5 important dates on Dwyane Wade's farewell tour

#3 Miami Heat at Chicago Bulls, 24th January 2019

Phoenix Suns v Chicago Bulls

No place is quite like home, and home is what D-Wade called Chicago for the first 18 years of his life. Born on the Southside of the city, an area notorious for lawlessness, gangster culture and an atmosphere of impending doom due to murders happening left, right and center, Wade embraced basketball as a path out of the doldrums of that environment.

A product of Harold L. Richards High School in Oak Lawn, a growth spurt prior to his junior year accentuated the growth of his basketball career as he averaged over 20 points per game in each of his junior and senior high school years, eventually being recruited by Marquette and joining the Wisconsin-based team for college basketball.

Wade played for a season with the Bulls (2016-17), but he negotiated waivers prior to the start of last season in order to join LeBron at Cleveland after the departures of Jimmy Butler and Rajon Rondo. A rather forgettable campaign that culminated with the #8 seed and a first round exit, Wade is likely to still be received with open arms by a Bulls crowd that always embraces its hometown heroes.