Dwyane Wade had himself a day to remember Sunday, as the Miami Heat unveiled a new statue of his likeness outside Kaseya Center to celebrate his legendary status within the franchise.
The statue, however, is rather unforgettable as well—and not for good reason.
Like many other statues of modern athletes erected in recent years, it fell short of actually looking like Wade. The statue was sculpted to replicate Wade's iconic stance he made after a game-winning buzzer-beater in 2009. While the pose held up, the face looked nothing like Wade.
The NBA posted a video of Wade's reaction to seeing the statue for the first time.
DWade just taking it all in at his statue unveiling... pic.twitter.com/XnyahQzIld
— NBA (@NBA) October 27, 2024
DWYANE WADE STATUE 🔥
— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) October 27, 2024
Miami Heat unveil D-Wade's statue outside Kaseya Center pic.twitter.com/5u5RD0vctA
Now, chances are Wade's reaction probably was more about soaking in the special moment next to his family than critiquing the artwork. But that didn't stop NBA fans from theorizing what was going on in his mind during the ceremony.
No words were spoken, but everything was said 😂 https://t.co/sdViDNmkwU
— Meelz 💪🏾 (@MeelzTV) October 28, 2024
The look says it all
— David Reed (@DavidRe33086488) October 27, 2024
They know that statue is ass.
— M.Ible Enterprises (Mik †) (@mikhaele_ible) October 27, 2024
This might be the greatest reaction video of all time. I guarantee this is gonna go triple platinum lol https://t.co/Zchh5dqtbS
— Kazeem Famuyide 🇳🇬 🍎 (@Kazeem) October 28, 2024
That’s one way of putting it https://t.co/YlN85fqol4
— Zach Harper (@talkhoops) October 28, 2024
Wade spent 15 seasons with the Heat, bringing three championships to South Beach in 2006, '12 and '13. He is the franchise's all-time leader in practically every notable category from points scored (21,556) to assists (5,310) to steals (1,492).
And now he has a statue to show for it. Even if it looks nothing like him.
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This article was originally published on www.si.com as Dwyane Wade's Reaction to Odd-Looking Heat Statue Led to Endless Jokes From NBA Fans.
