Heat To Host Dwyane Wade Statue Unveiling & Celebration
Updated: Sep 18, 2024
Miami HEAT announced the details of a two-day celebration honoring Dwyane Wade—Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Famer and the greatest player in Miami HEAT history—as they unveil his bronze statue on the front steps leading into Kaseya Center.
Statue Unveiling: Sunday, October 27th at 5:00 p.m.
Wade’s bronze likeness will take its rightful place on the Kaseya Center West Plaza beginning at 5:00 p.m. on Sunday, October 27th. Wade will be joined by HEAT Managing General Partner Micky Arison, HEAT CEO Nick Arison, HEAT Team President Pat Riley, HEAT Head Coach Erik Spoelstra and the current Miami HEAT team. The event will feature a special live performance by local hip hop legend and #HEATLifer, Rick Ross and Maybach Music Group’s newest artist and emerging talent, Nino Breeze.
Wade’s statue was created by Rotblatt Amrany Studio sculptors Omri Amrany and Oscar León. Rotblatt Amrany Studio is the leading artistic team behind the most iconic sports statues including the “Michael Jordan Spirit” in Chicago, the Kobe Bryant “Black Mamba” statue and the recently unveiled “Kobe and Gianna Bryant Memorial Statue” in Los Angeles.
This event will be hosted outdoors in front of Kaseya Center (west end) and will be free and open to the general public, but a ticket will be required for entry. Tickets will be made available for reservation on Monday, September 30 at 3:00 p.m. Due to space constraints, capacity will be limited. Additional ticketing details will be provided at a later date.
Dwyane Wade Statue Night: Monday, October 28th at 7:30 p.m.
On October 28th, 2003, Dwyane Wade made his NBA debut as a member of the Miami HEAT. Twenty-one years later—one day after the unveiling of his long-awaited bronze statue outside Kaseya Center—he’ll be celebrated on “Dwyane Wade Statue Night” when the HEAT host the Detroit Pistons at 7:30 p.m. Wade will address the crowd during a special halftime presentation, with video tributes to his Hall of Fame career played throughout the evening. Tickets for the game are on sale now and can be purchased by clicking here.
Information regarding Wade’s media availability will be provided closer to the event date.
Wade’s basketball career spanned 16 seasons—15 of them in Miami—as he accumulated three NBA Championships, a NBA Finals MVP, a NBA All-Star MVP, 13 NBA All-Star selections, two All-NBA First Team selections, three All-NBA Second Team selections, three All-NBA Third Team selections, three All-Defensive Second Team selections, a unanimous All-Rookie Team First Team selection, a gold and bronze medal with Team USA, 19 Player of the Week honors, six Player of the Month awards, four Community Assist Monthly Awards, one Yearly Community Assist Award, and was a Magic Johnson Award winner which recognizes excellence on the court and cooperation and dignity with the media and public. Wade appeared in 1,054 career regular season games (909 starts) and averaged 22.0 points, 5.4 assists, 4.7 rebounds, 1.54 steals and 33.9 minutes while shooting 48 percent from the field, finishing his career as one of only three players in NBA history to total at least 20,000 points, 5,000 assists, 4,000 rebounds, 1,500 steals, 800 blocks and 500 three-point field goals made, joining LeBron James and Michael Jordan. He scored at least 1,000 points against 10 different franchises and led the HEAT in points and scoring average for six consecutive years (2004-10), becoming the only player in franchise history to lead in each of those categories six-straight seasons. He capped his career scoring in double-figures 970 times, including 628 20-point games, 220 30-point efforts, 34 40-point games and three 50-point performances. On August 12, 2023, Wade was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.