Dwyane Wade Statue Now Being Used As Scare Tactic At Football Games
The Dwyane Wade statue is now a scare tactic.
On Friday, Columbia tried using it to distract Yale's kicker. It didn't because the field goal was successful. Here's the video:
The statue has received tons of backlash since the unveiling because many feel it has no resemblance to Wade.
Last week the creator responded to the criticism. Here's what sculpture artist Omri Amrany told Will Manso of WPLG Local 10.
“I couldn’t do better than that," Amrany said. "I don’t think anybody else can do better than that. It is what it is, and we will love it forever.”
Wade also addressed the issue.
"The social media world is about opinions," Wade said. "Everyone has an opinion. Use y'all opinions. Please talk more abut us. Talk more about the statue. Come out and see it. Take some photos. Send some memes. We don't care. It was a special moment (Sunday) for my family and I."
Wade is among a select few players to have statues outside an arena. He joined the likes of Michael Jordan, Shaquille O'Neal, Magic Johnson, Dominique Wilkins and Dirk Nowitzki. All are Hall of Famers.
"I don't know a lot of people with a statue. Do you know anybody? In here, y'all know anything about the process of the statue," Wade asked the media Monday. "No one out there does neither. It's an unbelievable process to be a part of and it's a complicated process. If I want it to look like me, I'll just stand outside of the arena and y'all just take photos. It don't need to look like me. It's an artistic version of a moment that happened that we're trying to submit. I appreciate all the comments everyone has. I'm in on the joke. I laugh all the
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