Dwyane Wade defends statue despite social media mockery

Former Miami Heat player Dwyane Wade thanks the crowd during his statue unveiling ceremony outside Kaseya Center on Oct. 27, 2024, in Miami, Florida. Michael Laughlin/AP

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MIAMI — Dwyane Wade’s new statue celebrates a moment where he won a game with his offense. The feedback to the statue had him playing defense.

Wade explained the statue’s look and the process of creating it on Monday, one day after the Heat unveiled the tribute. The statue — with a face that, to put it mildly, isn’t a perfect depiction of Wade — was immediately a talking point, trending globally on social media and even getting mentioned on national newscasts.

“If I wanted it to look like me, I’d just stand…