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Between Riley and Reality
Between Riley and Reality
Pat Riley didn't sugarcoat things on Thursday. He wants nothing more than to see Dwyane Wade return his affection - this summer. He wants nothing more than for Wade to receive the paperwork on that contract extension on July 12...
Dwyane Wade: Obama invites Dwyane Wade to White House -- South Florida Sun
sun-sentinel.com — Two Chicago guys with a common interest are scheduled to meet for the first time Friday. President... Barack Obama has invited Miami Heat star Dwyane Wade to Washington. Wade has agreed to participate in a day-long event in honor of Father's Day, and ... (more) Dwyane Wade: Obama invites Dwyane Wade to White House -- ...
The 2010 NBA Free-Agent Signing: The Ultimate Offseason Of All Hype's
The 2010 NBA Free-Agent Signing: The Ultimate Offseason Of All Hype's
bleacherreport.com — Let's admit it, everyone would like to see LeBron James and Dwyane Wade team up together with... an organization like the New York Knicks and absolutely dominate the NBA for years to come. Just think about how much fun it would be to go watch a team ... (more) The 2010 NBA Free-Agent Signing: The Ultimate Offseason ...
Dwyane Wade to meet with Obama at White House -- South Florida Sun
sun-sentinel.com — Two Chicago guys with a common interest are scheduled to meet for the first time Friday. President... Barack Obama has invited Miami Heat star Dwyane Wade to Washington. Wade has agreed to participate in a daylong event in honor of Father's Day and ... (more) Dwyane Wade to meet with Obama at White House -- South ...
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First Cup: Friday
ESPN.com - TrueHoop — ... Michael Wallace of The Miam Herald: "Dwyane Wade becomes a free agent on July 1, 2010. He could bypass that process and extend his contract as early as July 12, 2009. That leaves him about three weeks away from having to make a sensitive call. The truth of the matter is that Wade won't necessarily hurt Pat Riley's feelings if he passes up extending his contract this season and waiting until next summer. Riley has already braced himself for that reality. That's why the message from Riley out of the executive glass tower on Thursday was this: His hands are tied ...

Suicide lines: Mark Jackson-to-Minny rumors, Wade, Odom ...
Ball Don't Lie — ... Michael Wallace, The Miam Herald: "Pat Riley didn't sugarcoat things on Thursday. He wants nothing more than to see ...

The Fundamentals
BallerBlogger.com — ... Michael Wallace of the Miami Herald:  “The truth of the matter is that Wade won’t necessarily hurt Pat Riley’s feelings if he passes up extending his contract this season and waiting until next summer. Riley has already braced himself for that reality. That’s why the message from Riley out of the executive glass tower on Thursday was this: His hands are tied until the official commitment comes from Wade.  What that means is this: Jermaine O’Neal, Michael Beasley, Udonis Haslem or any other meaningful chip the team has for potential ...

Wade, Heat in Chicken-Egg Game
The Baseline — You don't hear about Wade leaving Miami nearly as much as LeBron going somewhere. I guess because LeBron is that much better, or Miami is that fun to live in? Anyway, The Miami Herald wants us to know that the entire organization is in a holding pattern, pending Wade's decision: ...

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