Let’s start with the basics: Will Wade cheated and he deserves to get fired. This is not an apologia for Wade. A college basketball coach’s job is to win as many games as possible with the minimum amount of negative publicity.
Good on the first part, not so good on the second. But let’s be honest with ourselves, Will Wade is not getting fired for paying players. In this post-NIL world, no one really gives a damn about players getting paid, if we ever did. He’s getting fired for being the face of Corrupt Coaches.
Will Wade is getting fired for not making more high profile friends in the media.