Wade's Heat statue gets a new head after criticism
Dwyane Wade’s statue outside the Kaseya Center has been given a new head after criticism of the 8-foot bronze recreating his March 9, 2009 winner against the Chicago Bulls. The piece went on across Tuesday and Wednesday and will be seen by the public on Friday, when Miami host the Indiana Pacers.

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Dois anos depois de ser erguida em frente ao Kaseya Center, do Miami Heat, a estátua de Dwyane Wade tem outra aparência.
O bronze de 8 pés foi criado para capturar a noite de 9 de março de 2009, quando Wade acertou a cesta da vitória em um duelo de duas prorrogações com o Chicago Bulls e depois subiu na mesa do apontador para soltar a frase: “This is my house!”
Recriar o momento, porém, não significou recriar o homem. Wade, que dedicou 15 temporadas à franquia, riu dos memes, mas o volume de reações convenceu a organização a trocar a cabeça.
Em um post no Substack, Wade escreveu o seguinte:
“Se as pessoas não sentem essa conexão quando olham para o rosto, por que não tentaríamos melhorar?”
Ele enquadrou a mudança como um gesto de escuta, e não um ataque ao trabalho dos escultores, e como o reconhecimento de que a peça pertence à cidade tanto quanto a ele.
Anthony Chiang, do Miami Herald, informou que a nova cabeça foi instalada nesta semana, ao longo de terça e quarta-feira. Omri Amrany e Oscar León, autores do original, disseram a ele que a importância de Wade justificava os ajustes, em vez de deixar algo que sabiam poder ser melhor.
O público verá a peça pela primeira vez na noite desta sexta-feira, quando o Miami recebe o Indiana Pacers.
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