Erik Spoelstra defended his decision to start Michael Beasley over incumbent veteran Udonis Haslem.

"Before you make a move like this, you have to have someone with absolute strength of character," Spoelstra said of Haslem.

"Where we want to go -- if we want to make a [competitive] jump -- there is going to have to be difficult and uncomfortable decisions. This was difficult."

Via Miami Herald

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