IT WAS AN early April evening, and the Miami Heat had just gone up by 18 points with 1:36 to play against the Chicago Bulls. It was time to call it. So when coach Erik Spoelstra looked down his bench, he called out a familiar name.
Udonis Haslem, now 41 years old and with scattered gray hairs to prove it, rose up, walked down to the scorer's table and checked in.
Haslem, now in his 19th season, went undrafted in 2002 and played in France for a year before making the league with his hometown squad.