When Dwyane Wade left the Miami Heat for the Chicago Bulls in the summer of 2016, the underlying narrative was clear: he’d be back. At the time, tensions were high between Wade and Heat president Pat Riley, and their separation kept the team from imploding.
As cliched as it sounds, absence makes the heart grow fonder. Wade has found himself back in Miami with a renewed perspective on Riley, the Heat and his career.
Following the loss of his agent, Henry Thomas, late this past January, Wade had the chance to see Riley and former teammate (and friend) Udonis Haslem at the funeral.