The ball trickled to Carmelo Anthony, daring him to shoot, and for a few seconds it seemed he might.
Clad in a white hoodie and navy hat emblazoned with his famed No. 7, Anthony dribbled on to the hardwood, teasing the rather split Brooklyn and Miami crowd for a moment before relenting the ball to the officials, the spotlight back to Dwyane Wade.
The immediate futures of the esteemed Banana Boat Crew members, all on hand for Wade’s final NBA farewell Wednesday night, are clear —except for one.
Wade is off to retirement, even at 37, leaving some left in the tank.