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Now Miller is walking toward the podium, if you can call it walking. I call it limping, lurching. If he wasn't 6-foot-8 and dressed like an NBA player, you'd never know. You'd think he was a fan, and not a fan of 32, which is Miller's age. From behind, the way he moves, Miller could be 80. He's creaky, and he's "the toughest guy I've ever seen," says Heat coach Erik Spoelstra, but Miller doesn't think he's anything special. Behind the podium now, Miller says, "Everyone's dealing with something." Then he cracks a joke. "I'm just thankful they didn't take me behind the barn," he says, "and put me down." CBSSports.com

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Chris Mannix: Mike Miller talked retirement after the game. "We'll visit the doctors, see what parts work and what don't, and go from there." Twitter

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Tracy McGrady: Big Shout out to my homeboys Juwan Howard and Mike Miller for getting the 'chip tonight! Congratulations Twitter

Miami Heat, Mike Miller, Tracy McGrady, Juwan Howard 

Mike Miller — Also considering retirement, but he hasn’t decided anything yet, in part because he has three years left on his contract, and in part because he’s not sure how long the rehab from a potential back surgery might take. If he goes through that, he’s hoping to have more of a role than he’s had of late. The Heat may make the choice for him, by invoking the amnesty clause, but the real benefits to that would come after next season. Palm Beach Post

Miami Heat, Mike Miller, Injuries 

"When you hit him, he hits you," said guard Mike Miller, who once was Haslem's teammate at Florida and rejoined him last season on the Heat. "So that just shows how it is. UD and D-Wade always will have that bond." FOXSports Florida

Miami Heat, Dwyane Wade, Udonis Haslem, Mike Miller 

Mike Miller: Amazing L.I.F.E and energy in arena tonight.. Big ups fans!! Thanks for the support Twitter

Miami Heat, Mike Miller 

The text message was swift and to the point, only minutes after ESPN reported that he had said these NBA Finals could be the final two weeks of his career. "What!!!!" was the text message reply from Miami Heat forward Mike Miller to the Sun Sentinel. South Florida Sun-Sentinel

Miami Heat, Mike Miller 

A few minutes later, after he had the chance to get to others who had made him aware of the report, came a phone call. "I'm not retiring," he told the Sun Sentinel. "I don't know what I'm doing." The fact that retirement talk had gone public was not nearly as upsetting to Miller as the timing. South Florida Sun-Sentinel

Miami Heat, Mike Miller 

Should Miller, 32, retire, he would forgo $18.8 million over the next three seasons. In addition, a Miller retirement would allow the Heat to retain the one-time "amnesty" clause they can utilize to avoid a luxury-tax payment on a player who was under contract to the Heat prior to this season. South Florida Sun-Sentinel

Miami Heat, Mike Miller 

Gabrielle Union: They’re brothers. I have a favorite, obviously, but my recent obsession is Shane Battier. Hilarious, but on the low. Mike Miller and James Jones are the funniest on the team by far. Chalmy (Mario Chalmers) is my baby. Palm Beach Post

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Mike Miller, the Miami Heat 3-point shooter whose NBA career could be coming to a close due to injuries, is auctioning his 9,000 square foot, 6-bedroom, 8.5-bathroom Oceanfront home. Miller bought the house in 2004 for $5.4 million. The auction doesn’t have a minimum price, and will go to the highest bidder. The Big Lead

Miami Heat, Mike Miller 

Want to buy an NBA player's waterfront home? Miami's Mike Miller is auctioning his off Pompano Beach, Fla., estate June 30. Highest bidder gets home Miller bought for $5.4 mil in 2010. "I just did my due diligence, and I think that is the best way (to sell it), Miller said. The house is said on a website promoting the sale to have once sold for $12 mil. No word on whether Miller will throw a pair of game-worn shoes into the deal. Miller said he'll live this summer in a home he has in Memphis Sulia

Miami Heat, Mike Miller 

Chris Paul and Mike Miller are just two of the NBA players who have reached out to rehabbing Chicago Bulls star Derrick Rose, whose ability to cope with his surgically repaired ACL has surprised even his brother Reggie. "He's actually doing great," Reggie said Tuesday. "He's going real good, which surprises me. I thought he was going to be beating himself up. I've seen him beat himself up over a game that wasn't his fault, just anything. He's such a competitive guy. I just thought he was going to beat himself up because that's the way he is, like he let someone down. ESPN.com

Chicago Bulls, Chris Paul, Mike Miller, Derrick Rose, Injuries 

Dwyane Wade called Mike Miller the "toughest guy'' on the Miami Heat. Miller always seems to be hurting but he's still playing. "He might be the toughest guy on this team, to go through everything he goes through physically and to be out on the floor no matter (what),'' Wade said of Miller. Sulia

Miami Heat, Dwyane Wade, Mike Miller 

For nearly a month after Jaelyn's birth, Miller, a sharpshooting Heat swingman, played in the postseason with his daughter's health on his mind. He also had a ruptured tendon on his left thumb (non-shooting hand) he had suffered just before the start of the playoffs. The Heat ended up losing to Dallas in the Finals, with Miller finishing off a forgettable postseason. But a year later, Jaelyn is healthy. And her hand is now big enough for something her father has in mind. "He wants to get her handprint tattooed (on his chest)," said Miller's wife, Jennifer Miller, who said Jaelyn is "doing wonderful" now. "He wanted to get it (last year), but her hand was so small he decided to wait." FOXSports Florida

Miami Heat, Mike Miller 

The Heat quickly dispatching the Knicks has given Miller some extra time at his Pompano Beach, Fla., home before they face Indiana in an East semifinal that starts Sunday. So that means more time to spend with his daughter, whom he calls his "little princess." "It's a huge difference between when the boys were babies," Jennifer Miller said about how her husband treats Jaelyn as opposed to the couple's first two children. "He definitely babies her. He loves her and dotes on her. With the boys, he was rougher and did more boy things. He just thinks she's so cute. He holds her and gives her kisses. I told him, ‘Get ready when she's old enough for the tea parties.' " FOXSports Florida

Miami Heat, Mike Miller 

"It was scary," Miller said of what he went through last year. "But everything is good now, knock on wood. She's getting better every day, and hopefully everything will be taken care of. She's down to one hole (in her heart, with the other four having naturally closed), which is great. Everybody seems to think she's improved." FOXSports Florida

Miami Heat, Mike Miller 

"It was tough going (to the game) and leaving the family during the time when they needed you," Miller said. "But they (other family members) wanted me to play, and I wanted to play, but it was difficult when they're doing what they're doing and I'm out there trying to do what I'm doing. It was a difficult decision, but, at the end of the day, it was being part of (the playoffs) and there wasn't much I could up there (at the Fort Lauderdale hospital). The doctors had it pretty much under control." FOXSports Florida

Miami Heat, Mike Miller 

Brian Windhorst: At every dead ball, Mike Miller bends over, grimaces & limps. Then play starts and he shakes it off. More surgery after season probably Twitter

Miami Heat, Mike Miller, Injuries 

I brought my theory to someone with a much more refined basketball mind than my own, Shane Battier, who raised some interesting counterpoints. LeBron at the point could work for stretches, he said, but playing that way consistently would test Miami's bench -- and LeBron's physical stamina. Also, such a lineup requires a 3-point shooter to space the floor. Ideally, that would be Mike Miller, who is currently listed as "questionable for the rest of his natural life" with another injury. "For us, I think we'd have to be fully healthy with Mike Miller," Battier said. "I think he's sort of the key to that lineup. We could do it now, but I think our depth would be tested. With Mike Miller, I think we're a little more flexible with another handler. We could do it with James Jones to a lesser extent. That would entail somewhat of a shift in the rotation." CBSSports.com

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