A statue of NBA star Dwyane Wade has been unveiled and is getting laughs. Even the person being honored can smile at the “work of art”.
Miami – Basketball legend Dwyane Wade, whose name will forever be associated with the Miami Heat, was recently honored with a statue. However, this honor caused a lot of hilarity.
Miami Heat honor NBA icon Dwyane Wade with a statue
From 2003 to 2019, the now 42-year-old was active in the world’s best basketball league, although he only didn’t play for the team from Florida for two seasons. To this day, he holds the Miami Heat records for most games played, points scored, assists, steals and shots made.
To honor the former player, the Heat erected a statue of the franchise icon in front of the Kaseya Center. This was revealed on Sunday, October 27th and got a lot of laughs, even from Wade himself.
Basketball icon Dwyane Wade is amused by his own statue
“This is crazy, I can’t believe it. Who is this guy,” the Hall of Famer quipped in his acceptance speech, pointing to the statue behind him. In fact, aside from his signature cheering pose, there are very few similarities between the real Wade and the “work of art.”
Of course, many social media users also noticed this. “On the Mount Rushmore of lousy sports statues, there are now only two places left besides Ronaldo and Dwyane Wade,” commented one user X and was referring to the bust of Cristiano Ronaldo, which caused amusement at the airport on his home island of Madeira a few years ago.
Because of the Wade statue: Fans cause hilarity online
There are numerous such posts on the internet. “Whoever made this statue should be fucking fired” or “I really don’t understand this statue of Dwyane Wade. Who is that? Lol,” read more comments. Even the three-time NBA champion seemed amused by the sight, as shown by several videos circulating.
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