Dwyane Wade to Miss Olympics Because of Surgery

*Because of knee surgery, there will be no Olympics for newly crowned NBA champ Dwyane Wade.

The Miami Heat guard called USA Basketball chairman Jerry Colangelo and coach Mike Krzyzewski on Thursday and let them know that he is not healthy enough to participate in the Olympics. Wade was playing through pain for much of the postseason, yet still averaged 22.6 points during Miami’s five-game win over Oklahoma City in the NBA Finals.

Wade was the leading scorer on the team that won Olympic gold in Beijing four years ago. He also played for the U.S. on the squad that won bronze at Athens in 2004.

Wade and his doctors are in the process of scheduling the surgery.