Wade, James show up to watch Nadal match

KEY BISCAYNE, Fla. (AP) - Dwyane Wade and LeBron James passed on watching basketball for a night - to be tennis fans.

The Miami Heat stars showed up at the Sony Ericsson Open to be part of a coin toss before world No. 1 Rafael Nadal played against Japan's Kei Niskikori. Wade's two sons, Zaire and Zion, were there as well, on the court for handshakes from Nadal just before the match.

Heat forward Chris Bosh took part in a coin toss before Maria Sharapova played at Key Biscayne on Thursday night.

Wade has been to the tennis event before, and says he had to “drag” James to it - just to give him a taste of one of the top events on the busy South Florida sports calendar. And James says whenever he's around other elite athletes, there's an awe factor, even for him.