Sun Sports, Miami HEAT team up to bring fans 'Wade's Greatest Games'

MIAMI -- On Saturday, July 3, starting at noon, Sun Sports will offer HEAT fans throughout South Florida the opportunity to enjoy 12 consecutive hours of unforgettable Dwyane Wade moments as the regional sports network presents “Wade’s Greatest Games.” The unprecedented block of programming will feature four of the most memorable games in Wade’s already legendary seven-year HEAT career.

The presentation begins at noon with The Game Opportunity Came - Game 1 of Round 1 in the 2004 NBA playoffs vs. the New Orleans Hornets. After leading his team on a remarkable late-season run to secure home court in the first round of the playoffs, the rookie guard was given a memorable and bold opportunity to secure victory in his first ever postseason appearance. Viewers can re-live the moment as Wade seizes the spotlight in a playoff thriller.

The day continues with The Game He Made His Name - the March 15, 2005 classic vs. the New York Knicks in which Wade hit the buzzer beating basket at Madison Square Garden and clinched a playoff spot for the eventual Southeast Division champions. A shot he would later call a “Dream Come True” was one HEAT fans will not soon forget.

No collection of “Wade’s Greatest Games” would be complete without representation from his most remarkable performance as the MVP of the 2006 NBA Finals. The game that forever changed the fortunes of the HEAT franchise was Game 3 - The Game He Made His Fame. With his team down 0-2 in the series and trailing by 13 points with just over six and a half minutes remaining and their season hanging in the balance, Wade issued his now famous proclamation – “I ain’t going out like that!” The motivated superstar went on to score 12 of his game high 42 points over that unforgettable stretch, leading the HEAT to the first of four straight victories and ultimately the NBA Championship.

The series wraps up with one of the most entertaining and exciting games ever played in the 10-year history of the AmericanAirlines Arena. The double-overtime victory over the Chicago Bulls in March of 2009, in which Wade hit a running 3-point, game-winning shot and then proceeded to remind a nation of HEAT fans just whose house this was, will forever be remembered as The Game After Which The Arena Was Never The Same. Almost lost in the glory of his late-game heroics was the all-around magnificence of a 48 point, 12 assist, 6 rebound, 4 steal, 3 block performance that helped catapult Wade into the MVP discussion for 2009.

It’s all a part of the “We Want Wade Week” initiative the HEAT is undertaking as part of its HEAT Summer of 2010 campaign. “We Want Wade Week” kicks off on June 30 with the official re-naming of Miami-Dade County to Miami-Wade County for this exciting period in HEAT history. Activities continue through the July 8 free agent signing moratorium period.

Sun Sports is the exclusive regional television partner of the Miami HEAT and will enter its 19th consecutive season of televising HEAT Basketball this fall.