Back to the Miami Heat Newsfeed

Making sense of Dwyane Wade's departure

Diego Quezada chronicles his thoughts upon hearing of Dwyane Wade's departure for the Chicago Bulls.

I found out that Dwyane Wade was leaving the Miami Heat when I checked my phone and saw text messages from my older brother and a friend.

I have tried to prepare for this moment for the last few days. Still, as I hear the click of keys on my MacBook, I am processing it.

Dwyane Wade is the Heat. I've grown up with Wade. He won his first championship when I was 13 years old. I loved following his NBA comeback after two injury-plagued seasons, emerging as a key cog for the 2008 Olympic team and winning a scoring title for the 2008-09 season.