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Dwyane Wade Expects to Play Friday for Heat After Trade: 'I've Missed Them'

Miami Heat fans won't have to wait long to see Dwyane Wade on the floor at AmericanAirlines Arena.

According to the Associated Press' Tim Reynolds, Wade said he intends to suit up Friday when the Heat host Milwaukee Bucks because he "doesn't want to make the fans wait any longer."

"I've missed them and I know they've missed me," he said.

The Heat announced on Thursday that they acquired Wade from the Cleveland Cavaliers in exchange for a protected 2024 second-round draft pick.

"We feel that Dwyane can help our team in so many ways," Heat president Pat Riley said in the team's official statement.