Charles Barkley offers blunt assessment of Heat and advice for Wade

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A six-pack of Heat notes on a Tuesday: ▪ After watching Philadelphia dispatch Miami in five games of their first-round playoff series, Heat president Pat Riley knew his roster needs to be augmented before even watching a minute of the 76ers-Celtics Eastern Conference semifinal. But Boston’s 3-1 edge in the series — an advantage the Celtics have built despite missing All-Stars Kyrie Irving and Gordon Hayward — should reinforce that notion. "They played against a bad Miami team, so they looked better than they are,” TNT’s Charles Barkley said of the 76ers after they fell behind 2-0 in the Celtics series. “Miami stinks." ▪ Barkley also delivered a message to Dwyane Wade, who is mulling whether to

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