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Dwyane Wade torches Washington as Miami rolls to 106-89 win at Verizon Center
"For most of three quarters on Friday, the Washington Wizards played with enough ambition and resolve that on other nights may have been sufficient to produce a victory. The opponent in this case, though, was reigning Eastern Conference champion Miami, so an incomplete performance instead yielded a 106-89 loss before a Verizon Center crowd of 20,282 that booed the Heat's LeBron James at virtually every turn. The Wizards (5-22), who suffered their sixth loss in seven games, got double-figure scoring from four starters, including a season-high 24 points and 13 rebounds from center JaVale McGee. But Washington shot 38 percent from the field and 19 percent from three-point range and missed 11"
Chris Bosh joins Dwyane Wade, LeBron James in All-Star Game as reserve
"Miami Heat forward Chris Bosh was named to his seventh NBA All-Star team when the reserves were announced Thursday. Despite the accolade, Bosh insisted he was unaware the significance of the day. "I didn't even know it was today," Bosh said. "I'm going to be honest with you." Despite the lack of interest, Bosh said being selected was an honor he will perhaps enjoy more when his career is over. He was announced as a reserve, joining LeBron James and Dwyane Wade as the Heat's representatives."
Wade, LeBron in as All-Stars; Barkley: Bosh should start
"Chris Bosh will have to wait a week, but he's already found himself in an All-Star debate. While, as expected, LeBron James and Dwyane Wade were announced Thursday as All-Star Game starters in the final tabulation of fan voting, the remaining member of the Miami Heat's Big Three will have to wait until next Thursday, when voting among conference coaches for reserves is announced. James and Wade are joined in the Eastern Conference starting lineup by Orlando Magic center Dwight Howard, Chicago Bulls guard Derrick Rose and New York Knicks forward Carmelo Anthony."
LeBron says chemistry with Wade, 'at an all-time high'
"The tag-team approach is back. And now no one is talking about LeBron James or Dwyane Wade being better by themselves. Not when they're playing this well in tandem. Not after these past three games. With Wade back from the sprained right ankle that kept him out for six games, James and Wade have regained their common stride in victories against the New York Knicks, Chicago Bulls and New Orleans Hornets, part of the five-game winning streak the Heat carry into Wednesday's game against the Milwaukee Bucks. "It is at an all-time high right now, honestly," James said of the chemistry between the two. "It is just a chemistry that we have. Last year was a blueprint for us. It is not like"
Heat surge past Hornets 109-95 behind James, Wade
"With the Hornets in town, the buzz was gone. No, this was not the electric atmosphere of Sunday afternoon, when the Miami Heat made a rare regular-season statement with their decision over the Chicago Bulls. Instead, it opened as every bit the struggle of the second night of the Heat's previous two home-and-home back-to-back sets. Languid. Lethargic. Listless. With New Orleans making 10 of its first 11 shots. The difference is unlike those games against the Atlanta Hawks and Milwaukee Bucks, the Heat found their second wind and used it to blow past the West-worst Hornets 109-95 Monday night at AmericanAirlines Arena."
Wade makes statement: 'Better without me? I doubt that'
"An unlikely debate surfaced when the Miami Heat won eight of the nine games they were without guard Dwyane Wade this season. Is this team really better off with Wade out of the lineup? After Wade scored 28 points in the Heat's 99-89 victory Friday against the New York Knicks, he offered his opinion on the subject. "This is a very good team with or without me," Wade said. "But better without me? I doubt that.""
Wade has resounding return in Miami Heat's win over Knicks
"Dwyane Wade was back. So was Micky Arison. No one wants to miss out on the action when the Knicks come to town. The Heat defeated its Eastern Conference rival 99-89 on Friday night at AmericanAirlines Arena. It was the Heat's first game this season against the struggling Knicks, who have only won once in their past nine games. LeBron James led the Heat (14-5) with 31 points. He was at his best in the fourth quarter, scoring 11 points while also effectively helping to contain the Knicks' barrage of three-point attempts. "That's a good way to have a Friday night in Miami," Heat coach Erik Spoelstra said. The Knicks (7-12) didn't have Carmelo Anthony. They barely had Amare Stoudemire. In"
Wade scores 28 in return as Heat hold off 3s-wild Knicks
"The Miami Heat finally are whole. And for a while there Friday night, they were in a whole lot of trouble against an opponent that was living by the 3-pointer to an absurd degree. But with Dwyane Wade back, and a semblance of reality eventually returning to a New York Knicks offense that somehow was over-the-top thriving in the injury absence of Carmelo Anthony, the Heat held on for a 99-89 victory Friday night at AmericanAirlines Arena. For Wade, this was no subtle return, with 18 of his 28 points coming in the first half, a start that included a Euro-step layup, a dunk and a nifty reverse layup off a feed from LeBron James. "It's a nice welcome back for that young kid, number three,""
Heat's Wade Watch appears to be in final stages
"The record is now 8-1 without Dwyane Wade. And yet all the Miami Heat want is their star shooting guard back on the court. That could happen as soon as Friday's home game against the New York Knicks, with Wade testing his sprained right ankle in an aggressive pregame workout Wednesday night in Detroit. The Heat had Thursday off. "We want our All-Star out there," LeBron James said after the Heat moved to 5-1 in Wade's absence during this latest injury. Wade also missed three games earlier this season with a bruised left foot."
Dwyane Wade will travel to Detroit but playing status unclear
"Dwyane Wade participated in parts of Tuesday's shootaround, and he will make the trip to Detroit, but his status remains day-to-day. Even without Wade in the lineup, Chris Bosh said the Heat can make progress. Specifically, reserve players who are getting more minutes with Wade on the bench can use these games as learning opportunities. "We're missing [Wade], but the show goes on," Bosh said. "It's good for guys who normally don't get as many minutes; they get to prove what they can do. They get to get a lot of experience and down the line when we are healthy, sometimes Dwyane might get in foul trouble or LeBron [ James] might get in foul trouble, and we're going to have to call on one of"
Miami Heat's Dwyane Wade doubtful for Tuesday's game vs. Cleveland
"Dwyane Wade is making progress, but not enough to return to the court yet. The Miami Heat guard is not expected to play against the Cleveland Cavaliers on Tuesday because of a sprained right ankle. It would mark the fifth consecutive game Wade has missed and the eighth of the season. "Everything is the same as last game," coach Erik Spoelstra said. "He's day-to-day. He has been doing work, and we'll let you know as soon as he has taken the next step." However, Wade did participate in parts of Tuesday morning's shootaround, which is something he has not been able to do since spraining his ankle."
Dwyane Wade sidelined again Saturday vs. 76ers
"Miami Heat guard Dwyane Wade will miss his third consecutive game Saturday against the Philadelphia 76ers due to a sprained right ankle. With the Heat 5-0 in his absence this season, it has come to this: A Twitter hashtag #withoutwade. "The more I hear something like that it just becomes officially the theatre of the absurd," coach Erik Spoelstra said. Wade jokingly joined the movement Friday. He tweeted one of his young sons missed jump shots while the elder Wade was watching, but made shots when he left. Wade officially remains day-to-day. The ankle injury follows a bruised left foot and a strained right calf."
Dwyane Wade ruled out vs. Spurs
"Dwyane Wade will sit out the Miami Heat's game Tuesday night against the San Antonio Spurs as he battles several leg injuries. LeBron James is also battling a cold but is expected to play. Wade sprained his right ankle in the Heat's loss Friday night in Denver and missed practice the last two days. He has also been battling a sore left foot, which caused him to miss three games earlier this season, and a calf strain that he suffered last week."
With Dwyane Wade ailing, Miami Heat faces tough homestand
"You know it's not just another weekly episode of the NBA sports drama, Miami Heat, when Heat coach Erik Spoelstra admits to addressing the next three home games as a singular unit at any time. "We talked about it, and it's the only time I'll talk about the week." Spoelstra said Sunday. "I think it was important for us to settle ourselves and understand where we are.""
Miami Heat returns home from road trip battered and bruised
"Emotionally and physically drained, the Heat limped home Saturday after its third consecutive loss. Dwyane Wade is injured three times over and the Heat ended its trip by finding three different ways to lose three winnable games to Western Conference competition. That invincible feeling that accompanied the Heat's 8-1 start to the season? It's gone. That's the bad news. The good news, as Wade explained it Friday night, is that he didn't break his leg in the fourth quarter against the Nuggets. That was his initial thought when he rolled his ankle after landing on Al Harrington's foot. Writhing in pain, Wade feared the worst."
Miami Heat deals with injuries to Dwayne Wade, Mike Miller after road trip
"The practice scene ran inconsistent with the Heat's uncertainty on the health of guard Dwyane Wade and swingman Mike Miller for Tuesday's home game with San Antonio. Heat coach Erik Spolestra said there would be no timetable for Wade's return. Wade, who has a sprained right ankle worked out alone in another part of AmericanAirlines Arena. Meanwhile, on the main practice court, Miller, who has missed everything so far recovering from a sports hernia, participated in a semi-physical three-on-three game. Though Miller once again said "I'm 100 percent ready to play," Spolestra wouldn't commit to Miller playing Tuesday. Still, Miller's far more likely to see time than Wade, who has more dents"
For Dwyane Wade, season has been a series of missteps
"Based on the results of the past three games, plus the sprained right ankle sustained by Dwyane Wade, the impression would be that cracks are showing in the Miami Heat's foundation. The reality, power forward LeBron James said, is that even amid team's 8-1 start, there never was a foundation. "We haven't been healthy yet, since the start of the season," James said, with Friday's 117-104 loss to the Denver Nuggets leaving the Heat with a three-game losing streak to conclude their five-game coast-to-coast trip and, now, an 8-4 record. With swingman Mike Miller on the cusp of returning from the sports hernia that has had him sidelined since the start of the lockout-delayed training camp, the"
Bosh: Wade is Miami Heat's go-to player
"Controversial storylines involving the Heat seemed to swirl around the team constantly last season. This time around, the spotlight hasn't been nearly as harsh and bright. Until Friday, that is. In an interview in this month's GQ magazine, Heat forward Chris Bosh said, all things considered, Dwyane Wade should be the team's go-to player in potential game-winning situations and not himself or LeBron James. His reasoning: "Because of his success in the past, given what he's done. He's a champ. He's an MVP, and he's hit a bunch of last-second shots. That's the time you have to put pride aside a little bit, and do what's best for the team. He's quickest, and he's gonna get a shot off. He"
Wade injured as Miami Heat loses again to Denver Nuggets
"Dwyane Wade began this five-game road trip with an injury and he'll end it with another. With seven minutes left in the Heat's 117-104 loss to the Nuggets on Friday at Pepsi Center, Wade fell awkwardly on his right ankle and immediately went down. It was a depressing conclusion to a road trip that started with such promise but ended with three straight losses. Wade, who rolled his ankle after coming down on Al Harrington's foot, remained on the court for several tense minutes before limping to the bench and then to the locker room. He was diagnosed with a sprained ankle, finishing the game with 12 points, seven rebounds and six assists. Wade has never won in Denver. "I sprained my ankle"
Heat drop third in a row; Wade exits hobbled by sprained ankle
"A mile high, it was nothing but a continued series of lows for the Miami Heat on Friday night at the Pepsi Center. And for Dwyane Wade, a frightening low. The Heat not only lost for the 10th consecutive year in their annual trip to Denver, this time a 117-104 decision at the hands of the Nuggets, but closed their five-game trip with losses in the final three games. Even more significant, Wade was forced out early in the fourth quarter with a sprained right ankle. X-rays taken after the game came back negative, with Wade saying he was relieved to learn it was not broken. "It's never hurt this bad before," he said of the sprain, with came when he stepped on the foot of Denver forward Al"
Dwyane Wade to Dorell Wright: get selfish
"Dorell Wright thinks so highly of Dwyane Wade as a role model that the Warriors' small forward named his son Devin Quentin Dwyane Wade Wright. That's why it was so out of character to hear Wade's most recent advice to Wright. The Miami Heat All-Star told Wright to start being more selfish. Could that be the reason why Wright had a breakout game in Tuesday's 111-106 win over the Heat? "Shoot more. That's the only advice I'd give him," Wade said before Tuesday's Warriors-Heat game. "He isn't getting his shots. When you're a shooter, and you're getting one shot every 15 minutes, you're out of rhythm.""
With Dwyane Wade back, Heat blow 17-point lead, fall to Warriors
"On a night Dwyane Wade regained his footing, the Miami Heat stumbled. And eventually tumbled. Despite Wade returning from a three-game absence due to a bruised left foot and scoring 34 points, and despite leading by 17 in the third quarter, the Heat fell to a 111-106 overtime loss Tuesday night to the Golden State Warriors. A familiar face and an increasingly familiar problem led to the loss. Foremost, former Heat forward Dorell Wright closed the scoring in regulation with a 3-pointer and then knocked down two more in the overtime to hand the Heat their first road loss of the season."
Dwyane Wade appreciating these are his salad days
"The irony amid the yapping between commercial collaborators Charles Barkley and Dwyane Wade, with Barkley seemingly sniping at the Miami Heat at just about every opportunity, is that the two share a common ground. Each has seen the light when it has come to a more fit lifestyle. With Barkley, it's the current Weight Watchers campaign. With Wade it's a lifestyle makeover that just happens to tie into the new Gatorade campaign of internal fitness. But while Barkley last week mocked the notion of getting paid to lose weight, believing his microphone was not live during TNT's telecast between the Heat and Atlanta Hawks, Wade said nutrition has become an NBA life lesson as he closes in on his"
Nagging injury is idling Miami Heat's Dwyane Wade
"The good news out of the Heat's full-contact practice on Monday was that Mike Miller and Eddy Curry made their long-awaited returns to the court. The bad news was that Dwyane Wade and Mario Chalmers did not practice. Wade's foot injury, more serious than initially believed, is taking time to heal. He is questionable for both Tuesday's game against Golden State and Wednesday's game against the Clippers. "I would love for it to be [Tuesday],'' Wade said of his return. "I would love for it to be Wednesday. I don't know. I'm just trying to be smart."
Wade sits out again, raises plantar fasciitis concerns
"Miami Heat coach Erik Spoelstra just about had it all. "It was good," he said, "to have a full-scale, full-contact, full-padded practice. We haven't had one of these in a couple of weeks." Of course, it would have been better to have a full roster available for Monday's session at the University of San Francisco, particularly his starting backcourt. Of greatest concern was the continued absence of shooting guard Dwyane Wade, who has missed the past three games with what the team had termed a bruised left foot and now is questionable for the remaining three games of this five-game trip, which continues Tuesday against the Golden State Warriors."
Dwyane Wade out again for Miami Heat against Nets
"The Heat remained cautious with Dwyane Wade's sore left foot on Saturday night and held him out for the third consecutive game. Wade participated in the Heat's morning shootaround and then warmed up before the game against the Nets but was scratched from the lineup. The Heat flew to San Francisco after the game, and Wade has two more days to rest before Tuesday night's game against Golden State. "He's feeling significantly better with the extra couple days rest," Heat coach Erik Spoelstra said."
Dwyane Wade looking doubtful
"Dwyane Wade missed the Miami Heat's shootaround Wednesday morning because of lingering effects from a left foot contusion he suffered a week ago. The team is calling him a game-time decision for Wednesday night's game against the Indiana Pacers. But Wade and his teammates left the impression that it is doubtful he will be able to play. LeBron James said it was "looking like he's not going to play" against the Pacers."
Dwyane Wade: I'll get better, we'll get better
"Tuesday was a day left for introspection and review for the Miami Heat, a day for bouncing around thoughts instead of bouncing balls. While the plan never was to go undefeated, Monday's 100-92 loss to the Atlanta Hawks was enough to get the team to take stock with a video review at AmericanAirlines Arena, even after playing games the previous two nights. Foremost on the agenda was whether the Heat regressed, reverted to last season's approach of players trying to do too much on their own. Even Dwyane Wade said he needed to go to the videotape to solve that one."
Dwayne Wade wins it again for Miami Heat despite bad foot
"For the second game in a row, Dwayne Wade struggled with a foot injury. For the second game in a row, he won it in the end.In one of this new season's best highlights, LeBron James tossed an alley-oop to Wade with 4.6 seconds left on a sideline-out-of-bounds play to give the Heat its final lead. The Heat defeated the Timberwolves 103-101 on Friday at Target Center, capping Miami's first multiple-game road trip with a pair of victories. Neither win was easy.Wade defeated Charlotte in the final seconds on Wednesday and did the same on Friday despite playing with a bruised left foot. The Heat's superstar shooting guard was mostly ineffective throughout Friday's game but came alive in the"
Lebron James, Dwayne Wade yet to attempt three pointers
"With bags of ice wrapped around both of his knees, LeBron James toed the three-point arc inside a Minneapolis health club Thursday and called for the ball."Let me see that ball," James said. "Let me see if I still got it."Swish. James then turned and smirked at a few reporters covering the Heat's optional practice session between road games against Charlotte and Minnesota."What?" James said rhetorically, opening his arms in a playful gesture. "I still got my trademark."Minutes earlier, James had been explaining the reason why he has just as many three-point attempts this season — zero — as center Joel Anthony. In the Heat's first three games, neither James nor Dwyane Wade has attempted a"
Wade overcomes injury, hits winner; Heat edge Bobcats 96-95
"The air of invincibility that had permeated the Miami Heat's first two games was absent at the start. In its place was a quick 11-0 deficit. Dwyane Wade then was absent at the start of the second half with a foot injury. Gone, but not forgotten. Regaining his legs, or at least enough of them, Wade banked in a short push shot with 2.9 seconds to play to close out the scoring in a 96-95 victory Wednesday night over the Charlotte Bobcats at Time Warner Cable Arena."
James, Wade power Heat past Mavericks 105-94 in opener
"That victory the Miami Heat were looking for last June in Dallas? They found it Sunday. That additional element to make the game easier? They apparently have found that, as well. Doing to the Dallas Mavericks' championship celebration what the Mavericks did to their 2011 championship hopes, the Heat got the best of LeBron James and Dwyane Wade to roll to a 105-94 season-opening Christmas Day rout Sunday at American Airlines Center. "It was a good, business, professional win for us tonight to get this thing started," coach Erik Spoelstra said. "We understand this is going to be a wild journey." Celebrities: See who is courtside at the Finals In a game played at a decidedly non-playoff pace,"
Dwyane Wade: Mavericks' indignation not Heat's concern
"The matchup has a familiar feel. So does the advance hype. When the Miami Heat open their season Sunday against the Dallas Mavericks, it not only will be a repeat of the 2011 NBA Finals, but it will be accompanied by the no-respect card the Mavericks played in advance of winning last season's championship. This time it's the Mavericks claiming despite taking that series in six games that the offseason focus immediately returned to the Heat's Big Three of LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh. Former Heat forward Shawn Marion has been particularly effusive on the subject, telling ESPN, "We've gotten to the point where everybody started overlooking us and talking about everybody else.""
Heat teammates at ease with Wade, Bosh, LeBron star system
"Lights! Camera! Dwyane Wade! LeBron James! Chris Bosh! At the podium on media day. In front of the photographers. Celebrities: See who is courtside at the Finals And amid daily media throngs after practice. The others? You can find them to the side, often alone, waiting for the Miami Heat star attractions to finish their mega media obligations. "We," power forward Udonis Haslem said, "work on the bus and make sure it keeps working." While it could be debated whether the Miami Heat started the latest incarnation of the NBA's "Big Three" trend, what's become clear is that teams aren't necessarily viewed as "teams" anymore, but rather as core players and the rest of the roster."
Wade: Mavs show champions not immune to change
"When the Miami Heat open the season Dec. 25 on the road against the Dallas Mavericks, it will pit the Heat against defending NBA champions. Sort of. To Heat guard Dwyane Wade the ongoing makeover in Dallas is a sign of changing championship times in the league. Already gone from the Mavericks in free agency are center Tyson Chandler and forward Caron Butler, who was sidelined by a knee injury during last season's NBA Finals. Point guard J.J. Barea, a prime Heat finals nemesis, might be lost, as well. Added by Dallas during this post-lockout whirlwind is former Heat forward Lamar Odom. "I think that's why nowadays winning one championship means so much, because you don't know if you're"
Miami Heat's Dwyane Wade trains to become leaner, meaner
"The first day Dwyane Wade worked out with personal trainer Ed Downs, it was like nothing the Heat's guard had ever experienced as a professional athlete. The second day, Wade's body agreed wholeheartedly — it hurt like it never had before. "I'm sore from my neck to my toes," Wade told Downs. During the long NBA lockout, each of the Heat's Big 3 focused on specific individual goals to improve the Heat's chances of winning the NBA championship. LeBron James worked on his post game with Hakeem Olajuwon. Chris Bosh bulked up so he can grab more rebounds. Wade focused on preserving his body with a months-long conditioning program that he hopes will transform his game and extend his career."
Leaner Dwyane Wade steps forward in defense of LeBron James, Chris Bosh
"Among the Big Three, he was the one who was here first. To a degree, that puts Dwyane Wade in a different place with the Miami Heat than LeBron James and Chris Bosh. Wednesday, at the media launch event for his Jordan Fly Wade 2 sneaker, Wade spoke very much as a team captain, the lone member of the team's Big Three with such a designation. During a relaxed interview conducted in the bleachers of a gym in downtown Miami, Wade offered his thoughts about James' tumultuous year, Bosh's growth as an equal partner in the team's postseason success, and how he has stepped back when it comes to recruiting and the free agency of backcourt partner Mario Chalmers. He also spoke two days before"
Chris Paul hosts Dwyane Wade, LeBron James, Carmelo Anthony for charity game in New Orleans
"NBA basketball, or at least something that resembles it featuring at least four of the most noteworthy names in the league, will return to New Orleans on Dec. 3 at UNO's Lakefront Arena when Hornets guard Chris Paul hosts an event featuring some of his best friends. Dubbed the "Google+ Homecoming Tour" by CAA, the sports marketing agency that represents Paul and several of the league's highest-profile players, Paul will be joined by Miami's Dwyane Wade and LeBron James and the Knicks' Carmelo Anthony in the exhibition that will tip off at noon on the lakefront. Proceeds from the four-city tour — games are also scheduled for Chicago; Akron, Ohio; and East Rutherford, N.J., areas that are"
Should we call Dwyane Wade's bluff?
"Do me a favor. Wake me when the next – no, make that, first - top NBA star reaches the TSA security checkpoint at your nearest airport on the way out of the country to play ball overseas. Until then, I'm sleeping on the chatter from some marquee players suggesting they'll take their talents through customs. Not only is this literally foreign territory for our domestic best, it's also an internationally flawed concept. Basketball Without Borders is one thing, indeed a fine global NBA outreach program. But NBA brethren dealing with lockout boredom is something completely different."
Dwyane Wade mulls overseas, stands by Michael Jordan, is surprised by Shaquille O'Neal
"Dwyane Wade was planning to be in the air Thursday. Instead, he finds himself grounded in the reality that his short-term NBA future is up in the air. On a day he should have been in flight to Cleveland for a Friday game against the Cleveland Cavaliers, the Miami Heat guard instead found himself at the Jose Marti Gym, on the set of a commercial shoot for a new Gatorade campaign that is launching early next year. Launching, most likely, in the void of an NBA backdrop. That had Wade considering where he stands in his career, with whom he stands, and how he stands with a former teammate."
Dwyane Wade goes at it with David Stern on Twitter
"This time it wasn't Dwyane Wade face-to-face with David Stern. Instead, Sunday night it was the Miami Heat guard going against the NBA commissioner on Twitter. With the NBA inviting questions to its Twitter account in advance of a Monday meeting of team representatives to consider the league's lockout latest offer, Wade got himself to the front of the line among the league's 3 million followers for the 80-minute session. "Why," Wade asked in Twitter form, "are all your 'system solutions' only impacting the PLAYERS?? What have the owners giving up of significance??" Moments later in the 140-characters-or-less forum, the league responded, "The economics & system favored the players in prior"
Stern's message to players short and tweet
"DWADE: Why are all your "system solutions" only impacting the PLAYERS?? What have the owners giving up of significance?? And with that question from, you guessed it, Dwyane Wade, a fairly unprecedented 100 minutes began. In advance of the National Basketball Players Association's mandatory meeting of all 30 player representatives on Monday morning, a Sunday afternoon tweet announced that NBA Commissioner David Stern and deputy commissioner Adam Silver would take any and all questions regarding the league's final proposal for a new collective bargaining agreement. Their answer to Wade: "The economics & system favored the players in prior CBA — Teams lost over 300m last year." Yep, shorthand"
Fight, not 'spite,' key for Wade, Heat
"Perhaps it is best the season decided to wait until Dwyane Wade had his cathartic radio conversation with Mike Krzyzewski. Because this way the issue can be addressed and we can move on. In summing up the Miami Heat's less-than-satisfying finish to 2010-11, Wade this past week told the Duke coach, "we wanted to win to spite people." During the appearance on SiriusXM Radio, Wade added, "I believe that's the reason we didn't win a championship." No. No. No. No. No. No. While no one is enjoying the lockout, at least coach Erik Spoelstra now has the advantage of arriving to training camp, whenever it opens, aware of such thought process. For as much of a circus as last season was, with its"
CBA could put Big 3 versatility to test
"While a single collective-bargaining agreement will emerge from the NBA lockout, it is becoming evident that a dual set of operational rules will be in place, one for teams operating below the luxury tax and another for those operating above. Stay below and flexibility, salary-cap exceptions and greater access to the free-agent and trade markets will remain in place. Operate above and you had better be content with what is in place on your roster, because it won't be getting much better. Which (as always) brings us to the Heat."
Dwyane Wade, Chris Bosh out of Puerto Rico exhibition
"An NBA lockout exhibition scheduled for Sunday in Puerto Rico that was to include the Miami Heat's Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh has been canceled. "The Puerto Rico game on Sunday is not happening," a source familiar with the situation texted the Sun Sentinel on Friday. The event, which also had listed Los Angeles Lakers guard Kobe Bryant and Oklahoma City Thunder forward Kevin Durant among participants, initially was supposed to be part of a world tour with additional stops in London, Macau and Australia. None of those games are currently scheduled."
Heat's LeBron, Wade, Bosh poised for lockout world tour
"The domestic lockout tour of NBA stars apparently is about to take to the world stage. In the wake of a report by a Puerto Rico newspaper last week, ESPN and Yahoo are reporting that a group of NBA stars that would include the Miami Heat's Dwyane Wade, Chris Bosh and LeBron James are poised to participate in a six-game world all-star tour from Oct. 30 through Nov. 9, with stops in Puerto Rico, London, Macau and Australia. While the event is contingent on the continuation of the NBA's work stoppage, the NBA already has cancelled games scheduled through Nov. 15, with additional rolling cancellations expected to be forthcoming if there is no progress in the federal mediation that continues"
Miami Heat's Big 3 to take show on road?
"Heat stars Dwyane Wade, LeBron James and Chris Bosh might have found a way to get paid for playing basketball despite the current NBA lockout. Wade, James and Bosh are making plans to join other stars for a six-game tour that will traverse four continents and two weeks, according to multiple reports. Wade and Bosh have reportedly signed on for the tour and are awaiting James' commitment to the project. According to a report by ESPN, players who participate in the tour will be paid in amounts ranging from six figures to $1 million."
Sources: NBA stars plan exhibition tour
"While NBA commissioner David Stern and players' union executive Billy Hunter meet with a federal mediator in hopes of saving the NBA season, the league's top players are finalizing plans for a two-week exhibition tour during what would have been the first two weeks of the regular season, according to sources with knowledge of the situation. While the final details are still being worked out, more than a dozen of the league's best players are working to join forces on what would be a two-week, six-game, four-continent blockbuster tour, sources said. In a trip that could resemble Team USA's takeover of the world stage at the 2008 Beijing Games, Kobe Bryant, LeBron James, Dwyane Wade, Derrick"
Heat Big 3 warm up at FIU thriller, hoping for real thing
"Saturday night was about what LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh have been missing. The coming week might be about what they won't get back. Gathering at Florida International University for their charity lockout all-star game, the Miami Heat's three stars found themselves talking about a thirst for basketball that largely might go unquenched except at events such as Saturday's surprisingly dramatic "South Florida All-Star Classic." "I'm prepared for a season whenever it happens," James said before Saturday's extravaganza, which drew an overflow, enthusiastic, sellout crowd at 4,000-seat U.S. Century Bank Arena, "and I've been preparing all summer, putting in a lot of work.""