Have you ever tuned into a podcast just looking for some basketball banter and ended up getting hit with some hard laughs and a wild theory? Well, that’s exactly what happened when Dwyane Wade and his co-hosts—Dorell Wright, Chris Johnson, and Bob Metelus—sat down for another episode of their podcast this week. What started as casual banter quickly turned into an honest and hilarious deep dive into the Miami Heat’s ugly playoff exit.
As the group shifted to their usual “What’s Up” segment, Wade wasted no time getting to the point. “I’mma go to a team,” he teased, with a grin on everyone’s face that said they knew he was about to stir the pot. When he dropped the words “Miami Heat,” the set erupted, with everyone already knowing the smoke was coming for South Beach.
“They got smoked,” Wade said, laughing with his co-hosts after Miami got broken down by the Cavaliers in a brutal sweep of the series. But things turned serious for a moment when Wade gave credit where it was due. Dwyane Wade put a spotlight on just how badly the team missed Jimmy Butler. “We really starting to see what Jimmy Butler meant to the Miami Heat,” Dwyane Wade said, pointing out that losing a player of that caliber exposed the team’s flaws all season long.
He wasn’t just throwing jabs, though; he was painting a picture of a team that barely held it together. The Miami Heat has lost ten straight games, then won eight, and still fell apart when it mattered. “Let’s get this over with,” Wade said, suggesting it’s time for the Heat to regroup, hit the draft, and look ahead to free agency.
Then came the joke that tied it all together! With a straight face and a playful smirk, Dwyane Wade said, “You know what? It was my statue that kicked it all, kicked this season off.” The group lost it, laughing as Wade blamed his own statue ceremony for the Heat’s misfortunes. “Started at the statue bulls**t and it went through the whole year,” he added, placing the blame right at the feet of Pat Riley’s tribute to him – jokingly, of course!
Oct 28, 2024; Miami, Florida, USA; A general view of the new Dwyane Wade statue in front of the Kaseya Center. Mandatory Credit: Rhona Wise-Imagn Images
Dwyane’s podcast was so hilarious as one moment he was in Miami, and the other moment he was laughing at his set. He made sure he pointed out everything related to the Miami stories over the past weeks and threw it out to his crew. The next target- Tyler the Hero! Or is he?
Dwyane’s roasting of Tyler Herro
Dwyane Wade didn’t just stop with the statue jokes. He had some words for Tyler Herro, too. The Heat guard had confidently declared that Miami wouldn’t get swept by Cleveland. But Wade wasn’t buying it. “When I heard Tyler Herro say we will not get swept, I was like you’re already swept, it’s over, my boy.”
Ouch! That one stung. The rest of the crew laughed hard. Cleveland had outplayed Miami at every turn from Game 1. This season, Cleveland gave two of the worst playoff losses in the Miami-based franchise’s history. Yes, it was that bad.
Wade didn’t hold back with Bam Adebayo either. “We were on a FaceTime with Bam right here, and Bam said he wants that smoke. I said right back… You don’t want that Cleveland smoke dog.” Turns out, Dwyane Wade was right. “Well, you got smoked,” he said as the crew erupted again.
It was a brutal but honest segment. And this is what makes Dwyane Wade’s podcast so refreshing. His humor and honest assessments provide fans with an authentic understanding of how ex-players see the game. Miami’s season? A mess. Perhaps Dwyane Wade can tell you that the statue is where it all began.
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