The Miami Heat unveiled a bronze statue of the “greatest player in Miami Heat” history, Dwyane Wade, over the weekend, the first player in franchise history to receive such an honor.
“This is crazy,” he said after the statue was revealed outside of the Heat’s arena. “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.”
The celebration of Wade and the bronze statue will continue on Oct. 28 when the Heat hosts the Detroit Pistons at Kaseya Center. This is the 21st anniversary of Wade’s debut with the Heat.
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The statue was done by Rotblatt Amrany Studio sculptors Omri Amrany and Oscar León. The pair was also responsible for the “Michael Jordan Spirit” in Chicago, the Kobe Bryant “Black Mamba” statue, and the “Kobe and Gianna Bryant Memorial Statue” in Los Angeles.
But many observers felt the statue looked nothing like the Heat legend, and made their thoughts known on social media.
Wade appeared in 1,054 regular season games, averaging 22.0 points, 5.4 assists, 4.7 rebounds, 1.54 steals, and 33.9 minutes. He is one of only three players in NBA history to score at least 20,000,5,000 assists, 4,000 rebounds, 1,500 steals, 800 blocks, and 500 three-point field goals made. The other two are LeBron James and Michael Jordan.
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