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Basketball was always a tough sell in South Florida. Time was, this was only football country. The Dolphins and Don Shula. The swagger of the 1980s Hurricanes.

Then LeBron James and Chris Bosh relocated in 2010. Suddenly, basketball was cool in The 305. And Miami Hurricanes coach Jim Larranaga played a role in that, too. On Thursday, it was reported ...