It's no secret that Michigan head coach Juwan Howard has the respect of numerous people in the collegiate and professional ranks of basketball. On any given day in Ann Arbor, you just never know who is going to walk into the facilities to meet with the headman.

On Saturday evening during the Wolverines' blowout victory over Southern Utah, some familiar faces were on hand at the Crisler Center in support of Howard. Particularly, members of the Miami Heat organization.

"Man, I can't stop smiling just to see the support," Howard said. "The support was real tonight. It was beautiful to see coach Spoelstra come out, coach Quinnie (Chris Quinn), also coach O (Octavio De La Grana), Duncan Robinson and all the Miami Heat people that touched me and had an impact on my life and impact on coaching."

That impact was on display as Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra met with the team after the game.

Also in attendance was Hall of Famer Tracy McGrady who, like Spoelstra, met with the team after the game.

Which truly shows that relationships extend beyond basketball.

"To see one of my favorite teammates, Tracy McGrady, in the building," Howard said. "Flew here from Texas and flying back home tonight to be here to support, and it was awesome, bro. The best of it all was those guys spoke to the players and talked about—I'm not going to go into details of everything they spoke about, but the brotherhood. The brotherhood is real."

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