VP candidate Tim Walz on Dwyane Wade's statue: This is pretty horrific

Gov. Tim Walz – the Democratic candidate for vice president – shared his take on Miami Heat legend Dwyane Wade's statue, which was unveiled to the public on Sunday. "How gracious was D-Wade though, about this, to the sculptor?" Walz said. "Because this is pretty horrific." Walz continued. "It's horrific, but D-Wade, what a class act," Walz said. "He's like, 'No, this is really nice. I'm grateful.' Yeah, I don't know how they get that wrong."

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Anthony Chiang Anthony_Chiang NEW: Dwyane Wade continues to label Bam Adebayo as the next face of the Heat miamiherald.com/sports/nba/mia... Wade: "We see him as someone who's going to continue to take on everything that we learned here and everything that we've passed on for this organization to be successful." – 12:01 PM Chris Mannix SIChrisMannix NEW pod with ... the Knuckleheads! and on ten years of podcasting The D-Wade statue Are there too many threes longevity podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ope... – 10:20 AM Ball Don't Lie Balldontlie "The statue is so bad, they had to put all his stats behind it so you knew who it was." Chuck isn't a fan of Dwyane Wade's statue (via pic.x.com/yPGgzw3CM2 – 7:32 PM John Gonzalez JohnGonzalez Tues Beyond the Arc w/ First Week Overreactions: -Cavs are second best team in East -OKC has two All-NBA players -Actually the DWade statue is good And so many more... listen/subscribe link.chtbl.com/beyondthearc YouTube pic.x.com/MAo6kIUiKl – 1:27 PM Anthony Chiang Anthony_Chiang Dwyane Wade reacts to criticism surrounding his bronze statue: "Talk more about the statue, come out and see it, take some photos, send some memes. We don't care" miamiherald.com/sports/nba/mia... – 10:00 AM Anthony Chiang Anthony_Chiang NEW: The Heat won the fourth quarter to hold off the winless Pistons. Takeaways and details from the victory on Dwyane Wade Statue Night miamiherald.com/sports/nba/mia... Heat now 2-1 this season – 10:11 PM Anthony Chiang Anthony_Chiang Dwyane Wade just took his courtside seat at Kaseya Center to a loud ovation from the crowd during the first timeout of the game. – 7:54 PM Anthony Chiang Anthony_Chiang Lost in the Dwyane Wade buzz: Josh Richardson is available to make his season debut for the Heat tonight. – 7:19 PM Ball Don't Lie Balldontlie "It don't need to look like me. It's an artistic version of me." – Dwyane Wade on his statue (via pic.x.com/FSrzF2LuGR – 6:41 PM Anthony Chiang Anthony_Chiang NEW: Heat icon Dwyane Wade reacts to criticism surrounding his bronze statue: "Talk more about the statue, come out and see it, take some photos, send some memes. We don't care." miamiherald.com/sports/nba/mia... Also, Wade's message to Jimmy Butler – 6:37 PM Ethan J. Skolnick EthanJSkolnick Always said this ... but if any athlete wants to learn how to conduct himself as a franchise player, that athlete should study Dwyane Wade. He has an innate ability to say what's on his mind, but say it in a way that calms instead of inflames. That has continued in "retirement." – 5:57 PM Ethan J. Skolnick EthanJSkolnick "I have an iPhone... Send some memes. I don't care... I'm in on the joke." when asked if he saw the statue reaction pic.x.com/h2IGbN1q8f – 5:39 PM Anthony Chiang Anthony_Chiang Dwyane Wade when asked if he's seen the reaction to his statue: "Yeah, I have an iPhone. ... I care, but I don't." – 5:35 PM Ball Don't Lie Balldontlie The Heat recreated the commentary for some of Dwyane Wade's most memorable moments (via pic.x.com/kQqOtimZ7M – 3:28 PM Jorge Sierra hoopshype How do you feel about the Dwyane Wade statue? – 2:56 PM Tim MacMahon espn_macmahon The Hoop Collective with and the statue of Dwyane Wade (?), look out for the Lakers, bad starts for the Bucks and Nuggets, OMG OKC, etc. youtu.be/3Iyk9slym1g?si... – 12:25 PM Anthony Chiang Anthony_Chiang The Heat is holding Dwyane Wade Statue Night during today's home game vs. Pistons. People coming by the Kaseya Center to take photos with the statue this morning/afternoon. pic.x.com/bLtIyCz1LI – 11:58 AM John Gonzalez JohnGonzalez Beyond the Arc live on YouTube coming up at noon ET. Come join me and -someone throw holy water on the DWade statue -Lakers look good -Bucks and Nuggs...don't -Steve Kerr is the anti-Thibs youtube.com/live/P6raimUcY... – 11:50 AM CBS NBA CBSSportsNBA JOIN in 30!! go LIVE on YouTube & right here on Twitter at 9amPT/12pmET to talk LeBron, Nuggets struggles despite Joker, could Giannis want out in MIL, Steph's ankle, & what was that D-Wade statue!?!?! Pull up and interact with the show! – 11:33 AM Anthony Chiang Anthony_Chiang NEW: Inside the design process of the Dwyane Wade statue that now stands in front of Kaseya Center miamiherald.com/sports/nba/mia... Wade: "It was a beautiful process to be a part of." – 9:56 AM Steve Bulpett SteveBHoop Hey, Wondering if has a defamation case here. pic.x.com/izyxQP7Sdy – 11:14 PM Anthony Chiang Anthony_Chiang For those wondering, Dwyane Wade was heavily involved in the process of creating the sculpture. Wade said he went to Chicago four times to visit with the sculptors to offer feedback and make tweaks. The story from today's unveiling miamiherald.com/sports/nba/mia... – 10:29 PM Ethan J. Skolnick EthanJSkolnick I asked if he would change anything about his career pic.x.com/p7pKkmggHK – 9:21 PM Anthony Chiang Anthony_Chiang NEW: Heat unveils Dwyane Wade "This is my house" bronze statue in front of Kaseya Center miamiherald.com/sports/nba/mia... Wade to close his speech today: "I believe I gave you guys something set in stone to hold onto. This is my house." – 6:26 PM Anthony Chiang Anthony_Chiang As many expected, Dwyane Wade's statue is of the "This is my house" moment. – 6:04 PM Anthony Chiang Anthony_Chiang Rick Ross has taken the stage to kick off Dwyane Wade's statue ceremony. – 5:08 PM Anthony Chiang Anthony_Chiang A reminder that the Heat will unveil Dwyane Wade's statue in front of Kaseya Center during a ceremony that begins at 5 p.m. today. The ceremony will be streamed live on the Heat's YouTube channel. – 4:52 PM

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Will Manso: Sculpture artist Omri Amrany on any negative reaction to Dwyane Wade statue: "I couldn't do better than that. I don't think anybody else can do better than that. It is what it is, and we will love it forever." Encourages people to come see it. Both artists very proud of it. -via x.com / October 30, 2024 Wade's statue was created by Rotblatt Amrany Studio sculptors Omri Amrany and Oscar León. Among the other statues that Rotblatt Amrany Studio is responsible for are "Michael Jordan Spirit" in Chicago, and the Kobe Bryant "Black Mamba" statue and the "Kobe and Gianna Bryant Memorial Statue" in Los Angeles. "I couldn't do better than that," Amrany said to Will Manso of WPLG-ABC. "I don't think anybody else can do better than that. It is what it is, and we will love it forever." Of the criticism being directed at the sculptors, Wade said Monday: "I hate that for them because they are in a different world when it comes to the work that they're doing and what they create." -via Miami Herald / October 29, 2024 When asked what his message is for Heat star Jimmy Butler when it comes to outsiders doubting whether Butler can again lead the team to the NBA Finals at 35 years old, Wade said Monday: "Showing people you still got it, I don't think he needs to concern himself with that." Instead, Wade feels that Butler "needs to figure out this team this year and how he's going to be the best version of Jimmy Butler for this team." "Roles change and you got to find that role and you got to find that comfort," Wade continued. "So right now, we're watching a team finding themselves and Jimmy has to find his role on this year's team. It's not the same as the first year when he got here. The personnel is different. He's different, he's older, as well. Miles are adding up. But he's smarter as a basketball player than he's ever been." -via Miami Herald / October 29, 2024