Things soured between Dwyane Wade and the Heat when the two sides couldn't reach an agreement during contract negotiations, prompting the 13-year NBA vet to sign a two-year deal with his hometown Chicago Bulls.
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But the three-time champion isn't the type to cry over spoiled milk. Wade recently addressed the status of his relationship with former Miami coach and current team president Pat Riley, whom never called Wade as his agent and the Heat's brass went back and forth. Wade recognized their professional differences but denied the notion he harbors any personal resentment against Riley.
Wade's been in it for a minute. If there's any bad blood between him and Riley, it's not flowing from No. 3's veins. He understands it's all in the game.
"First and foremost, I love Pat Riley," Wade said. "He's been someone that's been a figurehead in my life since I got drafted here at 21, but at the same time he has a job to do. He has a different hat to wear. That hat, sometimes, is not to be my best friend. That hat is to be the president of the organization and to be a businessman and it sucks."
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See what else Wade had to say about Riley in the clip below.
Don't get it twisted, Wade and Riley are both fierce competitors.
The Bulls and Heat will play each other at least three our four times next season. That should be fun.