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• Vote: Should any player in the NBA be allowed to wear No. 23?

Even LeBron James looks up to somebody. With Michael Jordan courtside Thursday night in Miami, James and Dwyane Wade put on a show, scoring 34 and 36 respectively.

Then the world's biggest potential free agent tipped his hat to the all-time great No. 23, saying after the game that he plans to switch his own jersey from No. 23 to No. 6 next season.

"He can't get the logo, and if he can't, something has to be done," James said, according to the Cleveland Plain Dealer. "I feel like no NBA player should wear 23. I'm starting a petition, and I've got to get everyone in the NBA to sign it. Now, if I'm not going to wear No. 23, then nobody else should be able to wear it."

Did Brad Miller's (almost) game-winning shot against the Nuggets beat the clock Tuesday night? Take your time watching the video above before you decide -- the officials at the game certainly didn't hurry reviewing the footage. After a 10-minute delay, they ruled Miller's shot didn't come in time, handing the Nuggets a 90-89 win.

To be fair, no matter what they decided in Chicago, there wasn't any more basketball to be played. So perhaps there's no harm in waiting. But what if it had been a shot-clock violation in the middle of the second quarter? On the heels of officiating controversies in the SEC and MLB (which declined to even take a vote on expanding replay as GMs met elsewhere in Chicago), it does bring up a question.

Is getting every call right more important than the flow of the game?

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The scorekeeper starts the clock, the scorekeeper is a person. A person has a delayed reaction. You cannot physically shoot a basketball in .3 seconds. But you get more than .3 seconds to shoot when you add in human reaction time. The scorekeeper at the United Center did the home team no favors. That guy (or girl) has great reactions.

” -- jb1089

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It was indisputable look at the replay it was on his finger tips therefore it was still in his hand. They made the right call Bulls lost and in a great game back and forth. Give credit where credit is due. If you would like take a look at the whole team jumping around but not Miller and when the call was made look at his face he knew it.

” -- GlowZach

Lakers fans are understandably excited about the new season, and the defending champs are a popular choice to repeat among bloggers in the ESPN.com community.

"I've never been more excited for the opening of any season, any sport," blogs kurtnaphansen. "The combination of being on the heels of the Lakers winning the NBA championship, of all the trash talk from Cavs, Celtics, Magic, Spurs and even Blazers fans, and of a very new interesting development with the addition of Sheed to Boston, Shaq to Cleveland and Artest to LA."

Below are fan blogs and predictions about the season, which tipped off this week. Click through to respond. If you don't already have an ESPN profile, create one now and start blogging.

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Thanks to longhorncutie07 for a little perspective during Red River Rivalry week. If you can't hang out with the fans of your least favorite opponent, you might have a problem.

These are our favorite photos uploaded this week. If any of the images makes you want to tell jokes about the intelligence of your biggest rival's fans, click them to view a larger picture and to comment. If you have a great picture or saw one you think the world should see, leave a brief description and a link in the Conversation section below.

All Dwyane Wade wants in order to secure his stay in Miami is a team capable of contending for a championship again. And for our part, we salute his willingness to put aside his contractual concerns in pursuit of wins. What's that? That's all he wants, as long as you don't count a max contract as part of what he wants? That doesn't seem quite as selfless.

Becoming the latest athlete to publicly play armchair general manager (and in his defense, he's more qualified than Ryan Bruan), Wade suggested his willingness to let the Heat empty the bank vaults is linked to the team getting good in a hurry. Of course, he may have a point, at least if you're one of many thinking Michael Beasley and Jermaine O'Neal are not championship-caliber sidekicks.

• And not that SportsNation isn't confident in the Heat's ability to accomodate their star, but, well, they aren't confident in the Heat's ability to accomodate their star. More than half of voters expect Wade to bolt after this season.
• As for reports that the one player who could push even Wade to second fiddle in next summer's free agent market won't be moving, SportsNation isn't buying reports that LeBron James told Trevor Ariza he's staying in Cleveland for the long haul.
• Vote: Is Wade more likely to hit the road than LeBron?

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I know wade is a good guy (from what i know), but I think there are sometimes ball players should worry about doing their job (playing ball) and staying out of the economics. I know D wade is a special player, but if the owner thought he could fill the seats with a player making half of Dwade money, its only a good business decision. Its great that he cares about winning. But in times like these, i think it makes sense for players to the be quiet and take the money.

” -- yodaspeaks

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Ooooh I never wanted to imagine the possibilities but after hearing this I can hope he comes home to Chicago. C'mon Wade you have Rose at the point so therefore never a double team on you.

” -- GridIronMaidens