Dwyane Wade Statue Mocked for Looking Nothing Like Him

A new statue of basketball legend Dwyane Wade has left fans unimpressed with its likeness to the three-time NBA champion. On Sunday, the Miami Heat unveiled the statue outside the Kaseya Center in honor of the “greatest player” in team history, NBC News reported. It was meant to immortalize an iconic moment in March 2009 when Wade hit a three-point shot at the buzzer at the end of double overtime, carrying the Heat to victory against the Chicago Bulls, the Miami Herald reported. Afterward, the shooting guard jumped on the scorer‘s table and yelled, “This is my house!” Wade couldn’t stop smiling when the statue was revealed, joking, “Who is that guy?” But one user wrote on X, “We’re all wondering the same thing man lol.” Another said, “Miami Heat did Dwyane Wade dirty,” and compared the statue to a photo of actor Laurence Fishburne. But Wade, who became the Heat’s all-time leading scorer during 14 seasons with Miami, didn’t seem to mind whether the statue resembled him. His first thought when he saw the statue was, “That’s beautiful,” he told reporters gathered at the unveiling. “I think it’s one of the best statues that’s been created because of what is represents for us and for me.”