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Good morning. Paul Pierce is fake news.

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Paul Pierce and the rest of the late 2000s, early 2010s Boston Celtics have always had an inflated sense of self.

They won one championship together, but you’d think it was 12. They felt they owned Ray Allen, like, literally. They believed they were in LeBron James’ head, right until he dropped 45 on them in their building of blowhards when the Celtics might have ended the Heat’s Big Three right there and then.

But Pierce, oh, Pierce. He’s really big market Alex English and slightly lower budget Carmelo Anthony, but somehow he’s always been the biggest blowhard of the bunch; at least Kevin Garnett was actually a top-3 player at one point. And last night, on ESPN’s pre-game show, he couldn’t help putting himself ahead of Dwyane Wade in terms of career accomplishments.

And Twitter had its way.

A few highlights of, um, Truth…..

 

 

 

And, finally, Wade speaks the real truth…

Dwyane Wade: “Voy a necesitar terapia cuando me retire”

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Dwyane Wade estará en boca de todos los fanáticos de baloncesto en el mundo durante la última semana de acción en la NBA.

El Miami Heat se juega la clasificación en los últimos cuatro juegos de la temporada.

Probablemente Wade llegue a su último partido en Brooklyn sin estar seguro si realmente esos serán sus últimos lances sobre un tabloncillo del mejor baloncesto del mundo.

¿Cómo será la vida de Dwyane Wade después del retiro?

El momento del retiro de cualquier jugador profesional es algo dramático porque incluye no solo dejar de hacer lo que mas le gusta, pero le da un vuelco entero a la manera de vivir el día a día.

“Voy a necesitar terapia. Siempre estuve en contra de que alguien que no me conoce me diga como vivir mi vida, pero voy a necesitar a alguien con quien hablar al respecto”, respondió Wade cuando Rachel Nichols, de ESPN, le preguntó sobre ese tema. “Va a ser un gran cambio. Le dije a mi esposa. Yo necesito terapia. Nosotros necesitamos hacer terapia. Va a ser diferente”

“Quiero ver en qué puedo ser bueno. Hacer un poco. de todo. Estoy emocionado por lo desconocido. Vamos a pasar mas tiempo el Los Angeles. Hay muchas cosas con las que he tenido que ser un ajuste en mi mente,” dijo un muy serio Dwyane Wade, acompañado por su esposa Gabrielle Union y su hija mas joven Kaavia.

Su tour de despedida

Dwyane Wade ya tenía tomada la decisión de retirarse cuando terminó la temporada 2017-18, pero unas conversaciones con Carmelo Anthony y Chris Paul lo hicieron cambiar de parecer.

Convencieron a Wade de regalarnos un año mas para celebrar su carrera, y hemos visto un tour lleno de momentos emocionantes en todos estadios de los Estados Unidos.

“Uno siempre tiene una idea de como le gustaría que se dieran las cosas, pero cuando la realidad supera lo que uno había imaginado, es una experiencia extraordinaria”, afirma Dwyane Wade en la entrevista con la presentadora de The Jump. “Mi esposa no me va a dejar poner todas esas camisas. Creo que tendré que comprar otra casa,” bromea el mejor puesto dos de la historia de la NBA después de Michael Jordan.

La incertidumbre de no saber cuál será su último juego

La despedida definitiva de Wade puede ser con una dolorosa derrota en Brooklyn o en los playoffs.

Todo parece indicar que ese duelo directo entre el Miami Heat y los Brooklyn Nets el miércoles 10 de Abril definirá el destino de ambos equipos.

Dwyane Wade llegará al que puede ser su último juego con el Heat con el escenario que no quería vivir, sin saber exactamente si esos disparos al aro son los finales en su carrera.

Sobre su despedida, Wade no tiene expectativas tan altas.

“Kobe puso la barra muy alta, creando la expectativa de que uno se debe retirar anotando 60 puntos en su último juego. ¿Quién hace eso? Solo Kobe. Yo me voy a despedir de la manera en la que Dwyane Wade está supuesto a despedirse,” dice Wade sobre esos últimos minutos. “Ayuda que estamos en la carrera por los playoffs, porque así solo me enfoco en ganar, pero voy a tratar de anotar unos 40 puntos”

Need the chills? Here’s another Wade video

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It is the season for nostalgia when it comes to Dwyane Wade.

We’ve done our share on the Five Reasons flagship podcast, Miami Heat Beat has done plenty of its own on podcasts and videos (check THIS out), and naturally the Heat have hyped plenty about #OneLastDance.

We have felt that the national media have been a little slow to this story. Yes, Sports Illustrated just published a cover story, and sure there was plenty of coverage of Dwyane and Dirk at All-Star Weekend. But it’s been nothing like the attention afforded to Kobe Bryant’s farewell, and he was broken (and kind of an arrogant a– at times).

Yet you turn on ESPN today and they’re talking about LeBron. Of course.

And TNT is choosing to show a Celtics game rather than Wade’s last home game, next Tuesday against Philadelphia.

At least Brian Windhorst acknowledged the importance — and positivity — of this story when he was on our podcast.

And another of our friends, a Miamian named Jay Gutierrez, has put together a pretty cool video for the mother ship.

We thought we should share:

 

 

Report: J-Rich may miss rest of regular season

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ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski is reporting that Miami Heat guard Josh Richardson could miss up to two weeks after sustaining a groin injury last night against the Celtics.

This is the second major injury that has affected the stretch run for the Heat, after Justise Winlow missed 9 games with a thigh injury.

Now with Richardson out, and season deciders against Minnesota, Toronto, Philly, and Brooklyn still to play, you’re left to wonder if the Heat can make up the half game difference between themselves and the 3 teams in front of them for the final playoff places in the Eastern Conference.

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Who’s second to UD for teammate of the year?

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This Teammate of the Year thing is a cute idea.

Reward someone for being there for the other guys on his team…. day after day, year after year.

For his passion.

For his sacrifice.

But really, what are any of these other guys doing here with Udonis Haslem?

We like Mike Conley a lot…. he’s a nice guy and a major Dwyane Wade stan.

Channing Frye is a popular figure…. and a Goran Dragic fave.

So is Jared Dudley.

Khris Middleton?

Our Nekias Duncan (pictured left below) has more than a man crush.

He has a restraining order against him from the Bucks forward.

(Maybe. Maybe not. But he should.)

But Wade, Haslem’s teammate since 2003, had it right.

There’s no one else on that list who repeatedly stayed with the same team, offseason after offseason, taking less money until recently. Sixteen years in all. There’s no one else who is feared inside the locker room by those 50 pounds heavier. There’s no one else who would have done this:

Oh, and there’s this:

He follows @MiaHeatBeat on Twitter.

If that’s not taking one for the team, nothing is.

 

(Feature photo by Tony Capobianco at a Dolphins/Bears game, where Haslem tolerated Wade.)

Dwyane Wade’s Return Video, the Untold Story

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Dwyane Wade’s long time cinematographer Bob Metelus (@MistaDubb) joined Ethan Skolnick and myself for today’s Five Reasons podcast. Metelus is currently working on a documentary chronicling Wade’s final season in the NBA.

In the episode, Metelus tells great stories about life with Wade over the last decade plus, including some trips abroad that demonstrate just how big of a star he is…. something even Wade hasn’t always realized.

But among the more interesting parts of the episode is just how the #OneLastDance video came together, and just how much everyone around Wade was convinced he was retired. The story’s a bit long but, just like Wade’s career, worth every second.

Check out the clip below and make sure to listen to the full episode.

 

And in case you forgot how that video turned out….

 

Windhorst: Dwyane Wade Won The NBA Season

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ESPN’s Brian Windhorst joined the Five Reasons podcast today and had high praise for Dwyane Wade’s #OneLastDance.

The jersey exchanges, 4th quarter moments, and consistently good play have provided for one of the bright spots in an NBA season filled with unhappiness league wide, Windhorst says.

“My memory of this season is just Dwyane smiling night after night after night. It’s been the model way to handle a retirement.

He’s not going to get a ring for this season, but he won this season. He won it. People will remember this departure forever.”

You can hear the full clip on Wade below. You hear the full episode on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts.

Heat lose to Celtics, officials

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Well, nothing happened tonight.

Nothing in the standings sense, anyway. Everyone in the East’s super-soft middle lost.

So even though the Heat fell 110-105 in Boston, Miami remains in 8th in the East, now with just five games remaining — including a rematch with the Celtics in Miami on Wednesday. And it doesn’t appear Josh Richardson will play in that one either. Justise Winslow is closer to questionable.

Miami fell behind 20-4 early in this one, and a Goran Dragic-led surge wasn’t enough, especially after two questionable calls involving Kyrie Irving late in the fourth quarter.

Dragic had 30, Bam Adebayo had 19 and Dwyane Wade — in his last visit to TD Garden — scored 17.

Kyrie Irving had 25. That was expected. Not as expected — Marcus Smart with four three-pointers.

Some highlights:

 

 

 

Justise Winslow thinks our shirt is #Better

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You’ve seen the hashtag:

#JustiseBetter ….

Last month, it was time for Justise Winslow to see the t-shirt in person.

Last month, we noticed that Justise Winslow liked an Instagram post by @ejskolnick showing off the shirts that Miami Heat Beat had created in his honor. So it was time to show him the shirt, and print up some for his teammates — and fellow Kids — Josh Richardson and Bam Adebayo.

Here was the reaction when Winslow got his:

This, of course, led to a hot streak by the Heat — four wins in five games.

Winslow didn’t make the trip to New York and Boston because he’s been dealing with a thigh bruise, but he did fulfill his promise Sunday.

He wore the shirt, and posted it as an Instagram story on @IAmJustise.

Oh yeah, and one other thing:

We will have those in our shop here shortly.

We #Better.

Waiters, Whiteside down Knicks at MSG

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It was supposed to be Dwyane Wade’s night.

But to get the W, Miami needed more than they’ve gotten at times from Dion Waiters and Hassan Whiteside.

Waiters was the offensive star for the first three quarters, as the Heat struggled to defend the league-worse Knicks, and Whiteside carried Miami in the fourth after Erik Spoelstra chose to let him play down the stretch. Waiters finished with 28 points, and Whiteside had 17 points and 10 rebounds.

That kept the Miami right where they were, as Brooklyn, Detroit and Orlando all pulled mild upsets.

So the Heat are now 38-38, and the eighth seed, with six games left in Dwyane Wade’s regular season career. Wade had 16 points and seven rebounds.

Some were impressed enough by the win to make grand proclamations.

Here’s how Wade was honored at Madison Square Garden, the place where Danilo Gallinari shouldn’t have made him taste his own blood:

 

(Our Michael Sonbeek was on the scene and sent this video).