Chris Bosh speaks with the media at Heat practice on Wednesday. (Jesse D. Garrabrant/NBAE/Getty Images)

Chances are you've heard about the Miami Heat fans who decided to get an early start on their commute when the San Antonio Spurs held a 94-89 lead with 28 seconds remaining in Game 6 of the NBA Finals on Tuesday night. Chances are you've also heard that rumors of the Heat's demise were greatly exaggerated, as a headband-less LeBron James and a pure-from-the-corner Ray Allen authored enough late-game magic to push the game to overtime, where the Heat held on for a 103-100 win that guaranteed a deciding Game 7 for the 2013 NBA championship on Thursday night.

Heat center Chris Bosh played a major role in the comeback win, playing sensational defense in the late stages, grabbing the offensive rebound that led to Allen's corner 3-pointer and coming up with two huge blocks, including one on a last-ditch try by Spurs sharpshooter Danny Green, to seal the victory. And at the Heat's Wednesday practice, the All-Star center didn't mince his words when asked about those who took an early powder from AmericanAirlines Arena when the chips were down:

"For all those guys who left, don't come back for Game 7." - Chris Bosh

— Ryan Wolstat (@WolstatSun) June 19, 2013

He had plenty more to say, too.

"You never give up," Bosh continued. "People gave up on us, and they can stay where they are and watch the game at home."

Matt Bonner has definitely served his kids kale (Getty Images)

A look around the league and the web that covers it. It's also important to note that the rotation order and starting nods aren't always listed in order of importance. That's for you, dear reader, to figure out.

C: SB Nation. A hilarious, must-read column comparing the San Antonio Spurs to various dad-types and I’ve already said way, way too much just go read it, pops.
PF: Toronto Star. Toronto Raptors coach Dwane Casey, who will stick with the team for 2013-14, stops by a local middle school to offer some guidance to seventh and eighth graders.
SF: Raptors.com. New Raptors general manager Masai Ujiri discusses his motivations and early moves behind the first month of his latest regime with the team, including hiring a collective bargaining agreement-expert to the staff. Pretty sound move, in light of the moves made by the previous administration.
SG: AZCentral. Bob Young on why the respective administrations of a coach and general manager hired at different times shouldn’t overlap, and why the Phoenix Suns are smart to hire both general manager Ryan McDonough and coach Jeff Hornacek in the same offseason.
PG: Post-ambles. EXCLUSIVE: ESPN’s Rick Reilly has already written his column in reaction to Thursday’s Game 7 between the Spurs and Heat, and we have your link to it.

Tim Duncan and Gregg Popovich are just fine, thank you (Getty Images)

The San Antonio Spurs’ system – its routine – has been lauded for years for providing consistent season after season of mindful, winning basketball. The team has been able to mix equal parts adaptability and attention to structure on its way toward four NBA championships, and that system seemed well on its way to a fifth banner in Tuesday’s Game 6 of the NBA Finals before coach Gregg Popovich decided to pull Tim Duncan in the game’s final minute so as to match up with the Miami Heat’s smaller lineup.

A five-point lead quickly evaporated into a tie ballgame, though, as the Heat crashed the offensive boards after two bad three-point misses to reconfigure and toss in two killer treys in the game’s final seconds, as Duncan watched from the sidelines. To hear the Spurs tell it on Wednesday, the lineup was normal, to be expected, and set to return should the same context spring up in Game 7.

Here’s Tim Duncan on the Spurs’ late-game approach in Game 6, via ASAPSports.com:

Not new at all. Something we've done all year. Obviously we were trying to protect the three‑point line. We had a lot of bodies in there to switch and get up on our shooters. Two bad bounces off a rebound, we actually get the stops on the threes and bad bounces right back out for threes.

It is what it is. Obviously, I want to be in there every minute of the game. That's just how we're built. But we've done it all year long. We've been successful with it. And if it comes down to it again, Pop will make the call again.

After scoring just three minutes into Brazil's first Confederations Cup group-stage match against Japan, Neymar decided to give Mexico a fighting chance and waited all the way until the ninth minute of the match to score his second goal of the tournament. Mexico's Francisco Rodriguez attempted to head clear a cross in the box, but he ended up delivering it right to Neymar, who put it past keeper Jose Corona without hesitation.

The goal added to an already intense atmosphere with thousands of Brazilians protesting outside the stadium. If the way Neymar has dealt with the pressure so far in this tournament is any indication, his first season with Barcelona should be entertaining. And hopefully surrounded by less police brutality.

UPDATE: Brazil won 2-0 after Neymar nutmegged a defender and set up Jo in the third minute of injury time. I think we have a frontrunner for the tournament's Golden Boot already.

He's the sidekick, on the end of the couch. When you kick him, he says ouch. (Joe Murphy/NBAE/Getty)

Hey, it might be a step down from making nearly $6 million a year, but there are worse jobs than being a sidekick, Mike Miller. Ed McMahon did pretty well for himself "You are correct, sir"-ing Johnny Carson for all those years, and plenty of people love Andy Richter at least as much as they do Conan O'Brien. Hell, Tonto even gets top billing in the new "Lone Ranger" movie. It can be a pretty sweet gig if you play your cards right.

Then again, if the only option is being Shaquille O'Neal's sidekick, you might want to hold off on retirement for another year or two. Unless you're eager to dive headfirst into the deep end of a comedy pool chlorinated by underwear gooves and buttface zings, that is. If you are, then go right ahead. I'm sure the water's warm enough that if you put your college roommate's hand in it, he'd pee his pants, resulting in a totally viral clip hosted on the Comedy Shaq Network.

What do you think Miller and Shaq are yukkin' it up over? Best caption wins "Sidekicks," the 1992 film starring Chuck Norris and Jonathan Brandis (not really, but you should totally watch this). Good luck.

In our last adventure: Now you've done it — you've shocked Boris Diaw.

David Beckham is back in China to resume his duties as the country's "global football ambassador" and it seems he's learned a few lessons from his past experiences in similar positions. For one thing, he isn't taking free kicks while wearing a suit anymore. And he's also figured out how to keep school kids from exposing his age-ravaged defending.

Playing against a group of Chinese children in front of a large crowd, Beckham made sure the kid with the ball didn't get past him by picking him up, putting him to one side and then taking the ball for himself (clearly this is a move that Zlatan Ibrahimovic taught him at PSG). Beckham was not booked for the clear foul.

This has been the Dirty Tackle of the Day: a chronicling of unfortunate events.

Tiger Woods — AP

It seems if it isn't bogeys that are holding Tiger Woods back at the major championships, it's injury, and another one suffered at a major will be forcing Woods out of golf action in the coming weeks.

Woods announced on his website that he will be skipping the AT&T National event that kicks off June 27 because of a strained left elbow he suffered at Merion Golf Club a week ago during the U.S. Open.

"I was examined after I returned home from the U.S. Open, and the doctors determined I have a left elbow strain," Woods said.

It's really a double hit for Tiger being forced out of the AT&T as the golf tournament is hosted by Woods and benefits his foundation.

"I have been advised to take a few weeks off, rest and undergo treatment. I'll be ready to go for the British Open, and I'm looking forward to playing at Muirfield," Woods continued. "I would like to extend my regrets to AT&T, our sponsors and the fans in the Washington, D.C., area. The AT&T National means a lot to me and my