Wade bikes with police to promote unity in Miami

MIAMI (AP) — Dwyane Wade still plans to do plenty of talking about the need for societal change, a quest that became even more personal for him after one of his cousins was shot and killed last month on a Chicago street.

Talk, he knows, isn’t enough.

”Actions,” he said, ”speak louder than words.”

So Wade took action on Saturday morning. Back in Miami – his former home, the city where he played for the first 13 years of his NBA career – Wade hopped on a bicycle for a six-mile ride through the streets to promote unity. Alongside him were Miami police officers, who quickly threw their support behind the event when Wade came up with the idea.

”I really reached out to the police department for them to be a part of this, to really drive home unity with the police as well in the community,” said Wade, who had hundreds of fans and supporters wake up early to join him as well. ”I think today was a good step in the right direction for everyone who came out here.”

He was joined on the ride by former Heat teammate …

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