Bulls and White Sox owner Jerry Reinsdorf was presented with the Lifetime Achievement Award for his hard work in the industry the last 32 seasons.

If only the Indiana Pacers employed a lengthy, defensive-minded center that could patrol the paint down the stretch of close games. Wait, what? Indiana Pacers coach Frank Vogel shockingly decided to remove all-world defender Roy Hibbert from his lineup in his team?s two most crucial possessions of the season on Wednesday night, and the Miami Heat took advantage while winning Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals. Two different times, down the stretch of overtime, Heat MVP LeBron James slashed to the rim for easy lay-ins, as Hibbert could only look on from the bench while Vogel went with reserve wing Sam Young to ?counter? Miami?s small lineup. After Pacer All-Star Paul George tied the game following James? first slash with three clutch free throws to hand the Pacers a one-point lead, LeBron James responded with the spin move and game-winning lay-up over ? Sam Young.

Miami Heat star Dwyane Wade is well known for his garish sense of style, arriving at various high-profile games in everything from hot pink pants to Dwayne Wayne-ish flip-up glasses . Last week, Wade received criticism (read: lots of jokes on Twitter) for arriving to Game 4 of the Miami Heat's series against the Chicago Bulls in a suit with pants that went well above the high-water trend and towards something akin to capri pants . The look emphasized just how bold Wade is willing to be to make a fashion statement. Given that the Heat take the postseason very seriously , it's easy to wonder how Wade has the time to seek out these off-the-beaten-path looks in the midst of the most important portion of the basketball year. The answer, naturally, is that he and his stylist picked out all his outfits for the playoffs ahead of time. From a Business Insider transcript of an ESPN Radio interview with Calyann Barnett , said stylist (via TBJ ):

Chicago Bulls 2011 draft pick Nikola Mirotic has been named MVP of Spain's ACB League for the 2012-13 regular season.

In the spring of 1993, Richard Dumas appeared to be the sort of dynamic young talent prepped to finally put the Phoenix Suns over the top. The franchise was the NBA?s latest hot thing, basking in the popularity of the southwestern suburb boom, falling behind MVP Charles Barkley and appearing set to dethrone a weary Chicago Bulls club in the Finals. The Suns lost in six to the three-time champs, but with Michael Jordan retiring the next fall and a wide-open NBA landscape about to hit, Dumas figured to be the wing element needed to support Barkley on his way to a first NBA championship. Instead, as was the case throughout his childhood and college career, Dumas? cocaine use got in the way of him contributing to the Suns. He?d miss the entire 1993-94 season, and be out of the NBA by 1996 as a result. In a must-read feature, the Arizona Republic?s Paul Coro recently caught up with the since-recovered Dumas in his hometown of Tulsa : His grades were fine. He never got in a fight. Dumas? energy outlet was petty crime, busting windows and stealing candy from stores. His idle time turned him to drugs and alcohol. He said he tried alcohol at age 5 and marijuana at age 9. He blames his increased drug use, including cocaine, on former first lady Nancy Reagan.

Version 3 of our NBA Mock Draft is here. The Cavaliers snuck into the No. 1 spot, the Magic get No. 2 and the Wizards moved up to No. 3.