AP Interview: Haslem Reveals Why He Chose To Return To Heat

MIAMI (CBSMiami/AP) — The longest tenured member of the Miami Heat is coming back for another season.

Udonis Haslem arrived at the Heat facility for a workout one day last week, and was told he needed to sign a waiver before he took the court.

The reason: Technically, he wasn’t on the team.

“That was a little weird, having to do that,” Haslem said.

It won’t be a problem for the next year. Haslem officially signed his one-year, $2.4 million contract with the Heat on Monday, a deal that was struck last week and finally became official when he put pen to paper. Haslem will enter his 16th NBA season, all with the Heat, and that means the Miami native will be with his hometown franchise for more…