NBA fans are puzzled by just what the Miami Heat were thinking with the statue of Dwyane Wade they unveiled on Sunday.
The franchise honored Wade with a ceremony and a new statue outside the Kaseya Center in Miami. NBA immediately all had the same reaction: it didn't really look anything like the Hall of Famer. In fact, it didn't resemble him at all.
DWYANE WADE’S MIAMI HEAT STATUE‼️ pic.twitter.com/4osR8YyBM0
— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) October 27, 2024
The statue is supposed to be of Wade doing the "This is my house" pose. Instead it looks like someone else.
The reaction was swift and virtually unanimous.
Absolutely losing it at D Wade’s reaction to seeing his statue…
— Josh Reynolds (@JoshReynolds24) October 27, 2024
“I can’t believe it… Who is that guy?”
LMMAAOO pic.twitter.com/eZET5w7Z7G
The Dwyane Wade statue will haunt me until my dying day. pic.twitter.com/8FiVMFK616
— Mark Strotman (@markstrot) October 27, 2024
Man who the hell is this??? The Miami Heat did Dwyane Wade filthy with this statue lmao 😭😭 pic.twitter.com/DmKk3ykI4X
— K E V I N ⭑⭒⭒⭒⭒ (@KevChestnut) October 27, 2024
MIAMI HEAT: Is the statue ready?
— Mike Beauvais (@MikeBeauvais) October 27, 2024
SCULPTOR: Yep, Kelsey Grammer.
MIAMI HEAT: Uh, no? Dwyane Wade.
SCULPTOR:
MIAMI HEAT: Hello?
SCULPTOR: Gimme a few minutes. https://t.co/rVhIQFFItH
Why is Dwyane Wade giving a speech at the unveiling of an unrelated statue https://t.co/53nA33pdFw
— Bruce Arthur (@bruce_arthur) October 27, 2024
This counts as Dwyane Wade not getting his statue. https://t.co/9qGQOrjmaE
— Jon “Stugotz” Weiner (@stugotz790) October 27, 2024
The Miami Heat should’ve had a contest where they showed this picture to 1,000 fans — and anyone who guesses it’s Dwyane Wade gets to keep the statue. pic.twitter.com/sqG6pFaOUz
— Jeff Darlington (@JeffDarlington) October 27, 2024
I'm not going to pretend to know how hard it is to design and execute a statue like this. It can't be easy because if it was, more of them would look like their subjects.
As long as Wade is happy with it, that's all that matters. Hopefully he feels great. If he can recognize himself.
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This article was originally published on www.si.com as Miami Heat Roasted by NBA Fans for Dwyane Wade Statue.
