Heat coach Erik Spoelstra has maintained that the Heat's early-season struggles would make his team more unified. And that seems to have happened between him and star forward LeBron James, but Spoelstra said it took a conversation to get there. Speaking after Wednesday's practice, Spoelstra said that he had a conversation with James in early December, in the wake of the swirling controversy generated by a bump between the two in the third quarter of a Nov. 27 loss to the Dallas Mavericks. It has been reported that the two met immediately after the incident in November as well. Nonetheless, Spoelstra said Wednesday that the December meeting was a turning point in their relationship. Read more: http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/truehoop/miamiheat/news/story?id=6396468
