<body><div><p>A bit of confusion on social media this weekend. Dwayne Wade, an NBA legend, was honored with a statue by his former team, the Miami Heat over the weekend. What was supposed to be a great moment slowly turned into a moment of confusion when the statue was unveiled. </p><h2>Dwayne Wade Statue Mishap</h2><p>NBA fans and even Dwayne Wade himself were a bit puzzled by the statue. The statue that was supposed to resemble the NBA legend looked a bit off. Well, more than off – it didn’t look like him at all. The new statue outside the Kaseya Center in Miami is supposed to reflect Wade doing his famous phrase, “This is my house!” Instead, it looks like some random man potentially saying it in Wade’s jersey. </p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="500" data-dnt="true"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">DWYANE WADE’S MIAMI HEAT STATUE‼️ <a href="https://t.co/4osR8YyBM0">pic.twitter.com/4osR8YyBM0</a></p>— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) <a href="https://twitter.com/SportsCenter/status/1850665585341862113?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 27, 2024</a><input type="image" src="empty.gif" style="opacity:0" onerror="s=document.createElement(&quot;script&quot;);s.src=&quot;https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js&quot;;document.body.appendChild(s);"></blockquote><p>As soon as the unveiling took place, Wade took to the mic with a somewhat confused reaction stating, “Who is that guy?” while laughing. Although he made light of it, it didn’t take long for social media to share their reactions and confusion to the statue. </p><p>https://twitter.com/haiti4eva/status/1850723153925845483 </p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="500" data-dnt="true"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">all of us after seeing that statue: <a href="https://t.co/NFOFTPZBH3">pic.twitter.com/NFOFTPZBH3</a></p>— NAS🦋GIOIA (@nasgioia) <a href="https://twitter.com/nasgioia/status/1850669091440464247?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 27, 2024</a><input type="image" src="empty.gif" style="opacity:0" onerror="s=document.createElement(&quot;script&quot;);s.src=&quot;https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js&quot;;document.body.appendChild(s);"></blockquote><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="500" data-dnt="true"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">The Miami Heat should’ve had a contest where they showed this picture to 1,000 fans — and anyone who guesses it’s Dwyane Wade gets to keep the statue. <a href="https://t.co/sqG6pFaOUz">pic.twitter.com/sqG6pFaOUz</a></p>— Jeff Darlington (@JeffDarlington) <a href="https://twitter.com/JeffDarlington/status/1850668926671241616?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 27, 2024</a><input type="image" src="empty.gif" style="opacity:0" onerror="s=document.createElement(&quot;script&quot;);s.src=&quot;https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js&quot;;document.body.appendChild(s);"></blockquote><p>Now, I may not be the best artist but I do know that is not Dwayne Wade. We’re not sure who cleared this and who thought unveiling this in such a grand way would be a great idea, but to me, Wade doesn’t have a statue. There is no way they should leave this statute to stand tall outside of the arena. I vote for a remake ASAP. Poor, Wade! </p><p>Randi Moultrie is a Charleston, South Carolina native and has been in the radio industry for the last few years in Charlotte. Randi started with Beasley Media Group as an intern in 2019 and is now thriving in the digital world. Randi enjoys writing about her favorite foods (especially pizza) and all things fashion and travel. As one who loves taking trips to find new foods, it’s not surprising that she enjoys writing about both! </p><h2>The Sneakers The 4 Stars Left In The Playoffs Are Wearing</h2><p>Jayson Tatum and the Boston Celtics take on Tyrese Haliburton and the Indiana Pacers, while Anthony Edwards and Minnesota Timberwolves tipoff against the Dallas Mavericks in the NBA’s version of the final four. Their individual games aren’t the only thing flashy about the matchups; each of these stars sport some serious basketball sneakers.</p><p>Among them, we have two players rocking Jordans each night, one who is a Nike athlete, and one who stands alone with Adidas.</p><p>As you may have noticed, each player in the NBA is free to express themselves with the shoe style and color of their choice these days. Typically, the only restriction is that they must wear the brand that sponsors them. From there colorway options and which shoe to wear on which night is totally up to them.</p><p>For example, in the five games vs. the Cleveland Cavaliers Jayson Tatum wore a different color variation of his new Tatum Jordan 2s. Any fan paying close attention to the game will notice that gone are the days of wearing a white, black, or team primary color based shoe. In fact, the player does not need to match their sneaker to the uniform color the team is wearing.</p><h2>Basketball Sneakers Continue To Be Fashion Statements</h2><p>When you browse Kevin Durant’s Boardroom.TV company website, you will notice there is a section completely dedicated to sneakers. In fact, one of their lead stories today is about the arrival of the KD17 sneaker. </p><p>When these conference finals get underway we are bound to see many players on each team showcasing their latest and greatest pair of kicks. With each round the team advances, more eyes are on each game, which means more exposure. </p><p>So, let’s zoom in on which sneaker each of these players has been wearing during their 2024 playoff run so far. </p><h2>Tyrese Haliburton - Nike Kobe 6</h2><p>The Kobe 6 has become one of the most popular basketball shoes this year. Fellow Indiana pro basketball player, Caitlin Clark also wears these. </p><p>An interesting and fun Pacers fact here, is that with all the different uniform options a NBA team has now, only the Indiana Pacers have opted for a “playoff uniform” this year. Though it’s not a new design, the Pacers have worn their yellow “statement” edition uniform in every game of the postseason so far. Given that no team remaining has a yellow option in their set, this will likely continue as it can be worn for both home and away games.</p><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=1KsKjF_0wPi70IL00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=1KsKjF_0wPi70IL00" width="756" height="1024" ></figure><h2>Jayson Tatum - Jordan Tatum 2</h2><h2>Luka Dončić - Jordan Luka 2</h2><h2>Anthony Edwards - Adidas AE1</h2></div></body>

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Social Media Reacts to Dwayne Wade Statue Unveiling… “Who Is That?”

A bit of confusion on social media this weekend. Dwayne Wade, an NBA legend, was honored with a statue by his former team, the Miami Heat over the weekend. What was supposed to be a great moment slowly turned into a moment of confusion when the statue was unveiled. Dwayne...