{"id":412586,"date":"2026-09-28T07:20:41","date_gmt":"2026-09-28T07:20:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/412586\/"},"modified":"2026-09-28T07:20:41","modified_gmt":"2026-09-28T07:20:41","slug":"former-lebron-james-teammate-returns-to-miami-heat-in-major-role","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/412586\/","title":{"rendered":"Former LeBron James teammate returns to Miami Heat in major role"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Norris Cole has rejoined the Miami Heat as an assistant coach of their G League team next NBA season.<\/p>\n<p>A familiar face has returned to the Miami Heat for a major role.<\/p>\n<p>        <a class=\"article-widget__photo\" href=\"https:\/\/basketnews.com\/players\/15130-giannis-antetokounmpo.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/image-424878-plsm.jpg\" alt=\"Giannis  Antetokounmpo\"\/><br \/>\n        <\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n                Position<br \/>\n                PF, C\n            <\/p>\n<p>\n                Age<br \/>\n                31\n            <\/p>\n<p>\n                Height<br \/>\n                211 cm\n            <\/p>\n<p>\n                Weight<br \/>\n                110 kg\n            <\/p>\n<p>\n                Birth place<br \/>\n                Athens, Greece\n            <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Anthony_Chiang\/status\/2104280664506003615?s=20\" rel=\"nofollow\">According<\/a> to Anthony Chiang of the Miami Herald, Norris Cole has joined the coaching staff of the Heat&#8217;s G League affiliate.<\/p>\n<p>The former NBA guard will serve as an assistant coach for the Sioux Falls Skyforce heading into the 2026-27 season.<\/p>\n<p>  <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/a\/status\/2104286440121159694\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">  Norris Cole rejoins Miami Heat <\/p>\n<p>Norris Cole is back with the Miami Heat, but this time as an assistant coach.<\/p>\n<p>The 28th pick of the 2011 NBA Draft, Cole notably spent the first three seasons of his career with the Heat, where he became a key backup guard in the team&#8217;s 2012 and 2013 championship runs.<\/p>\n<p>He also spent the 2015-16 season with the New Orleans Pelicans before finishing his NBA career with the OKC Thunder in 2017.<\/p>\n<p>Afterwards, Cole pursued multiple playing opportunities in Europe, winning championships with Maccabi Tel Aviv (2017-18) as well as ASVEL (2020-21).<\/p>\n<p> Norris Cole earns major post-playing career opportunity from Miami Heat <\/p>\n<p>As he will now serve as an assistant coach for the Sioux Falls Skyforce, Norris Cole earned himself a big break from the Miami Heat after capping off his playing career.<\/p>\n<p>Previously, he was the head girls&#8217; basketball coach at Trinity High School in Shiremanstown, Pennsylvania, during the team&#8217;s 2025-26 campaign.<\/p>\n<p>Cole joins Remy NDiaye, Nate Wilson, and Darius Johnson-Odom as some of the other assistants of the Skyforce under head coach Mario Casamajor.<\/p>\n<p>                                                    <a href=\"https:\/\/basketnews.com\/plus?utm_source=basketnews_com&amp;utm_medium=bn_plus&amp;utm_id=UA-259273-31&amp;utm_campaign=banners_free_content_for_not_members_bottom_7\" class=\"banners_paid_content_info_block_white banners-paid-content-info-block-white\" data-google-interstitial=\"false\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/p>\n<p>                                                <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"bn-plus-img img-fluid\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/1790580041_388_bn-plus.png\" alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                                            Thank you for reading us! 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