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Here’s how Dwyane Wade hopes the emotion of his farewell season will help the Heat

Dwyane Wade doesn’t know how he’s going to navigate through the different emotions that will come with his final NBA season. But Wade does know what he doesn’t want his farewell season to become.

The future Hall of Famer doesn’t want it to become a distraction.

“I don’t want to look at it as hanging over,” Wade said in advance of Wednesday’s season opener against the Orlando Magic. “First of all, let’s use some of it. There’s going to be some great fanfare, there’s going to be some great moments. On the road, we’re going to get a little bit extra people with Miami Heat stuff on.