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Dwyane Wade - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia"Dwyane" redirects here. For the Trinidad and Tobago footballer, see Dwyane Demmin. This article is about the basketball player. For the reggae musician, see Wayne Wade.
Kobe Bryant withdrew from consideration for the 2016 Olympic team, saying “I’ve had my moment” and that he should not take a roster spot from a more. Early life. Dwyane Wade was born on the South Side of Chicago, Illinois, to JoLinda and Dwyane Wade, Sr. In 1977, JoLinda, at the age of 18, already had two children.
Dwyane Tyrone Wade, Jr. January 1. 7, 1. 98. American professional basketball player for the Miami Heat of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He has established himself as one of the most well- known and popular players in the league. Wade had the top selling jersey in the NBA for nearly two years, leading the league in jersey sales from the 2. NBA Playoffs, until the midpoint of the 2. His first name is pronounced the same as the more common spellings "Dwayne" and "Duane".[2]After entering the league as the fifth pick in the 2.
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NBA draft, Wade was named to the All- Rookie team and the All- Star team the following eleven seasons. In his third season, Wade led the Miami Heat to their first NBA championship in franchise history. He was named the 2. NBA Finals MVP as the Heat won the series 4- 2 over the Dallas Mavericks. At the 2. 00. 8 Summer Olympics, Wade led the United States men's basketball team, commonly known as the "Redeem Team", in scoring, and helped them capture gold medal honors in Beijing, China. In the 2. 00. 8–0. Wade led the league in scoring and earned his first NBA scoring title.
After Le. Bron James and Chris Bosh joined the Heat, Wade was part of Miami's second championship win in the 2. NBA Finals, when Miami defeated the Oklahoma City Thunder. He won his third NBA championship in 2. Heat defeated the San Antonio Spurs in the 2.
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NBA Finals. In 2. Heat reached the Finals for the fourth consecutive year, but lost in five games to the San Antonio Spurs. Early life. Dwyane Wade was born on the South Side of Chicago, Illinois, to Jo. Linda and Dwyane Wade, Sr. In 1. 97. 7, Jo. Linda, at the age of 1. Wade has described his upbringing in Chicago as being very difficult. Wade stated that "[his] mom was on drugs and [his] family was in the gang environment, so it was a rough childhood." At a very young age, Wade already witnessed police raids and found dead bodies several times in a nearby garbage can.
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When he was only 4 months old, his parents separated - and would later divorce. Jolinda was given custody of the two children, and she moved to her mother's house with them. The family struggled financially, and it was around that time when Jolinda started dealing drugs.
His mom was addicted to several substances including cigarettes, alcohol, heroin, and cocaine. Jo. Linda would get high with friends at her home, even in the presence of her children. In an interview with ESPN, Wade said "I've seen the needles laying around the house. I've seen my mother shoot up before. I've seen a lot of things my mother didn't even know I'd seen as a kid." At the age of 6, he recalls police - with guns drawn - raiding his home as they searched for his mother.
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When Wade turned 8 years old, his older sister, Tragil, tricked him - by telling him they were going to the movies - into living with his father, a former Army sergeant, and stepmother in a nearby neighborhood. Wade would still occasionally visit his mom. A year later, his father moved the family to Robbins, Illinois.[3] After moving to Robbins, Wade didn't see his mother for two years. During this time, Jo. Linda was able to access a free supply of drugs by volunteering to be a tester - i. Jo. Linda was hospitalized and nearly died after she mistakenly injected herself with LSD.
In 1. 99. 4, Jo. Linda was arrested for possession of crack cocaine with intent to sell and locked up in Cook County Jail. Wade, at the age of 1. Cook County Jail through a glass panel over a telephone.
Jo. Linda served 2. Wade turned to sports, especially basketball and football, to avoid the temptations of participating in drug and gang- related activities. Wade's mom and dad would often take him to the park to play basketball. He cites one of his older sisters, Tragil, as the individual most responsible for his childhood upbringing and for steering him in the proper direction.[5] As a child growing up in the Chicago area, Wade idolized Chicago Bulls star Michael Jordan,[6][7] and has said he patterns his game after him.
Wade attended Harold L. Richards High School in Oak Lawn. Wade quickly found success as a wide receiver on the football team, but he needed to work extremely hard to earn playing time on the varsity basketball team during his junior year.[5] While he did not acquire much playing time during his second year, his stepbrother, Demetris Mc. Daniel, was the star of the team.[8] Wade grew four inches in the summer before his junior year and saw an increase in playing time, averaging 2. The following year, Wade averaged 2. It advanced to the title game of the Class AA Eisenhower Sectional.[9] During this season he set school records for points (6.
Wade has stated that his high school coach, Jack Fitzgerald, was one of the most positive influences in his life during this time. Wade was recruited by only three college basketball teams (Marquette University, Illinois State, and De. Paul University) due to academic problems.[3]During most of Wade's time at Marquette, his mother was either eluding the law or serving time in jail for selling crack cocaine. On October 1. 4, 2. Jo. Linda declared that she would change her life and get clean while attending a service at a Chicago church.
Wade, then a sophomore at Marquette, went home for Christmas to be with his mom, whom he believed was clean and sober for the first time in his life. However, Jo. Linda admitted to him that she was actually going back to prison. Wade told ESPN, "I was hurt because I felt like I was just getting my mom back, and now she had to leave again." On January 2, 2. She says she has been clean since 2. College career. Wade chose to play college basketball for Tom Crean at Marquette University in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. During Wade's freshman year at Marquette, he was ineligible to play with the men's team due to a violation of the NCAA's Proposition 4.
Wade sought tutoring to improve his writing skills in order to regain eligibility.[1. When Wade became eligible to play the following year (2.
Golden Eagles in scoring with 1. Marquette finished with a 2. In 2. 00. 2–0. 3, Wade led Marquette in scoring again with 2.
Marquette won the school's first and only Conference USA championship with a 2. That season Wade led the Golden Eagles to the Final Four, the school's first appearance in the Final Four since winning the 1. After the season, he was named to the All- America First Team by the Associated Press; Wade is the first Marquette basketball player since 1. Wade's performance during the Midwest Regional Final of the 2.
NCAA Tournament was highly publicized by the national press. Against heavily favored, top- ranked and top- seeded Kentucky Wildcats, Wade recorded a triple- double with 2. His triple double was the fourth in NCAA Tournament history.[1. Wade's exceptional play helped lead Marquette over the Wildcats 8. Final Four; Wade was named MVP of the Midwest Regional.
Marquette finished the season ranked No. AP poll, the school's highest ranking since the 1. Wade's strong tournament play resulted in increased visibility in the national media and, consequently, a high draft projection.[1. As a result, he elected to forgo his senior year at Marquette and enter the 2.
NBA draft. On February 3, 2. Wade played in his final collegiate game, Marquette retired his jersey at halftime of a game against Providence.
Although Marquette requires student- athletes to graduate prior to receiving jersey retirement honors, the University made a special exception for Wade based on his accomplishments since leaving Marquette.[1. On March 5, 2. 00. Jo. Linda Wade was released from prison. Three days later she saw Dwyane play basketball for the first time in five years. She watched Marquette beat Cincinnati, 7. Bradley Center to win the Conference USA regular- season championship.
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Wade is one of only four Marquette University players to be drafted in the first round; his is the highest draft selection in school history.[1. After a 5–1. 5 start,[1. Heat would gradually improve and finish 4. NBA playoffs.[1. 9] He further distinguished himself with outstanding performances in the playoffs,[1. Indiana Pacers in the Eastern Conference Semi- finals.
In the end, however, Wade's successful rookie season was somewhat overshadowed by the success of fellow rookies Carmelo Anthony and Le. Bron James. Wade did earn unanimous selection to the 2. NBA All- Rookie Team,[1. James and Anthony).[1.
He was ranked in the top five among rookies in several major statistical categories, including second in field goal percentage, second in steals, third in scoring, fourth in assists, and fourth in minutes played.[1. In the playoffs Wade hit a game winning shot in Game 1 of the Heat's first round series against the New Orleans Hornets. The Heat won the series 4–3 and advanced to the second round to face the top- seeded and best record team in the NBA, the Indiana Pacers, in a very entertaining series that almost pushed the 6. Pacers to the edge, though Miami would eventually lose the series in six games. He became the fourth rookie since the shot clock era began to lead his team in scoring and assist average in the postseason.[1. Breakthrough year (2. Before the 2. 00.
Shaquille O'Neal was traded from the Los Angeles Lakers to the Heat. The following season, Miami improved by 1. Eastern Conference- best 5. The league's coaches selected Wade to be a reserve in the 2. All- Star Game. He scored 1. In the first round of the 2.
NBA Playoffs, Wade averaged 2. Heat swept the New Jersey Nets.[2.