"It's the business of basketball," Cole said ... perhaps a long-term NBA career was never on the cards for him. Related: Norris Cole and Udonis Haslem say things were intense in Miami after ...

Norris Cole tallied 19 points and six assists for the Maccabi Ra'anana in a losing effort. The Trail Blazers improve to 1-2 in the NBA Preseason, while the Maccabi Ra'anana fall to 0-2.