Source: Haslem, Heat agree on 1-year deal for 16th season

MIAMI » Udonis Haslem is barely given the chance to play anymore, and the Miami Heat wanted him back anyway. That’s how much they value his presence.

A person with knowledge of the negotiations said Haslem and the Heat have agreed on a one-year,

$2.4 million contract that will keep him with his hometown team for a

16th season.

“When players come in and we talk to them about what it means to be a Miami Heat player, we point them at Udonis Haslem,” Heat coach Erik Spoelstra said earlier this offseason.

Haslem is one of the team’s captains, and he and Dwyane Wade are the only two players to appear on all three of Miami’s NBA champion teams. Haslem becomes the 19th player under contract going into training camp, one shy of the preseason maximum — and the Heat are waiting to see if Wade will take that last available spot.

Haslem’s on-court role has been limited over the last three years. He appeared in only 14 games last season, all off the bench, and hasn’t gotten more than 20 minutes in any game since Jan. 1, 2017.

Family: IndyCar’s Wickens broke neck and spinal cord

INDIANAPOLIS » IndyCar driver Robert Wickens fractured his spinal cord and neck, as well as seven other serious injuries, when he crashed at Pocono Raceway.

The family of the Canadian driver revealed the injuries Wickens suffered when his car launched into the fence Aug. 19. Among the injuries are a thoracic spinal fracture, a fractured neck, tibia and fibula fractures to both legs and a fractured right forearm.

He had surgeries this week at IU Health Methodist Hospital to repair fractures to both of his legs and hands and is expected to be moved to a rehabilitation center soon. It could be months before the severity of the injury is known. The Wickens family revealed the extent of his injuries Thursday through Schmidt Peterson Motorsports.

Police: 2 FIU players shot, assailant at large

MIAMI » Two Florida International football players were shot Thursday, and police said they were looking for who was responsible for what they called a drive-by attack.

Opalocka police chief James Dobson identified the players as running back Anthony Jones and offensive lineman Mershawn Miller. Jones was shot in the face and back, while Miller was shot in the arm.

Dobson said the condition of both players is stable, and that the injuries were not life-threatening. Police believe that Jones and Miller were visiting a friend in Opalocka when someone in another car opened fire and sped away.