Grizzlies owner Michael Heisley secretly tried to acquire center Alonzo Mourning back in 2006.

Heisley and Jerry West, then the team's president, flew to Miami to meet with the now-retired center prior to his final comeback from a kidney issue.

"They almost had me but my love was in Miami and my heart is still there," Mourning said Monday.

Mourning re-signed with the Heat in an effort to try and help that franchise defend its NBA title.

Via Memphis Commercial Appeal

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