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Pat Riley got into a spat with Shaquille O'Neal and attempted to banish the center from Heat practice. Only when backup center Alonzo Mourning intervened was the tension defused. "I don't discuss those things, but those things happen," Riley said. "We don't like losing. The franchise doesn't like losing. We get mad when we lose. And he does, I do, we all do. "We don't take it well, so some things happen occasionally." Offered the opportunity to clarify the friction that led him to defy Riley, O'Neal pleaded ignorance. "I have no idea what you're talking about," he said -- South Florida Sun-Sentinel

Heat issues boiling over -- South Florida Sun-Sentinel.com