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Miami Herald
16-04-2025
- Automotive
- Miami Herald
Dwyane Wade talks Jimmy Butler, Pat Riley and more: ‘The culture is what the Heat stands on'
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. A lot has changed since the Heat last missed the playoffs in Wade's final NBA season in 2018-19. But in order to make the playoffs for the sixth straight season, the Eastern Conference's 10th-place Heat will need to win two straight road games in the play-in tournament this week. The first victory needs to come Wednesday night against the East's ninth-place Chicago Bulls at United Center. The winner of Tuesday's contest between the Heat and Bulls will travel to take on the East's eighth-place Atlanta Hawks on Friday at State Farm Arena (7 p.m., TNT). A loss on either Wednesday or Friday would end the Heat's season. The winner of Friday's contest in Atlanta will qualify for the playoffs as the East's eighth seed and open the first round of the playoffs against the top-seeded Cleveland Cavaliers at Rocket Arena on Sunday at 7 p.m. on TNT. As for Wade, he teamed up with RealTruck recently to create a one-of-a-kind 'Champions Edition' Ford F-250 Super Duty pickup truck that will go up for auction at Barrett-Jackson Auction Company in West Palm Beach on April 25. The entirety of the winning bid will benefit Social Change Fund United, which is a non-profit that Wade co-founded with Carmelo Anthony and Chris Paul that's dedicated to making an impact in underrepresented communities of color. 'One thing in the Social Change Fund with Melo, CP and myself, we look for opportunities throughout the year for partnerships to be able to get behind the fund that we have in social change,' Wade said. 'So this is a cool opportunity that came to me. What made me excited about it is, obviously, the ability to auction something off to raise money for the Social Change Fund.' Those interested in bidding on the truck can visit the Barrett-Jackson Auction Company in West Palm Beach on April 25 or visit the Barrett-Jackson auction site. Here's more from the Miami Herald's recent conversation with Wade ... When you look at the breakup between the Heat and Jimmy Butler this season, where do you believe the blame lies? And how tough was that to watch unfold? Wade: 'Well, the one thing I've realized is don't go around planting blame on somebody when you really don't know what's going on. I wasn't in the room where it happened, so I don't know and I'm not into pointing fingers necessarily. … What I don't like more than anything is just the stain it puts on our franchise. We have one of the greatest franchises for the last 20, 30 years that's in professional sports. We don't want the conversation to be about that, we want it to be about the success that we've had and how we've created that success. So it was a very unfortunate time. 'You understand that relationships come to an end. A six-year relationship is a long time for a lot of people. So it's OK that their relationship needed to come to an end. It's just sometimes it doesn't always have to be so nasty or ugly. 'I just wanted to make sure that I voiced my opinion. I knew there was smoke. I think I was very clear with my message when I had the time to speak during my statue moment. That was a moment that was about me and I took the moment to talk to the team, and tell them who Pat Riley is and who this organization is. And I knew if everything did not get on the right line, some [stuff] was going to go down. I felt that at that time and that's why I said that message. Everybody wasn't in attendance, but the message went out loud. I had a feeling because I knew enough and obviously I have relationships. Ultimately, the relationship needed to end, which it did. It's just sometimes there has to be a better way that we can handle things, whether it's the player or whether it's our front office. We just got to do a better job because this is a part of our history.' How do you feel Heat president Pat Riley has adapted his management style over the years? Wade: 'I think every generation that he's been a coach in, he's had to adapt. I don't think he's ever lost his true identity and that is something that you don't want him to lose. I've talked about that very candidly. Yeah, there are some things that you look at it and you say, OK, there's a little micromanaging going on. Micromanaging sometimes it feels petty. So if you're petty and I'm petty, then we're going to get petty. But I think along his time, he's tinkered from the Lakers to New York and to Miami and the different generations in Miami. I definitely saw a different Pat from Day 1 when I walked in to the last day I was there. So there have definitely been adjustments, but he has not and the organization has not lost their true identity overall when it comes to how it's run and what the culture looks like. 'So I think Pat has done as good of a job as anybody can to be in that position for so long and go through so many generations. Yeah, we all know he's old. But he's still sharp as a tool, at the same time. He's one of the sharpest men that you will sit down and talk to. So he's very, very good at his job. But also, too, like all of us, he has ways that he wants to see things run and see things done and he's going to do it that way. But also, too, he's going to make some adjustments. I think they made a lot of adjustments when Jimmy came, which [LeBron James] didn't experience and I didn't experience. The same thing with Tim [Hardaway] and [Alonzo Mourning], we experienced something that they didn't experience. 'What I like to say is you have to stand on something. And the culture is what the Heat stands on. It doesn't matter whether you feel like the word culture has been overused or not. But every organization doesn't have it. They don't have rules, they don't have templates, you don't know what to do necessarily, you just do. When you come to Miami, you know what's expected of you, you know what to do, you know what accountability looks like. So no matter what players and no matter what generation, as long as Pat Riley is a part of it, you're going to have accountability in some instance. It's not for everybody, as we always say. Miami isn't for everybody. It was for Jimmy for six years, it was me for 14 until I left and came back, so forward and so on. But I definitely know that everybody who I've talked to who has been a part of this organization, when they talk about moments in their life that have been impactful, Miami is a part of that impactfulness of each player who has come through, whether we liked it or not. So at the end of the day, like I said, I love my people in Miami, But also, too, they're hard. This [stuff] ain't easy, at the same time. But when you walk away with championships like we did, you understand that winning ain't easy and it comes with uncomfortable things and uncomfortable moments.' How do you feel the Heat's leading duo of Bam Adebayo and Tyler Herro have handled the adversity this season following the trade of Butler? Wade: 'I love this season for those guys. I think it's been one of the hardest seasons, especially for Bam. Tyler has been through a lot when it comes to injuries, but he had a bright spot this year by making the All-Star Game and having that success. But then the Jimmy stuff, it kind of took a little energy out of the team and it took them a while to bounce back and find their true identity. Jimmy Butler has been one of the main identities for the last six years, so it takes time. My conversations with Bam, and this is what [Erik Spoelstra] says all the time, don't let go of the [expletive] rope. Don't let go of it. That's my conversation with Bam as a leader. It doesn't matter what's going on or what you ain't got, don't let go of the rope. Don't allow your teammates see you do it or feel like they can. Run through the tape, bro.'
Yahoo
18-02-2025
- Automotive
- Yahoo
Jury Finds Ford Must Pay $2.5 Billion After 2 Die in Super Duty Crash
A jury in Columbus, Georgia has ordered the Ford Motor Company to pay up to the sum of $2.5 billion after a rollover crash in one of the brand's pickup truck killed two occupants. The accident happened in August of 2022, when Debra Mills, 64, lost control of her 2015 Ford F-250 Super Duty. Authorities said that after leaving the roadway, the truck hit a drainage culvert and then went airborne for roughly 80 feet before landing on its roof. Mills and her husband, Herman Mills, 74, both died as a result of the crash. Family members went on to sue Ford for wrongful death alleging that the roof of the F-250 was too weak and that the automaker knew it. In fact, the jury heard arguments that more than 5 million Super Duty pickup trucks from between 1999 and 2016 have suspect roofs. (Ford did not respond with a comment as of this story's publication; we'll update this piece accordingly if we hear back.) The jury's ruling for $2.5 billion in punitive damages comes on the heels of a ruling by the same jury last Thursday, issuing a verdict against the carmaker for $30.5 million in compensatory damages in the same trial. 'Ford has known for 26 years that people were getting killed and hurt by these weak roofs,' said James 'Jim' Butler Jr., lead counsel for the Mills family, according to the Ledger-Enquirer. 'Ford has constantly refused to admit the danger or warn of the risk.' The strength-to-weight ratio of trucks in the suspect class is 1.1, according to the lawsuit. The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, meanwhile, requires a ratio of 4.0 to rate a vehicle as "good." A spokesperson for Ford told The Ledger-Enquirer says that the vehicles' roofs are "not defective," and that the automaker plans to appeal the ruling. Notably, that appeal strategy did just work for it in a separate but similar matter: In 2022, a jury awarded $1.7 billion in damages to a plaintiff in another roof-crushing case. The Court of Appeals in Georgia has since wiped that judgment out, however, and granted Ford a new trial. According to "Out of about 5.2 million 1999-2016 trucks, there were 79 similar collapsed roof incidents introduced into evidence," in that Might Also Like You Need a Torque Wrench in Your Toolbox Tested: Best Car Interior Cleaners The Man Who Signs Every Car
Yahoo
18-02-2025
- Automotive
- Yahoo
Ford Ordered To Pay Family $2.5 Billion For Super Duty Rollover Fatality
Read the full story on The Auto Wire Ford is hurting after a Georgia court ordered the automaker to pay a whopping $2.5 billion to the family of a couple killed back in 2022. They were riding in a Super Duty pickup when it rolled, the roof caving in and crushing them both. A jury in the case found Ford was mostly at fault for their couple were driving down a road in Decatur County back in August 2022 when their 2015 Ford F-250 Super Duty hit a drainage culvert at a driveway. The pickup went airborne for approximately 81 feet before it hit the ground and rolled, reports The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Attorneys for the couple's children argued in court that all 1999 to 2016 Super Duty trucks have 'indisputably weak' roofs in comparison to the F-150. The jury seemed to agree with that sentiment. A spokesperson for Ford said the automaker will be appealing the verdict, calling it 'impermissibly extreme and not supported by the evidence.' Previously, Ford was ordered by a court, also in Georgia, to pay out $1.7 billion for a similar rollover accident resulting in a fatality. The verdict was the previous record for the most awarded in a lawsuit for the state, but this latest one is now the new record. Ford just can't catch a break lately, having been hit with the second-highest penalty ever issued by the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration to the tune of $165 million back in November. The automaker has also dealt with an abnormal number of recalls in the past year. In June of last year, Ford was ordered to pay an Expedition owner almost $57 million. The owner's leg was broken thanks to a defect in the SUV. Some have argued the amount was excessive. One could argue this latest order of $2.5 billion is far more extreme. With verdicts like this in lawsuits against Ford, one has to wonder how this will affect all automakers going forward. Image via Kristen Kunzman/Facebook Marketplace Join our Newsletter, subscribe to our YouTube page, and follow us on Facebook.
Yahoo
09-02-2025
- Yahoo
Passenger dies after truck loses control on icy road: OSHP
WAYNE COUNTY, Ohio (WJW) — The Ohio State Highway Patrol is investigating a crash that left one person dead early Sunday morning. According to a press release from the patrol, troopers were notified of an iPhone crash alert on Hackett Road in the area of South Millborne Road just before 12:30 a.m.. Emergency crews found the crash site east of Millborne Road, just east of the village of Apple Creek. ODOT works to clear roads as 'very tricky' weather event hits NE Ohio The initial investigation found a Ford F-250 Super Duty pick-up was going east on Hackett Road from Apple Creek when it lost control on the icy road, rotated off the left side of the road, hit the ditch and overturned onto its right side, the release said. Three people were in the truck at the time including the driver, Trevor Lee Barker, 22, of Washington Court House who was not wearing a seatbelt, the patrol said in the relase. The left rear passenger, Whitney Brooke Miller, 24, of Millersburg also wasn't wearing a seatbelt, but she wasn't hurt. The right rear passenger, Hannah Eve Baird, 25, of Big Prairie, was seriously injured, the release said, and was also found to not be wearing a seatbelt. Life-saving efforts were provided at the scene before she was taken to the hospital where she died from her injuries. Body found by Carroll County highway workers wrapped in tarp Alcohol was a factor in the crash, the release said. 'The actions and the events that led to the death of Baird remain under investigation with charges pending.' The Ohio State Highway Patrol, Wooster Post, reminds all occupants to drive sober, never ride with an impaired driver, and always buckle up, whether behind the wheel or along for the ride, the press release concluded. This is the first fatal crash in Wayne County in 2025. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
