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Shouldn't the Miami Heat be an adopted Canadian team?
Canada has the Toronto Raptors, of course. And the Phoenix Suns feature Canadian star Steve Nash. But, if you want to get technical, Nash wasn't born in Canada, instead being a native of South Africa.
There are only two natives of Canada active in the NBA, and both play for Miami. There is center Jamaal Magloire, from Toronto, and center Joel Anthony, from Montreal. So one might think they're liking the Heat where it's cold even if those guys don't play a lot.
But there is one big problem with all of this. Miami also features forward Chris Bosh, known in some quarters as a Canadian defector.
Not that Bosh ever applied for Canadian citizenship, but he did play the previous seven seasons for the Raptors. Then he became a free agent and bolted to Miami, joining Northeast Ohio defector LeBron James and Dwyane Wade.
"I think they're more mad at Bosh leaving (but) they're happy for us,'' Magloire said of how Canadian fans look at the Heat.
With that in mind, maybe Bosh should stand close to Magloire and Anthony when he makes his return Feb. 16 with the Heat to the Air Canada Centre. It could make it much safer.
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Source: http://nba.fanhouse.com/2010/12/09/canada-may-hate-bosh-but-it-loves-heats-magloire-and-anthony/
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