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Andy Nesbitt

Dwyane Wade told Chris Paul during final game he was going to get a triple-double, then did

Dwyane Wade finished his legendary career in style Wednesday night as he picked up his first triple-double of the season.

The Miami Heat lost to the Brooklyn Nets on the road but who really cares about that?

Because this was all about a future Hall of Famer putting on one final show before calling it quits.

Wade had close friends Chris Paul, LeBron James, and Carmelo Anthony sitting courtside for the game and during a break he told Paul that he was going for the triple-double.

D-Wade did just that, too, finishing with 25 points, 11 rebounds, and 10 assists.

Here he is telling Paul:

The triple-double was sealed with a pass to longtime teammate Udonis Haslem, which was absolutely perfect:

Here he is dribbling out the clock in his final NBA moment:

And here’s LeBron explaining why it was so important to be there:

Congrats to Wade on ending things in some pretty awesome fashion.

 

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