Dwyane Wade News

But two Indiana players on Friday expressed dismay about two Heat offensive fouls, by Shane Battier and Norris Cole, that inflicted discomfort around the groin area of Roy Hibbert and David West in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals.

Yes, you can wish it to all go away until the 2014 offseason. And, yes, there is plenty to be said about that with the NBA playoffs and the Miami Heat 's season getting down to critical mass.

One question looming large for the Milwaukee Bucks this summer is whether or not Monta Ellis will be back with the team next season.

The Indiana Pacers recovered from a heartbreaking loss in the opener of the Eastern Conference finals, forcing two last-minute turnovers from LeBron James to defeat the Miami Heat 97-93 on Friday night.

It was somewhere between a LeBron drive, a LeBron dunk, a LeBron block, a LeBron rebound, a LeBron winning jump ball yes, he even won a jump ball against 7-foot-2 Roy Hibbert that a voice said the scary truth for the first time: Indiana, that is.

The NBA playoffs have been strange thus far. With the second round just ending there have been some surprising early exits.

Alex Rodriguez's bank account is looking a little healthier after the Yankees' player reportedly sold his Miami Beach home for $30 million.

Pat Riley has won championships in five decades, as a player, a coach and an executive.

As I mentioned in an earlier article - Frank Vogel's early trash talk would get him and his Indiana Pacers into some trouble.

Bob Dylan would be a big fan of the NBA right now, because the times they are a-changin'. The Miami Heat have firmly ushered in the era of the , their efforts ultimately failed.

LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh may draw the big crowds to Miami Heat games, but on some nights, Sam McWoodson, Jean Hungler and Rosanne Morantz get the loudest cheers.

The conversation has played out on TNT in recent weeks - Charles Barkley insisting Dwyane Wade "is not the same player," and Shaquille O'Neal responding with a stern: "Leave Dwyane alone." For starters, Barkley wants to make one thing clear: "I have nothing against Dwyane" - his former partner on T-Mobile ads.

There won't be a lot of money thrown around this offseason for the Miami Heat . With three superstars on the roster, Miami has almost no financial flexibility.

On Thursday, the 31-year-old Wade, the driving force on the Marquette Golden Eagles' march to the 2003 NCAA Final Four, was named to the All-NBA third team for the second consecutive season.

Chris Andersen sat and sulked last fall, a basketball player with a bum knee and no job.

James was a unanimous selection, receiving all 119 first-team votes, to earn a First-Team selection for the sixth consecutive year and seventh time overall.

Knowing his team needed him at his best, Dwyane Wade retreated to the Miami Heat locker room after the third quarter for some quick treatment on his aching right knee.

James made a layup as time expired in overtime, capping a 30-point, 10-rebound, 10-assist effort as the Miami Heat found a way to outlast the Indiana Pacers 103-102 in a wildly back-and-forth Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals Wednesday night.

The Heat still have to get past the Pacers in the Eastern Conference Finals. But that hasn't stopped Dwyane Wade from already picking out his outfits for the NBA Finals.

This year's injury is a bone bruise. Last year's injury involved cartilage in the knee and required arthroscopic surgery in July, forcing him to miss the Olympics.