Chicago Bulls guard Dwyane Wade was in the house to watch former teammate LeBron James win Game 4 of the 2017 NBA Finals on Friday night in Cleveland. But, it was his 1980s, I-got-more-money-than-you-do outfit that had people talking.
It’s not a secret that despite not playing on the same team anymore like they did from the 2010-11 season until the 2013-14 season, Dwyane Wade and LeBron James are still the best of friends.
Wade was in the house for Game 4 of the 2017 NBA Finals between the Golden State Warriors and LeBron’s Cleveland Cavaliers on Friday night in Cleveland, where the Cavs nailed 24 3-pointers (a Finals record) in a victory to stave off elimination for at least one more game on Monday night.
The 137-116 win for Cleveland was one of the weirdest games in Finals history, and yes, Wade had something to do with that.
Wade wasn’t playing, but it was his outfit that got people wondering if he had anything else in his closet.
Ready for Game 4 of the #NBAFinals... @stephenasmith, @DwyaneWade & @SHAQ! pic.twitter.com/lcLP3FzBhd
— NBA (@NBA) June 10, 2017
That’s the most 1985 look I’ve ever seen in the 2010s.
Twitter had a field day with Wade’s outfit, including his former teammate in Miami, Hassan Whiteside.
https://twitter.com/SBNation/status/873369700125650945
He wasn’t the only one that got in on the fun.
Dwyane Wade look like a Jamaican drug dealer pic.twitter.com/8JZfJcAxRy
— Legends (@LegendsofCH) June 10, 2017
"Dwyane Wade looks like a villain from Starsky and Hutch" - @JeremyWoo pic.twitter.com/iuv7hR0d1b
— The Crossover (@TheCrossover) June 10, 2017
Wade wants to be a Russian mobster so bad. Pretty sure I saw him in GTA 4 heckling Niko Bellic pic.twitter.com/DrwvLva2u0
— Zito (@_Zeets) June 10, 2017
Wade at the game looking like an underrated reggae artist who had 1 song on MTV Jam Of The Week in '02 pic.twitter.com/Op1LUwqjvG
— R&B Mari (@Mariannoo) June 10, 2017
D-Wade at the game looking like Aaron Hall in Guy's "Groove Me" video....🙄🙄 pic.twitter.com/ob7wl6pxfK
— LeVelle Moton (@LeVelleMoton) June 10, 2017
You get the idea. It went on for days and probably won’t stop until Game 5 starts on Monday between the Warriors and Cavaliers.
Wade’s wife, Hollywood star Gabrielle Union, even got in on the fun by roasting her husband and might have stole the whole joke competition.
https://twitter.com/itsgabrielleu/status/873369155864584192
I honestly haven’t seen the new BET special about New Edition, but I don’t see any lies here from Gabby. She’s the best.
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Also, during Cleveland’s Game 4 victory on Friday night, some fans were supposedly yelling that the Cavaliers need Wade next season. (Truthfully, it would help the Bulls’ salary cap numbers, but nobody thinks he’s turning down almost $24 million next season, do they?)