Meanwhile, the Heat finished the season 37-45 and will face the Chicago Bulls in the Eastern Conference play-in tournament on Wednesday. If they win, they'll face the Atlanta Hawks on Friday with the No. 8 seed on the line. If they lose, their season will be over.

As the Miami Heat begins the postseason with hopes of making the playoffs through the NBA’s relatively new play-in tournament, retired Heat icon Dwyane Wade began raising awareness for an auction that will benefit his non-profit organization Social Change Fund United.

The Miami Heat are not like these other squads. Throughout generations of stars and players, they have always prided themselves on having a strong culture of grit and hustle. Dwyane Wade has been through this,