Dwyane Wade chooses 2006 as his favorite championship: That's the most proud I've ever been of myself

Dwyane Wade: I definitely have a favorite championship and it’s a no brainer. It’s 2006. I love all my championships but that’s my favorite because being a young kid at 24 years old. Everything just happened so fast in my life. 17 years old I’m like ‘alright I’m putting everything into basketball’ and then 24 winning a chip in the NBA. What? Being in the position where I was the leading man to accomplish that. My other championships I wasn’t the leading guy. — that’s the most proud I’ve ever been of myself.

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>Heat Central: Chris Bosh speaks on making things right with the Heat organization when he got his jersey retired: “It was really on the Heat to do that. Speaking with those in charge, Pat Riley, Nick and Micky, they were so cordial during the process. We had to make amends. There was some battles with me trying to come back and play and all that stuff. Having my name up there in the rafters next to Shaq, D Wade, Hardaway, Haslem, that’s the greatest. Alonzo mourning. I have to stunt on the NBA players. If you think you’ll have a career like mine you gotta go to Miami and look up there. You gotta long way to go. It’s a long way up there… if you’re lucky you get to do what you love. I love basketball… two championships, I couldn’t make it up if I wanted too.” (Via nbataketwo YT) — 7/23/2026 x.com

>Heat Central: Brian Windhorst says Pat Riley knows how to bring players back after sour exits when discussing LeBron returning to Miami: “Pat Riley over the decades has been able to have 2nd acts with all these great players. Alonzo Mourning left under a dark cloud and came back… Shaq after leaving with animist ended up returning to the franchise and got his number retired. Dwyane Wade obviously left in FA in a disagreement, came back now there’s a statue outside. Pat Riley knows how to bring guys back. While there was disappointment when he left in 2014, there’s never been the animist that existed in other places LeBron left. Miami has a pathway. Especially with LeBron saying he’s looking at multiple years. Multiple years have been the formula for him. He’s won a chip in the 2nd year everywhere he’s went. I think Miami would be at their best a year from now and LeBron can be apart of that.” — 7/17/2026 x.com

>Heat Central: Giannis on playing the Miami version of LeBron James early in his career “I saw LeBron up close and Wade a those guys and I was like ‘oh sh*t I gotta get better.’ There’s this picture I’m driving the ball going left and I have the ball in my hand and LeBron kind of swiped it, he took the ball and me at the same time. I had 11 points, I was good. We lost by 30 but I was good!” — 7/16/2026 x.com

>According to a reporter for LA Magazine in the courtroom ... prosecutors told the judge cops found and confiscated an unregistered firearm after the alleged incident. As you know ... Zaire was arrested last month after cops showed up to a Burbank home after receiving a call about people yelling and stomping around the home, sparking fears that a domestic disturbance or someone in distress could be inside the home. Cops say they found Zaire and a woman with lacerations all over her face ... and they arrested him. — 7/16/2026 TMZ.com

>Cops found an unregistered gun in Zaire Wade's Burbank home after his domestic violence arrest... at least according to prosecutors. Dwyane Wade's eldest son appeared in a Pasadena courtroom Thursday for his arraignment in his domestic violence case ... and pled not guilty to a felony charge. — 7/16/2026 TMZ.com

>Ira Winderman: Dwyane Wade to be among the presenters for Candace Parker at Aug. 15 Hall of Fame inductions. Bob McAdoo among Mike D’Antoni presenters. — 7/15/2026 x.com

>The HEAT Realm: Dwyane Wade says it’s difficult for LeBron James to retire because he’s still playing at an elite level: “I’m just here to appreciate what I’m witnessing…because we’ve never seen this before. It has to suck a little bit to get to this point in your career and still be really good….like I can still play — I can go play right now and still be able to play but I won’t be that good so it’s easy for me to decide to walk away. It’s hard to make that decision when you’re still really f*cking good….how do you walk away from being a GOAT when you’re still a GOAT?” (via @wynetwork) — 7/12/2026 x.com

>Heat Central: Brian Windhorst says NOBODY knows what team LeBron is joining: “You talk to these teams who are interested in signing LeBron and it’s all one way information. This is how his previous Free agency’s have operated. Nobody has known. Dwyane Wade and Bosh got about 12 hour heads up when he came to Miami.. he keeps a very tight circle and when it comes to announcing this FA he does a very good job of keeping a secret. There’s a lot of people who are basing things on vibes…. I think Giannis’ heart was beating not just because he would love to see LeBron join him in Miami but also because the team that gets him will be format able” — 7/7/2026 x.com

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