Dwyane Wade Thinks Playing Against LeBron James And The Cavs In The Playoffs Would Be ‘Pretty Cool’


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LeBron James and Dwyane Wade created something special in Miami with the Heat, but they were unable to recreate that magic when Wade signed with the Cleveland Cavaliers earlier this season.

Wade was traded back to Miami at the deadline last month, turning back the clock a bit with some last-second heroics and generally getting all of South Beach excited about basketball again. Since he’s helped the Heat get positioned nicely for the postseason — currently in the 7th seed but six wins ahead of 9th place Detroit — Wade has allowed himself to think of a potential return to the playoffs with Miami.

Wade talked to Complex‘s Russ Bengtson about his return to Miami and his visit with Stoneman Douglas High School earlier this week, and the topic of playing LeBron and the Cavaliers in the postseason was brought up.


While that matchup might have to wait until the second round, given where the Cavaliers currently are in the standings, Wade certainly wasn’t opposted to facing off against his friend in the playoffs.

Yeah, that would be cool, that would actually be pretty cool. We’ve gotten close a few times, but either they lost or we lost or something like that. But we’d definitely have to put ourselves in a position—right now they’re in the third seed, we’re in the seventh or eighth or whatever—we’d definitely have to put ourselves in a position to end the season better than we’ve played of late, but as a competitor you know I would love it.

James and the rest of the Cavaliers have been supportive of Wade heading back to the Heat, but I’m sure the competitive juices would start flowing if they were to actually meet in the postseason. Both teams would have to do a lot of work, though. Or maybe the Raptors would need to run into some trouble with the top seed. But anything can happen in the postseason.

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