Dwyane Wade defended his new statue from criticism, saying it represents an 'artistic version' of an iconic moment that was trying to be captured.
's new statue celebrates a moment when he won a game with his offense. The feedback to the statue had him playing defense.
"If I wanted it to look like me, I'd just stand outside the arena and y'all can take photos," Wade said Monday."It don't need to look like me. It's the artistic version of a moment that happened that we're trying to cement."in March 2009, when he made a shot to win at the buzzer of double overtime, hopped up onto a courtside table and yelled,"This is my house." The position of his hands in the statue are reminiscent of that moment.
Former Heat star Dwyane Wade poses at his statue unveiling ceremony outside Kaseya Center in Miami on Sunday. Sculptors said it took about 800 hours of work to make the statue, and Wade was directly involved with the process. Most people saw the statue for the first time Sunday; Wade had seen parts of it -- including the face -- along the way."I don't know a lot of people with a statue.
"It was a great celebration for all of us," Heat coach Erik Spoelstra said."We love to celebrate greatness. We love to celebrate all these iconic players, iconic moments."
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