Udonis Haslem of the Miami Heat, was pulled over on Sunday afternoon in Miami for speeding in his 2008 Mercedes and now faces a charge of felony possession of marijuana. According to Miami-Dade court records, Haslem was charged with possessing more than 20 grams of marijuana, a third-degree felony which could bring maximum punishments of a $5,000 fine and a five-year prison sentence. According to a press release the trooper smelled "an odor of marijuana from within the vehicle," leading to the arrest of both Haslem, 30 and passenger Antwain Fleming, 33. The Miami Heat’s forward attorney, Eric Schwartzreich, believes his client was wrongly arrested and is confident the charges can be dropped altogether.

The Miami Heat have opened at online sportsbooks as a +150 favorite in 2011 NBA odds to win the championship with the 2 time defending champion Los Angeles Lakers the next betting choice at +250. With the new “Three Kings” trio of James, Wade and Bosh the Heat will prove to be a highly popular and public choice in NBA betting at sportsbooks with the potential to become an overlay that offers little value. Chicago Bulls chairman Jerry Reinsdorf tried to rain on the recent parade in Miami noting that the Heat are over the salary cap and still without a center which sports handicappers should take note.

In one of the biggest NBA free agency signing periods in the history of the National Basketball Association, the Miami Heat landed the big prize as LeBron James will desert his hometown team in Cleveland and play for the Miami Heat, who will retain their own superstar free agent Dwyane Wade along with adding on yet another superstar forward Chris Bosh from the Toronto Raptors. The moves are likely to make the Heat an instant futures betting favorite in basketball odds at online sportsbooks to win the NBA title as well as a potential overlay on the board as they will instantly become a “public" choice along with the defending world champion Los Angeles Lakers.