Before helping his team defeat the Indiana Pacers and end their playoff run Thursday night (May 24) in Game 6 … Dwyane Wade of the Miami Heat already had people talking, and it had nothing to do with his skills on the court.

Dressed in a white button-up shirt and a pair of hot pink pants (and matching pink/white sneakers), the NBA player made one hell of a fashion statement as he made his way into the Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Indiana. (See below)

Rick Kamla from NBA TV called Wade’s choice of wardrobe a “flagrant fashion foul,” but the Heat guard embraced the criticism in the post-game interview.

“I know they’re killing me in the studio over my pants,” he said. “And they’re just mad they can’t pull it off.”

Accroding to ESPN’s Rachel Nichols, even Dwyane’s own teammate LeBron James made fun of him before the game.

LeBron James: “Damn, for real, those are close-out pants? And the finger sleeve?”

Dwyane Wade: “You gotta coordinate.”

James: “You look like Eddie Murphy in the ’80s”

Wade: “Eddie Murphy wishes he looked like me.”

After he changed into his basketball gear, Dwyane Wade went on to score 41 points and 10 rebounds, assisting his teammates in their 105 to 93 victory over the Pacers. Not too bad for a guy who wears hot pink pants.

Your thoughts on Dwyane Wade and his hot pink pants?

Amar’e Stoudemire couldn’t put out the Heat …. so he punched a fire extinguisher instead!!

Last night, the New York Knicks basketball star severely cut his left hand after he had a temper tantrum following the team’s loss to the Miami Heat 104-94 in Game 2 of the NBA Playoffs.

According to several media outlets, Amare punched a fire extinguisher case on his way to the locker room, and had to be treated by the paramedics. Witnesses to the incident reported that there was “a lot of blood.”

Stoudemire left the America Airlines Arena with his arm in a sling and his hand bandaged. At this time, his status for Game 3 is unknown.

Amare tweeted about the incident later on last night and apologized to his teammates and fans:

“I am so mad at myself right now, I want to apologize to the fans and my team, not proud of my actions, headed home for a new start. We all have done thing out of anger that we regret. That makes us human. Bad timing on my part. Sorry guys. This to shall pass.”

We all do things in the HEAT of the moment … just gotta be a little more careful next time, son!

Baby Blue Ivy isn’t old enough to go to basketball games with her superstar parents just yet … but that didn’t stop Beyonce and Jay-Z from showing off their parental side at a basketball game Monday night (Apr 16).

The couple brought along their 7-year-old nephew Daniel “Julez” Smith (Solange’s son) with them Monday night (Apr 16) to watch the New Jersey Nets take on the Miami Heat at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey. (FYI: Julez’s dad Daniel Smith Sr. is sitting to the left of Beyonce.)

And just in case you were wondering, Jay-Z’s team — the Nets — lost to the Heat, 101 to 98.

Earlier in the day, Beyonce and Baby Blue Ivy were spotted enjoying a sunny afternoon at Central Park.

Check out more photos of Beyonce, Jay-Z and Julez having a ball courtside at the Nets vs. Heat game below:

Beyonce and Jay-Z left Baby Blue Ivy at home with a sitter so that they could enjoy some quality time together Sunday afternoon (Apr 15) at the New York Knicks vs. Miami Heat game at Madison Square Garden in New York City.

The superstar couple — who just celebrated their fourth wedding anniversary on April 4th — looked as in love as ever, and even color coordinated their outfits, with Beyonce’s Christian Louboutin heels matching Jay-Z’s mango Nike LeBron 9s, and Jay-Z’s animal print ring (pictured below) matching Beyonce’s pants.

In some of the photos, Beyonce can be seen playfully tickling her hubby’s chin and gently caressing his face. And one particular photo shows the pair throwing back a beer as they watched the Heat defeat the home team, 93 to 85.

More photos of the happy couple at the Knicks vs. Heat game are below!

For those who missed it…

Check out LeBron James of the Miami Heat catching an alley-oop and dunking all over the Chicago Bull’s John Lucas III during the Bulls-Heat game yesterday in Miami. (SICK!!!)

Rihanna didn’t attend this year’s People’s Choice Awards in Los Angeles Wednesday night (Jan 11) in favor of a Clippers Game, which was held literally across the street!

Rihanna was nominated for a couple of PCAs, and actually won in the category for “Favorite R&B Artist,” but she was obviously not in the building to accept her award since she was right across the street at the Staples Center watching the game, which resulted in the L.A. Clippers winning over the Miami Heat, 95 to 89.

More photos of Rihanna watching the Clippers vs. Heat game in L.A. are below:

Lil Wayne was spotted showing off his unique sense of fashion (a grey Odd Future “Earl” hoodie, animal print shorts, tan Nike Air Yeezy sneakers and a black Kiss fitted cap) as he sat and laughed it up beside Young Money president Mack Maine and actor Adrian Brody at the Miami Heat vs. Atlanta Hawks basketball game in Florida.

Guess it’s safe to assume we’re going to be seeing Weezy wear lots of crazy outfits at more basketball games throughout the remainder of the season.

More photos below:

It’s over. Dallas won. Miami lost (and only by 10 points).

It’s a sad, sad day in South Beach.

Congrats to Dallas though!

Check out a full recap, along with 10+ pics below:

Year One of the Big Three ended with a thud Sunday night for the Miami Heat at American Airlines Arena.

There will be no capping of last July’s premature celebration over the free-agency signings of LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh.

Instead, there will be reflection on nights such as Sunday, when a 105-95 loss to the Dallas Mavericks in Game 6 of the NBA Finals brought down the curtain on the 2010-11 season.

And started a new waiting game, leaving plenty of questions in the wake of this meltdown.

It was a dreary ending, particularly for James, who again proved unable to match the moment. After making his first four shots when he appeared headed to a big night, he instead closed with 21 points on 9-of-15 shooting, seemingly paralyzed by the moment. It was a finish nearly as humbling as being swept out of the 2007 Finals by the San Antonio Spurs while a member of the Cleveland Cavaliers.

None of the Heat’s Big Three, in fact, were very big, with Wade closing with 17 points and Bosh with 19.

Mavericks guard Jason Terry, though, was plenty big, keeping Dallas afloat through a 14-0 Heat second-quarter run with 19 first-half points. He closed with 27 on 11-of-16 shooting.

That allowed Dallas to persevere even on a night series Most Valuable Player Dirk Nowitzki, hero of the Mavericks’ Game 2 and Game 4 victories, shot 9 of 27 for 21 points.

It ended with Pat Riley watching in stunned silence from across the Heat bench, with the Heat allowing Mavericks owner Mark Cuban to celebrate in their building, with the Mavericks shockingly managing to buy nearly an entire section behind the Heat bench for their fans, much to the apparent chagrin of Heat owner Micky Arison.

It, indeed, was sweet revenge, after losing the 2006 Finals to the Heat in six games.

Even before the opening tip, the Heat acknowledged what they weren’t, namely capable of keeping up with the Mavericks’ small ball, with starting point guard Mike Bibby benched in favor of Mario Chalmers, and then removed from the rotation in favor of Eddie House.

It was a desperate move at a desperate time, and it wasn’t nearly enough, not with James shrinking to depths that will haunt him for months if not years.

Oh there was fight, just not enough.

No sooner did House cap the Heat’s 14-0 rally with a 3-pointer to produce a 42-40 lead in the second quarter, then Heat forward Udonis Haslem and Mavericks guard DeShawn Stevenson traded shoves with 6:25 to play in the period, with Chalmers joining in the scrum.

The result was technical fouls on all three, with Nowitzki’s ensuing free throw ending Dallas’ scoreless streak.

From there, Dallas seized control, the Heat left with little more than hero 3-point attempts against the Mavericks remarkably cohesion zone defense, while struggling much of the night from the foul line.

Earlier, a wild first half that featured a 21-7 first-quarter run by the Mavericks and a 14-0 second-quarter surge by the Heat ended with the Mavericks up 53-51.

Until Sunday, Bibby had started each of the Heat’s previous 20 playoff games. House then pushed Bibby, his brother in law, completely out of the rotation, likely the last time Bibby will be seen in a Heat uniform.

Dallas entered aware that home teams have gone 14-3 in Game 7 of the NBA Finals, fighting desperately to avoid such a test.

The Heat entered 9-1 at home this postseason, with that lone previous defeat a Game 2 95-93 loss to Dallas in this series.

Coming off consecutive losses, the Heat ended the season with their first three-game losing streak since March 8.

The Mavericks entered 6-3 on the road this season, having followed Game 3 victories with victories in Game 4 in each of their previous three series, and doing it again in this one.

Mavericks coach Rick Carlisle is now 11-3 in closeout games as a coach, the highest winning percentage among coaches with at least 10 such games.

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Who were you rooting for?

Birdman is still placing some serious bets….

The Cash Money C.E.O. announced on Twitter yesterday that he will be betting $2 million on the Miami Heat to win the NBA finals.

Check out his tweet below:

Now this is what you call racks on racks on racks……

FYI: The last time Birdman betted on a team to win a big game … they did! Earlier, he bet $1 million that the Packers would beat the Steelers in the Superbowl, and guess who won?

Better luck next time…

Miami Heat Forward Udonis Haslem was arrested Sunday afternoon (Aug 15) for riding dirty!

According to TMZ, the NBA star was pulled over by Florida Highway Patrol officers for having tinted windows…but was later discovered with less than 20 grams of marijuana in his car.

Haslem was arrested and taken into custody and released on bond shortly thereafter.

Even after getting their star player Dwyane Wade to stick around and scoring LeBron James and Chris Bosh as brand new additions, the Miami Heat still aren’t done recruiting new team members. Word on the sidewalk is that Los Angeles Laker Derek Fisher is being courted by several members of the Heat organization (including team players) to join their roster for the next season. Miami Heat president Pat Riley met with Fisher Saturday (Jul 10) but he declined to comment on what went on behind closed doors.

Fisher, who has 5 championship rings, is currently a free agent and is shopping around for the best deal. He’s said to already have an offer on the table from the Lakers but we hear it isn’t the best deal, so Miami might actually have a chance with him!

Fisher has been a Los Angeles Laker for some time now and has taken part in all five of their championships in the Kobe Bryant Area. After they won their second straight title last month, Fisher said that he would come back to L.A. while Bryant declared that he wouldn’t allow his teammate to play anywhere else. So it will definitely be interesting to see what decision Derek Fisher makes in the end.

Guess we’ll just have to wait and see…

Your thoughts?

Miami Heat newcomers LeBron James (#6) and Chris Bosh (#1) showed off their brand new jerseys with their new teammate Dwyane Wade (#3) as the trio attended the Heat Summer of 2010 Welcome Event at American Airlines Arena in Miami, Florida Friday night (Jul 9). The city of Miami is very proud to have three of the best player in the league on their basketball team and presented the guys with three keys each to the cities of Miami, Miami Beach and Miami-Dade County.

After being welcomed to the stage by excited fans who chanted “Yes We Did!” and an announcer who donned Miami’s American Airlines Arena “Dwyane Wade’s House,” “LeBron James’ Kingdom,” and “Bosh’s Pit,” LeBron James spoke on Dan Gilbert‘s strongly worded open letter to Cavaliers fans:

“I really don’t have a reaction to what Dan said. When things hit the fan, you see a guy’s true colors, and I understand that. I wish the organization the best of luck and I wish the fans the best of luck, because I still do love those fans … Dan’s comments are not going to stop me and my family from sleeping at night. It just won’t do it. I understand now I made the right decision. And to hear my former owner’s comments, I also understand I made the right decision.”

via Baller Status

According to recent reports, Wade, James and Bosh all signed 6-year contracts with the Heat. James and Bosh signed for $110 million while Wade’s contract is worth $107 million. Peep a few pics of King James, D. Wade and Chris Bosh the Heat Summer of 2010 Welcome Event in Miami below…

Former Cleveland Cavalier LeBron James pissed a lot of people off when he announced his decision to play for the Miami Heat Thursday night (Jul 8). Fans in Cleveland burned his jersey to show their anger over his decision to move to South Beach, but Cavaliers owner Dan Gilbert took another approach. In an open letter to Cavaliers fans posted on NBA.com, Gilbert talked about how disappointed he was in LeBron and assured fans that he hasn’t betrayed them and never will. He also said that he will “personally guarantee that the Cleveland Cavaliers will win an NBA championship before the self-titled former ‘KING’ wins one. You can take it to the bank.”

Ouch!

And there’s more where there came from. Peep the entire letter below:

Dear Cleveland, All Of Northeast Ohio and Cleveland Cavaliers Supporters Wherever You May Be Tonight;

As you now know, our former hero, who grew up in the very region that he deserted this evening, is no longer a Cleveland Cavalier. This was announced with a several day, narcissistic, self-promotional build-up culminating with a national TV special of his “decision” unlike anything ever “witnessed” in the history of sports and probably the history of entertainment.

Clearly, this is bitterly disappointing to all of us. The good news is that the ownership team and the rest of the hard-working, loyal, and driven staff over here at your hometown Cavaliers have not betrayed you nor NEVER will betray you. There is so much more to tell you about the events of the recent past and our more than exciting future. Over the next several days and weeks, we will be communicating much of that to you. You simply don’t deserve this kind of cowardly betrayal. You have given so much and deserve so much more.

In the meantime, I want to make one statement to you tonight:

“I PERSONALLY GUARANTEE THAT THE CLEVELAND CAVALIERS WILL WIN AN NBA CHAMPIONSHIP BEFORE THE SELF-TITLED FORMER ‘KING’ WINS ONE”

You can take it to the bank.

If you thought we were motivated before tonight to bring the hardware to Cleveland, I can tell you that this shameful display of selfishness and betrayal by one of our very own has shifted our “motivation” to previously unknown and previously never experienced levels. Some people think they should go to heaven but NOT have to die to get there. Sorry, but that’s simply not how it works. This shocking act of disloyalty from our home grown “chosen one” sends the exact opposite lesson of what we would want our children to learn. And “who” we would want them to grow-up to become.

But the good news is that this heartless and callous action can only serve as the antidote to the so-called “curse” on Cleveland, Ohio. The self-declared former “King” will be taking the “curse” with him down south. And until he does “right” by Cleveland and Ohio, James (and the town where he plays) will unfortunately own this dreaded spell and bad karma.

Just watch.

Sleep well, Cleveland. Tomorrow is a new and much brighter day….

I PROMISE you that our energy, focus, capital, knowledge and experience will be directed at one thing and one thing only:

DELIVERING YOU the championship you have long deserved and is long overdue….

Dan Gilbert
Majority Owner
Cleveland Cavaliers

Source: NBA.com

Yesterday, LeBron James announced that he was going to play for Miami Heat and immediately hopped on a flight to South Beach to join his new teammates Chris Bosh and Dwyane Wade to celebrate his new 5-year contract with the Heat in a big way over the weekend.

He tweeted: “What’s up yall. Just landed in my new home. Thanks to all the fans and Miami organization who greeted me. The Road to History starts now!”

To kick off his big celebration, LeBron has reportedly rented 6 cabanas at the W Hotel in Miami. But he won’t be there for too long though as he is scheduled to attend Carmelo Anthony and Lala Vazquez‘s wedding in New York City on Saturday.

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LeBron James restored order to the universe (and caused a little disorder at the same time) Thursday night (Jul 8) when he announced that he would be joining the Miami Heat in the upcoming NBA basketball season. After months and months of rumors and speculation, LeBron says that he feels really good about his new 5-year contract with the Heat. Last night, LeBron told ESPN:

“I slept on it, made my decision and feel really good about it. Taking my talents to South Beach and joining the Miami Heat gives me the best opportunity to win championships. I look forward to playing with Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh. We have a good team.”

LeBron and his new teammates Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh will attend a rally at Miami Heat stadium in the American Airlines Arena tonight (Fr. Jul 9) and will continue the party on South Beach.

James made his announcement last night at the Boys & Girls of America in Greenwich, CT and took pictures with rapper Kanye West after he spoke with the media.

What do you think about LeBron playing for the Miami Heat?

Miami Heat basketball star Dwyane Wade announced via Twitter and YouTube yesterday (Wed. Jul 7) that he has made up his mind about his contract for the upcoming NBA basketball season. Wade directed his Twitter followers to a YouTube video confirming news that he has re-signed with the Heat and explaining his decision to his fans. In the video, he also also confirmed news that NBA free agent Chris Bosh (formerly of the Toronto Raptors) would join him in the MIA.

Peep the video below…

Now all we’re waiting on is for LeBron to make his mind up so everyone can breathe easy. He’s set to make his announcement tonight at 9 PM. Stay tuned!

What do you think about Dwyane Wade re-signing with the Miami Heat?

NBA players Dwyane Wade and Dwight Howard hosted T-Mobile’s 100% Hoops Street All Star Jam Session Saturday (Feb 13) in Dallas, TX. The two basketball stars signed autographs and shot hoops with the kids at the NBA All Star Weekend 2010 event. More pics of D Wade and D Howard playing ball with the kiddies below…

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Miami Heat basketball star Dwyane Wade is featured on the cover of the latest issue of Rolling Out Magazine. Here’s but Rolling Out had to say about Dweezy in their February 4th issue, on stands now:

In this week’s edition of Rolling Out Magazine, Dwayne Wade divulges on how his competitive nature led to success and gave him the opportunity to help others. The six-time NBA All-Star also shares his thoughts on the escalation of teen violence in his hometown Chicago and provides insight on becoming an endorser for brand Jordan.

Dwyane Wade is the most improbable superstar in the NBA. Unlike Kobe Bryant, LeBron James, Dwight Howard and Carmelo Anthony, Wade was not a nationally recognized phenom during his high school basketball career. In fact, it took Wade two years to earn a spot on his high school’s varsity basketball team. He was not drafted out of high school like Bryant, James and Howard, and his college team did not win a NCAA national championship like Anthony’s. But Wade has essentially worked the hardest to position himself among the NBA’s most elite players. For more information and behind-the-scenes on the Dwayne Wade story, log onto www.rollingout.com.

ORLANDO, FLORIDA // TUESDAY, JULY 8TH 2008 » The second game from Michael Beasley wasn’t so “beastly” this time around. It was a fumble playing the New Jersey Nets, but Miami Heat did win the game by 9 (90-81). Beasley missed 12/13 shots he attempted and committed 7 fouls.

The New Jersey power forward Sean Williams threw Beasley all of his game forcing him to stray right while he’s left-handed and being very defensive in the paint. B-Easy didn’t play particularly spectacular in his second time on the court but he did exceptional last game and he knows that:

“You can’t have a great game every night,” Beasley said. “It wasn’t that bad of a game. We still won the game [90-81]. Nobody died.”

True, but that doesn’t mean slack off. This is your time to shine, if you want court time anyway. He’s still a great player and we’ll see him playing against the Indiana Pacers next. Stay clicked to T2W for more recaps on the 2008 NBA Pro Summer League.

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MAITLAND, FLORIDA // MONDAY, JULY 7TH 2008 » The top two NBA draft picks, Derrick Rose & Michael Beasley, played against one another yesterday in the 2008 NBA Pro Summer League and Michael Beastly proved he has what it take to step it up in the pro league. Although, this was only a summer league debut it looks at whose gonna be the most worthy and valuable to each team. Michael Beasley out shined the first draft pick known as D-Rose and took the first win in Round 1 of the Summer League games. Beasley scored 28 points in his first game, helping his team, to win and lead the game (94-70).

Although, Mike Beasley soared his first game in the mix of the league games, he’s still modestly hard on himself:

“[I] Could have played better,” Beasley said. “[I] Could have got a couple more assists, made a couple extra passes, got a couple more rebounds, could have got a couple stops early on.”

Derrick Rose, of course, had his shining moments but he never took over the game offensively they way he should’ve (being first draft pick and all). D-Rose finished with 10 points, 4 assists and 5 rebounds. Derrick Rose fell short yesterday but is preparing for the next game:

“We didn’t win,” Rose said, “so I think I played horrible. But tomorrow’s a new day.”

I hope D-Rose shows us what he’s got because I know he has skills and I’m a Chicago native so he needs to punch the gas next time. I’m looking forward to seeing more these two in the near future. Check out the video + photos below.

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NEW YORK // MONDAY, JUNE 30TH 2008 » The USA Basketball Team was in New York today on a media tour promoting the upcoming 2008 World Basketball Olympics. We have an amazing lineup team! Carmelo Anthony (Denver Nuggets); Carlos Boozer (Utah Jazz); Chris Bosh (Toronto Raptors); Kobe Bryant (Los Angeles Lakers); Dwight Howard (Orlando Magic); LeBron James (Cleveland Cavaliers); Jason Kidd (Dallas Mavericks); Chris Paul (New Orleans Hornets); TayShaun Prince (Detroit Pistons); Michael Redd (Milwaukee Bucks); Dwyane Wade (Miami Heat); and Deron Williams (Utah Jazz) are all on USA Basketball Olympians this year. I’ve been waiting for this and I can’t wait til’ it starts! I hope we win it all this year! ESPN is even doing a five-part documentary series called “Road To Redemption presented by NIKE”. The first episode will air Wednesday, July 2 @ 7PM ET on ESPN2. View the trailer now!

Check out more photos after the cut!

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