MIAMI -- At one point Saturday night, Dwyane Wade looked into the AmericanAirlines Arena crowd and spotted former Miami Heat teammate and retired NBA guard Eddie Jones.
When Wade arrived in Miami as the fifth overall draft pick in 2003, Jones was the Heat’s veteran leader who passed down advice and provided big moments ever so often in the final stages of his career. Back then, Wade never imagined he’d someday be in Jones’ position.
Funny how fast time flies.
“I looked over at Eddie in the stands and said, ‘I’m the old guy now,’” Wade, 34, said of the message he mouthed to Jones from the court.