The old LeBron James line, “taking my [our] talents to South Beach,” is well-used these days, tweeted at least nine times on Thursday alone.
One came from the Marshall basketball team, which went straight from Pittsburgh to south Florida, and prepared to take on Florida International. Tip-off time Saturday at FIU Arena in Miami is 1 p.m.
The New Year’s Eve matinée kicks off the Thundering Herd’s Conference USA play. The other game of the warm-weather trip takes place 56 miles north at Florida Atlantic, a 7 p.m. tip Monday.
Perhaps, as players hear about the winter weather back home, they might be distracted.