Dwyane Wade Denies Interest in Knicks

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Dwyane Wade disputed a report in Newsday (N.Y.) that he would love to play for the Knicks and said he has a hunch he will remain with the Heat after he can opt out of his contract in summer 2010. “That’s my goal,” Wade said, indicating he would love to retire as a Heat player.

The Newsday story “was reported wrong,” Wade said Friday. “When they asked me about [Knicks coach] Mike D’Antoni, I said when I played with him in the Olympics, if it was between him and Nate McMillan, I love being on the court with him. Miami is where I want to be. If I say I like a city, people will say I want to be playing in that city. And that doesn’t mean that at all.”

Pat Riley consults Wade on personnel and Wade said, “I appreciate that because it’s his and Micky Arison’s team, and he doesn’t have to. To have that relationship with him means a lot.”

Full Story: Miami Herald