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Dwyane Wade statue unveiled at Miami Heat Arena

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Dwyane Wade statue unveiled at Miami Heat Arena

The heat is on Dwyane Wade.

On October 27, the Miami Heat unveiled a statue of their legendary franchise star outside the Kaseya Center that raised some eyebrows.

The statue features the three-time NBA champion making the “This is my house” gesture after a double-overtime win against the Chicago Bulls in 2009. Wade himself claims to be responsible for the pose.

Dwyane Wade statue in front of the Miami Heat Arena.
A close-up of the newly unveiled Dwyane Wade statue on October 27 in Miami.DA Varela/Miami Herald/Getty Images

“Yes, that was my idea. I feel like when you have a moment like that, it has to be a moment where someone is thinking about you, it has to be a moment that represents that,” he told Craig Melvin in an interview published on October 28th The third hour of TODAY was broadcast.

“If you look at the different statues, you see Kobe walking away with his finger up, Shaq dunking with his legs up, Jordan (imitates Jordan's dunking pose), that's the moment that represents him. And so my statue had to represent a moment when people think of me.”

The problem, however, is that some fans don't really believe the artwork looks like Wade and relied on X to say so.

“They made Dwyane Wade look like this in a Mortal Kombat level,” someone joked.

“The Miami Heat should have held a contest where they would show this picture to 1,000 fans – and anyone who guesses it's Dwyane Wade gets to keep the statue,” quipped ESPN's Jeff Darlington.

“The Dwyane Wade statue will haunt me until the day I die,” another person commented.

“Why does the Dwyane Wade statue look like Beach Frasier?” wrote film critic Richard Roeper, pointing out that he resembles Kelsey Grammer.

Although the reaction wasn't exactly positive, Wade is thrilled the team honored him with a statue and said it was hard to enjoy the moment.

“It’s not measured,” he said. “Hall of Fame: Okay, there are a few hundred that made it into the Hall of Fame. But when you get here, you hear talk of the statue, the number gets really, really low. And I don’t even know if I have the right feelings for it.”

The game that inspired the statue still lives on for Wade, who explained what he remembers.

“I felt on top of the world (laughs) and the look on my face, what came out of my mouth, I meant everything I said. It was one of the best moments of my NBA career.”

The Heat will continue the Wade celebration with an evening in his honor at the team's home game against the Detroit Pistons on Oct. 28, which will include “video tributes, activations and a halftime address from D. Wade himself.”

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