Heat unveils Dwyane Wade ‘This is my house’ bronze statue in front of Kaseya Center
Dwyane Wade has been at the center of many of the Miami Heat’s most memorable moments. On Sunday, that list grew longer. The Heat unveiled an 8-foot bronze statue of Wade on the front steps of the Kaseya Center on Sunday — the first Heat statue to go up at its home arena in the franchise’s 37 seasons.
I didn’t play for this,” Wade said as part of a speech minutes after the statue was unveiled during a ceremony on the venue’s West Plaza. “I didn’t pick up a basketball for this. I picked up a basketball to change my family’s life. … I could not have written this script any better.” There were so many iconic moments to choose from throughout Wade’s legendary Heat career, but the one immortalized in the form of a statue in front of the Kaseya Center is his “This is my house” game-winner on March 9, 2009 during his sixth NBA season.
Sculptors preview Dwyane Wade statue set to be unveiled Sunday at Kaseya Center
MIAMI (WSVN) – The sculptors behind the statue of former Miami Heat player Dwyane Wade are previewing its appearance ahead of the unveiling.
The statue is expected to be unveiled on Sunday at the Kaseya Center.
Currently protected from public view by a black box and drape, the statue is designed to honor Wade’s legendary career with the Heat.
“We are trying to one-up what we’ve done in the past in terms of design, execution, composition,” said sculptor Oscar León.
León and Omri Amrany are the artists behind the new statue of the Miami Heat legend. Their celebrated studio also brought to life the Michael Jordan statue in Chicago and Kobe Bryant’s in Los Angeles.
They said that if fans thought Wade was tall in person, he’s even more impressive in statue form.
