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Heat unveils ‘Dwyane Wade’ statue in Miami
The Miami Heat honored one of
their legends – Dwyane Wade – with his own signature statue outside
the Kaseya Center on Sunday.
Arguably the greatest Miami Heat
of all time, Wade is the Heat’s all time leading scorer.
Wade becomes the only player in
franchise history to receive a statue and rightfully so. The
6-foot-4 guard led the Heat to their first title in 2006, winning
Finals MVP. Wade then added two more when he teamed up with LeBron
James, winning back-to-back in 2012 and 2013.
The likeness of the statue was
modeled from Wade’s signature celebration ‘this is my house’
standing on top of the scorer’s table after every epic and
memorable game-winner of his career.
According to AP, the statue is
accompanied by a wall listing Wade’s career accomplishments and has
been placed outside the front doors of the team’s arena.
“This is crazy,” Wade said
moments after the unveiling. “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.”
Source: https://www.basketballnews.com/
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