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    Video: Dwyane Wade’s Heat Sculpture Revealed During a Ceremony Outside the Kaseya Center | News, scores, highlights, stats and rumors

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    MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA - OCTOBER 25: Dwyane Wade speaks on stage at his 003 Statues Are Forever Party With FWRD at Queen Miami Beach on October 25, 2024 in Miami Beach, Florida. (Photo by Alexander Tamargo/Getty Images for FWRD)

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    The Miami Heat honored one of the greatest players in franchise history on Sunday, unveiling a statue outside Kaseya Center of Basketball Hall of Famer Dwyane Wade.

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    Dwyane Wade watches the Miami Heat unveil his statue: “This is outside the body, y’all.” pic.twitter.com/SbhRTDoD27

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    DWYANE WADE STATUE 🔥
    Miami Heat unveil D-Wade statue outside Kaseya Center     pic.twitter.com/5u5RD0vctA

    The ceremony was a star-studded affair with Udonis Haslem, Pat Riley, Bam Adebayo, A’ja Wilson and Wade’s wife Gabrielle Union-Wade among those in attendance.

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    Udonis Haslem the first speaker at the unveiling of the Dwyane Wade statue:
    “Dade County, where are you? Wade County, where are you?’     pic.twitter.com/WhGLvR11rh

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    Bam Adebayo now makes his way to the podium. A’Ja Wilson too. Other Heat players arrive. Gabrielle Union-Wade and Zaire Wade are here now. We’re getting closer. Star-studded event. pic.twitter.com/H1qwmuRr4n

    The statue is a nod to Wade’s famous “This is my house” moment after hitting a game-winning shot for the Heat.

    Oscar León and Omri Amrany are the artists behind the statue, with their studio having already created the Michael Jordan statue in Chicago and the Kobe Bryant statue in Los Angeles.

    Wading said he was involved in the process of creating his statue, and the two sculptors said he was pleased with the end result.

    “He walked away very happy. On that last visit he had actually seen everything he wanted to see. We made all the adjustments he wanted,” said León.

    Wade played for the Heat from 2003 to 2016 and again in his final NBA season in 2018-2019. He helped the team to three NBA championships in 2006, 2012 and 2013. The 13-time All-Star is widely considered one of the greatest shooting guards in NBA history, and his No. 3 has been retired by Miami. He was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame as part of the class of 2023.

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