On Sunday, the Miami Heat unveiled an 8-foot statue of Dwyane Wade outside the Kaseya Center in a ceremony attended by family, friends, and Miami Heat legends. However, Wade and fans were left questioning what the sculptors thought when depicting him.
After the statue was revealed during the event, Wade examined the monument and questioned, “Who is that guy?”
More permanent than the 🔑 under the mat pic.twitter.com/Z6rPHKPNaa
— Miami HEAT (@MiamiHEAT) October 27, 2024
The sculpture, created by Omri Amrany and Oscar León, who also crafted statues for Michael Jordan and Kobe Bryant, seemingly sought to honor Wade’s “This is my house” pose from a 2009 game-winning shot. Though the body of the figure may be intact, the face has left many puzzled. The peculiar head on the figure looks nothing like the iconic player, though social media had a field day with guessing who it actually resembles. Some users believed the sculpture was modeled after actor Laurence Fishburne, while others even claimed Samuel L. Jackson was the actual inspiration.
The @DwyaneWade statue looks like this 😂😂😂 @NBAonTNT pic.twitter.com/SsG7z0HjOD
— Commanders Declassified Podcast (@DeclassifiedWft) October 28, 2024
D Wade’s statue looks like a young Lawrence Fishburne…Bam has red lint in his hair…and my guy in the back is questioning if he should even be a Heat fan…what a catastrophe lol pic.twitter.com/DdxNjR3hin
— Benny The Jet (@PFflyerMarine89) October 28, 2024
That D Wade statue looks like Lawrence Fishburne pic.twitter.com/mLRDuPqsCe
— Mr. Morale and the Big Belly 🏈 (@napnate) October 27, 2024
No matter who or what the memorial favors, the overall consensus is that Wade deserves a do-over of his big moment.
