes to something that has been ingrained in you most of your life - competitiveness. HoopsHype

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Panelists included current and former players such as Bill Russell, Earl Monroe, Alonzo Mourning, Amare Stoudemire, Spencer Haywood and Jarrett Jack, and various experts in their respective fields. The knowledge passed along doesn't come across like a TV after-school special, as presenters often use frank and direct language. The curriculum is the result of input from players, and it is reinforced throughout the regular season as the NBA meets with teams twice a year for player development programs. "Now, we don't expect them to retain all the information, but I think it helps for them to see that there are so many layers to this, so many different things that you can get hung up on and that you have to be aware of, the financial aspect, the social aspect, image," said Michael Bantom, NBA senior vice president of player development. "A lot of people see this as a one shot deal, but we use this as an introduction to the relationship-building process to show them what we do and that you don't have to figure it out on your own." Washington Post

Alonzo Mourning, Rookies 

Mourning, the ex-Georgetown star and NBA champion with the Miami Heat, congratulated the rookies on making it to the league but wanted them to understand that being a basketball player is "temporary" and told them that success wasn't guaranteed, using the example of former No. 2 overall pick Jay Williams, whose career was derailed when he was injured in a motorcycle accident after his rookie season with Chicago. "As fast as you come in this league, this league will spit you out of here," Mourning said. "I knew there was a clock that started as soon as I came into the league." The clock has started for Wall, who is taking it all in. "You can learn so much from them, from guys that was in this way before we probably was even born," Wall said. "Then, you have people that's going through it right now that can really help you. It means a lot." Washington Post

John Wall, Alonzo Mourning, Rookies 

Would it have been nice to see Timmy and Zo get the last two roster spots just to keep these guys focused on practices and on the road? Certainly. I've lobbied for it, both playfully and sort-of-seriously. But Zo insists his playing days are done. That won't, however, keep him from sneaking into a practice with his Heat guard and working out with these guys every now and then. Miami Herald

Miami Heat, Alonzo Mourning 

Well, every time you turn on the radio you hear LeBron james is hosting a party… Right after he told in ESPN he was going to Miami, I got an invitation: ‘LeBron is hosting a party’… He flew a private jet and hosted a party at 1 am… That’s the Miami way. Truth to be told, people here are buzzing. It’s great for the economy in Miami and for the Latino people. This team is going to create more jobs for people and more money to the city. Everybody knows that the Heat give a lot of money to the community with the leadership of legends like Alonzo Mourning. HoopsHype

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So as Heat President Pat Riley made free-agent pitches earlier this month to LeBron James, Chris Bosh and even the Heat's own Dwyane Wade, and as Heat owner Micky Arison lent his presence to those sessions, Mourning said he "soaked it all in." "I'm still learning," the former shot-blocking center said last week. "I just want to learn as much as I can. That's important to me. I feel like I still have a lot to offer to the game. "It was a learning experience. At the same time, I was trying to contribute based on my own experiences the best that I could, so that all the guys that we were recruiting could get more of a player's perspective." South Florida Sun-Sentinel

Dwyane Wade thinks there's a clear favorite for the 2011 NBA championship. No, it's not the Miami Heat. Even after Wade signed a new six-year deal and had LeBron James and Chris Bosh added to the Miami mix, the 2006 NBA Finals MVP says the two-time defending champion Los Angeles Lakers should be the favorites heading into next season, simply because this Heat team hasn't proved anything yet. "The Lakers are the champions and we know the Lakers are very good," Wade said Wednesday at a golf tournament he co-hosts with Alonzo Mourning. "That's the team that everyone's shooting for and they should be. Not the Miami Heat. The Los Angeles Lakers." ESPN.com

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In Miami, taking over the downstairs of a governmental office complex, well-wishers waved signs, wrote messages to Wade on an oversized card and donned T-shirts with the logo of Miami-Dade County -- which, until July 8, will be renamed Miami-Wade County, even with the colors redone to match the Heat red and black scheme. Mourning egged on the crowd, imploring them to chant and scream. "The best," Mourning promised, "is yet to come." ESPN.com

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