Wade spent 15 seasons in Miami and led his team to three NBA championships (2006, 2012 and 2013).

The 42-year-old watched as the crowd counted down and the panels slid away from his statue that stands outside the arena.

“This is nothing I ever thought I would experience,” Wade told the crowd during the ceremony. “I didn’t play for this. I didn’t pick up a basketball for this. I picked up a basketball to change my family’s lives.”

The 13-time NBA All-Star started 909 of the 1,054 games he played and scored 23,165 points while posting a .480 average on the field during his decorated career.