ORLANDO -- Rashard Lewis had earned a little razzing.
When you have the sort of game that the veteran did Saturday—18 points in a spot start for Shane Battier—you get a spot in the Winner's Circle with Jason Jackson. And you become a target for an amusing interruption, known as the video bomb.
“I kept looking over my shoulder, just to see which direction it was coming from,” Lewis said later. “But it never came.”
No, it didn't, but that didn't mean his Heat teammates didn't appreciate his performance in a 110-94 victory, especially since it came in a place where he played more of a starring role for three-plus seasons. It's just that they had even greater appreciation for what awaited them in the locker room: gumbo, chicken and cake, courtesy of Ray Allen's mother Flo.
Nothing, after all, beats free, especially when the food is better than the usual fare.
When it comes to signing NBA players, there's no such thing as free—every acquisition has a cost, every player has a price. But the closest you can come is the minimum contract.
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