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The Miami Heat revealed they are planning to honor Dwyane Wade with a statue outside their home arena later this year.
In 2019 Dwyane Wade retired from the NBA after a very successful 16 seasons. During the span of his career, Wade won three wings and played a very pivotal part in half of LeBron James’ championship wins. Since his retirement, the Heat retired his #3 jersey and have more in store to honor the legend.
According to Complex, The Miami Heat will honor one of their most celebrated players Dwyane Wade with a statue. Later this year the statue will be placed outside the team’s home area, The Kaseya Center.
“When we retired his jersey in February 2020, I said Dwyane was the face of this franchise forever and I meant it,” Riley said in an official statement. “Dwyane’s legacy is a towering one not only for the Miami HEAT but for Miami-Wade County. I can’t think of a better way to honor him than by memorializing that legacy.”
The news was revealed Sunday, January 14 when the Heat honored Wade for being inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. After an illustrious career, the only thing left to accomplish was his statue. This upcoming fall the 13-time All-Star will be able to check that off the list. Perhaps in the future, LeBron will join him with a statue outside the arena as well.
The date for the unveiling of the statue will be revealed at a later date. However, we can expect former and present NBA stars to show up for Dwyane’s big night.
