PHILADELPHIA - Dwyane Wade sat alone, wrapping his 36-year old knees in ice long after the Miami Heat practiced Sunday afternoon at Temple University. The media throng which covers the Heat seemed more focused on Hassan Whiteside's virtual no-show in the first game of this playoff series against the Philadelphia 76ers and the adjustments the team would have to make to make this series competitive.
Wade's paltry 19 minutes in Game 1 didn't even register as a significant storyline at this stage in his career. That's about what he'd been playing since rejoining the Heat after a midseason trade with the Cleveland Cavaliers.