Dwyane Wade statue unveiled in Miami as fans contend it looks nothing like him
The Miami Heat honored Dwyane Wade by unveiling a statue of the basketball legend outside the Kaseya Center in Miami, sealing his legacy with the team and making him the first Heat player with a statue outside the arena.
The Miami Heat honored Dwyane Wade by unveiling a statue of the basketball legend outside the Kaseya Center in Miami, sealing his legacy with the team and making him the first Heat player with a statue outside the arena.
The statue was revealed at a ceremony Sunday, about eight months after team president Pat Riley announced plans to solidify Wade's legacy with the Heat, according to the NBA.
"This is crazy," Wade said after the statue was unveiled. "I wanted to feel this. Life goes by so fast, and it's very rare that we get to feel things, because we're always off to the next thing. ... I wanted to feel this, man. I wanted to look at it."
The newly unveiled Dwyane Wade statue in front of Kaseya Center in Miami on Sunday.D.A. Varela / Miami Herald / TNS via Getty ImagesIn comments after the unveiling, Wade said he never expected this moment.
"I didn’t play for this," he said at the ceremony. "I didn’t pick up the basketball for this. I picked up the basketball to change my family’s life."
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