MIAMI (AP) Dwyane Wade looked into the camera, stood alone in the middle of a darkened room and talked for 10 minutes. He struggled with his words at times, unable to control his emotions. He wept.
And finally, he made what he called the hardest decision of his life.
One more year.
Retirement needs to wait a little bit longer for Wade, who announced Sunday night in a video taped earlier in the day that hes returning for a 16th and final NBA season. He basically spent the entirety of the last four months weighing his options, and retirement even just a few days ago was an extremely real possibility in his mind.
Ive always did things my way, said Wade, who is expected to sign a $2.4 million, one-year deal later this week. Whether theyve good or whether theyve been bad, I got here because Ive done things the way that I feel is right for me and right for my family. And what I feel is right … I feel its right to ask you guys to join me for one last dance, for one last season.
This is it. Ive given this game everything that I have, and Im happy about that, and Im going to give it for one last season, everything else I have left.
Wade is Miamis career leader in points, assists, steals and games played.
