James, Wade talk about winning over road crowds

James, Wade talk about winning over road crowds

Published Jan. 6, 2011 1:17 p.m. ET

By CHRIS PERKINS
FOXSportsFlorida.com Heat Writer

Jan. 6, 2011

Once again, Miami Heat forward LeBron James felt the need to clarify a statement.

A couple of weeks ago, it was his view on NBA contraction. On Thursday, the topic was James comparing the Heat to the Beatles when he casually referred to the team as the "Heatles" in a postgame interview.

"Let me clear up another statement, which I'm sick and tired of doing," James said with a smile after practice Thursday at AmericanAirlines Arena.

"I was asked the question, 'How you feel about selling out arenas each and every night,' right? Listen to this. 'How do you feel about selling out road arenas every night at a 99.9 percent (rate)?'

"I said, 'I feel like it's great. I feel like the Beatles when we hit the road,' which everyone knows when the Beatles hit the road it was a huge (spectacle). I never compared us to how many records they sold or how world-renowned the Beatles were.

"You know what? That's the last time I'm clarifying my words. It's getting out of control guys. It

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