As night faded into the early morning hours, Miami Heat players celebrating a newly won NBA championship had their choice of South Beach hot spots.

Cameo. Club LIV. The Mynt Lounge.


Oh, and Denny’s.

According to his 3:19 a.m. post on Twitter, veteran forward Shane Battier chose a Grand Slam breakfast instead of the hot lights and a pulsating beat.

Denny’s. a championship tradition. #Grandslam pic.twitter.com/mveVEocxAY — Shane Battier (@ShaneBattier) June 21, 2013


Hours earlier, reporters had asked him where he might spend the evening.

“Well, tonight I’m going to -- that’s a sticky question,” he answered. “Tomorrow, I hope my wife cooks me a nice rib eye. I’m looking forward to my rib eye tomorrow. Tonight, we’ll see.”



Game 7 of the NBA Finals ranked among the greatest of Battier’s long career. He scored 18 points on six-of-eight shooting from three-point range.


“The basketball gods ... I believe in basketball gods,” he said. “I felt that they owed me big time.”

The only question remaining: Did he order the Moons Over My Hammy plate?


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