Troy Murphy was scheduled for separate phone calls on Monday with Pat Riley and Danny Ainge.

Both the Heat and Celtics are attempting to sign Murphy.

Sources indicate Murphy is "still torn" in trying to choose between the two teams.

Mike Bibby has agreed to a buyout of his entire 11-12 salary worth $6.2 million and will likely sign with the Heat after clearing waivers.

"He sacrificed some money in order to win a championship," said David Falk, Bibby's agent. "Once you're past 10, 11 years in the league, you want to be in a situation where you can win. He's got some attractive options open to him."

The Lakers, Celtics and Blazers are also interested in Bibby.

The Wizards and Mike Bibby have agreed to a buyout, which was formally announced by the team on Monday afternoon.

Marc J. Spears reports Bibby will give up his entire $6.2 million salary for the 11-12 season.

Bibby is expected to receive interest from the Heat, amongst other playoff contenders.

Mike Bibby has agreed to a buyout with the Wizards.

The Heat will pursue his services to upgrade the point guard position.

Carlos Arroyo has fallen out of the rotation and Mario Chalmers remains inconsistent.

Carmelo Anthony improved to 10-4 against LeBron James teams during his career with New York's 91-86 victory over the Heat.

Anthony scored 29 points on 22 shots and had nine rebounds.

The Heat lost a 91-86 decision to the Knicks on Sunday night on their homecourt.

Miami has recently lost to Boston, Chicago and New York, as their inability to beat higher quality opponents continues to be a question.

“We will have our breakthrough,” Erik Spoesltra said. “As painful as it is right now, there will be a time when we break through, execute and win a game like this against a quality opponent going down the stretch. What you hope is that the pain of a game like this resonates enough to make a change.”

Heat swingman Mike Miller has been cleared to return to the court on Sunday night against the Knicks.

Miller missed four games after taking several blows to the head.

He has not played since Feb. 15 after also missing the first 29 games of the season with a hand injury.

The relationship between former friends and teammates LeBron James and Daniel Gibson took another hit on Saturday night, according to sources.

It began at a birthday party for Gibson on Friday night. During the event, two witnesses told ESPN.com that Gibson made a reference to being the new king of Cleveland during a toast.

According to a source close to Gibson, James became upset upon hearing about the claim. The source said James and Gibson later resolved the issue because Gibson didn't mean to insult James.

However, the issue wasn't resolved before the two engaged in a war of words on Twitter.

With Carmelo Anthony and Chauncey Billups joining Amar'e Stoudemire with the Knicks, the team should have a developing rivalry with the Miami Heat over the next few seasons.

“It is going to be battles for many years with Amar'e and Melo,” Dwyane Wade said. “They’re guys around the same age as we are. We’re not going anywhere, they’re not going anywhere. It is going to be some battles for a while. As competitors, I’m sure they look forward to it and we look forward to it with open arms. We look forward to this game and many more.”

“We felt the intensity [against Miami] before we brought in Carmelo,” Stoudemire said. “Now it is more magnified with Carmelo and Chauncey [Billups] joining us.”

“Regardless if it my third game or not, it should be a statement for us to want to beat this team,” Anthony said. “I think the East has become more powerful now and you’re going to see a lot more competitive games in the East.”

LeBron James believes it is premature to call it a rivalry.

“Rivalries don’t start until you have a playoff series or two,” James said. “But we’ll welcome it back. We’ll make it fun like it has been in the past.”

Carmelo Anthony was limited in practice on Saturday but says he'll "absolutely" play against the Heat on Sunday night.

Anthony doesn't expect to be back to full strength for a couple weeks after aggravating an elbow injury against the Cavaliers on Friday night.

The exact nature of Anthony's elbow problem remains unclear.