MIAMI -- Dee Gordon had a courtside seat to watch the Miami Heat on Tuesday night, for a very good reason.
The Miami Marlins second baseman was there to represent Jose Fernandez.
Miami's first home game of the preseason had a somber beginning, with the Heat paying tribute to the late Marlins ace right-hander by wearing his initials and No. 16 on the back of their warm-up shirts -- then by offering a moment of silence before tipoff against the Brooklyn Nets.
Fernandez, 24, and two friends died last month when the boat they were riding in crashed into a jetty off Miami Beach.