Bulls Turn Up Heat on Wade
It seemed as if Dwyane Wade being in a Miami Heat uniform was a virtual lock.
The Chicago Bulls seemed to have hacked into the Heat's plans.
Wade has received a full-court press by none other by the Bulls, who were looking for a commitment from him on Friday afternoon, but Wade stated that he was not ready for that step.
The possibility of playing with LeBron James in Chicago along with the fact that the Bulls have great talent led by Derrick Rose and Joakim Noah has piqued the interest of Flash, who was at first resistant to the idea of playing for his hometown team, but after a second meeting with Chicago, and a "intriguing" meeting with the Knicks, Wade realizes that there are more options other than Miami, where he has said his heart lies.
But do Wade and James really want to play side-by-side with each other in Chicago (or Miami)?
Here's what a source told Yahoo! Sports on Friday: “D-Wade and LeBron want to play together, but neither one wants to commit to each other,”
One theory on why they may not want to commit to each other (Okay a few reasons):
Their hearts are in different places- LeBron is an Ohio man, born and raised, living his dream in front of the people he hold near and dear. He has built his empire in Cleveland, and the hard-luck and the loyalty he shows to the Northeast Ohio area is reciprocated. If he leaves, despite the focus he will show to win on the court, it will always bother him that he "turned" his back on his hometown for the sake of winning. At the same time, he is hungry for a championship.
Wade has made a home in South Beach, heck for this whole Free Agency week, he has an entire county/metropolitan area named after him. Sure it would be nice to come home and play in front of family and friends, and unless his boys move to Miami, he can be in Chicago with them all the tiem.
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