South Florida Sun-Sentinel (Sunday)

Heat logo among ones on special Oreo cookie

- By Ira Winderman

Want to have your Miami Heat and eat it too? There soon will be an Oreo for that.

The NBA announced Wednesday a marketing partnershi­p that later this month will feature the launch of limited-edition NBA Dynasty Oreo Cookies.

Among the logos to be included on the chocolate wafer of the cookie is the Heat’s iconic flaming basketball.

As part of the partnershi­p, a variety of products and promotions will be launched with the NBA, WNBA, NBA G League, NBA 2K League and USA Basketball featuring leading brands from the Mondelēz Internatio­nal portfolio, such as Oreo Cookies, Chips Ahoy!, Nutter Butter, belVita, Ritz Crackers, Trident and Sour Patch Kids.

The limited-edition Oreos will features six unique embossment­s on top of the chocolate wafers that spotlight logos of what the company terms “some of the greatest dynasties in NBA history.”

The featured teams are the Boston Celtics, Chicago Bulls, Golden State Warriors, Los Angeles Lakers, San Antonio Spurs and three-time champion Heat.

In addition to the limited-edition packs, a “Taste Greatness” sweepstake­s will be part of the product launch this month, for a chance to win a trip to NBA All-Star 2022.

Three University of Tennessee football players are facing an indefinite suspension from the team after campus police logs show they were arrested on misdemeano­r charges related to drug possession and parapherna­lia in a dorm. Martavius French, Isaac Washington and Aaron Willis were among five people arrested for a March 9 incident at Stokely Hall on the Knoxville campus, the campus police log says. Another student and a juvenile were also arrested. “We are aware of an incident that occurred at Stokely Hall involving football student-athletes,” Tennessee Athletics said in a statement Friday. “The individual­s involved in the incident have been suspended indefinite­ly from football activities pending further review of the matter by the university.” French is a freshman linebacker from Memphis who did not see any action in 2020. He was a four-star recruit. Washington is a three-star defensive lineman from Pilot Mountain, North Carolina who signed with Tennessee in December. Willis is a four-star linebacker from Midlothian, Virginia. He also signed with Tennessee in December. It was not immediatel­y clear if the players have retained attorneys who might comment.

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