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Dwyane Wade, born January 17, 1982, was drafted by the National Basketball Association's Miami Heat with the No. 5 overall pick in the 2003 NBA draft after playing two seasons at Marquette University. He has since become one of the NBA's biggest stars. Wade was born to Dwyane Sr. and Jolinda Wade and was raised in the Chicago suburb of Robbins, Ill., by his father and stepmother. He failed to gain much notice from major Division I colleges until after his junior season at Richards High School and even then remained overshadowed by other Chicago-area players. Wade signed with Marquette but sat out his freshman season as an academic non-qualifier. Wade would lead the Golden Eagles to the NC...
Dwyane Wade, born January 17, 1982, was drafted by the National Basketball Association's Miami Heat with the No. 5 overall pick in the 2003 NBA draft after playing two seasons at Marquette University. He has since become one of the NBA's biggest stars. Wade was born to Dwyane Sr. and Jolinda Wade and was raised in the Chicago suburb of Robbins, Ill., by his father and stepmother. He failed to gain much notice from major Division I colleges until after his junior season at Richards High School and even then remained overshadowed by other Chicago-area players. Wade signed with Marquette but sat out his freshman season as an academic non-qualifier. Wade would lead the Golden Eagles to the NCAA Final Four in 2003. He improved his draft prospects in the 2003 NCAA Tournament with a strong performance in the Mideast Regional, posting a triple-double against top-ranked Kentucky with 29 points, 11 rebounds and 11 assists. Marquette retired his No. 3 jersey on Feb. 3, 2007. Wade made an immediate impact as a shooting guard with the Heat, using his elite athleticism and a relentless attacking style to average 16.2 points as a rookie during 2003-04. With Wade playing a key role, the Heat made a surprise run to the second round of the NBA playoffs, losing to Indiana. The Heat acquired star center Shaquille O'Neal before the 2004-05 season, and the two teamed up to lead the Heat to the Eastern Conference finals, which it lost in seven games to the Detroit Pistons. Wade was named to his first All-Star game during that season. In 2005-06 Wade was named a starter on the All-Star team and led the Heat to an NBA title. Wade earned Finals MVP honors after the Heat defeated the Dallas Mavericks in six games of the best-of-seven series. Wade's popularity continued to grow during the next season, but Chicago swept the Heat in the first round of the playoffs, ending an injury-marred season for Wade. Wade sat out the start of the 2007-08 season due to recovery from surgeries to his left knee and shoulder following the previous season. Wade is currently married to Siohvaughn, with whom he has two sons, Zaire and Zion.
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Heat Q&A with Ira Winderman
Sun-Sentinel.comAsk Ira! Sun-Sentinel Heat writer Ira Winderman answers YOUR questions about the team! You can read his latest comments below. To submit your question, e-mail here. Please include your name, city and state with each question. --------------------...Tags: Jamaal Tinsley, Kenyon Martin, Brad Miller, Ben Wallace, Antawn Jamison
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Reducing roster will be costly
South Florida Sun-SentinelIf the Heat's final roster countdown wasn't going to be enough of an accounting nightmare, the broken left hand suffered Thursday by center Jamaal Magloire merely compounds the issue. What appeared inevitable now is almost certainly fact: Pat Riley's...Tags: Shaun Livingston, Mark Blount, James Jones, Jamaal Magloire, Wages and Pensions
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A distasteful effort for Miami Heat in Paris
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The sports world in 60 seconds
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Heat French toasted vs. New Jersey
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Dolphins Q&A with Harvey Fialkov
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Lake County pro Jason Couch bowls for charity with NBA greats
Special To The SentinelCLERMONT Pro bowler Jason Couch's boyhood dream was to become a standout basketball player. Couch, who recently was named one of the top 50 bowlers in the first 50 years of the Professional Bowlers Association, considered trying out for basketball...Tags: Rudy Gay, LeBron James, ESPN, Celebrity, National Basketball Association
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Dwyane Wade???s jersey drops in popularity in Europe
The Business of Sports | Sun-Sentinel BlogsThe Heat plays exhibition games against the New Jersey Nets in Paris on Thursday and again in London on Sunday, but guard Dwyane Wade???s jersey is no longer No. 1 in Europe. Wade had the top-selling jersey in Europe during......Tags: Denver Nuggets, San Antonio Spurs, LeBron James, Miami Heat, Los Angeles Lakers
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Rookie PROVES A QUICK STUDY
Michael Beasley hits his stride alongside Dwyane Wade and Shawn Marion, scores 16 points in 21 minutes in exhibition debutTags: Shawn Marion
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Names in the Game
OSLO, Norway (AP) _ Norway dropped plans to bid for the 2018 Winter Olympics on Monday after new estimates doubled the projected cost of hosting the games in the Arctic city of Tromsoe. "It was a difficult decision," said Tove Paule, president of the...Tags: International Olympic Committee, Cincinnati Reds, Miami Heat, Ken Griffey, Major League Baseball
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Crean urges NCAA to halt sanctions
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Bust
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