Dwyane Wade shared the story of how he almost left the Heat until a call from LeBron James changed everything.

The Heat honored Dwyane Wade with a statue outside the Kaseya Center in Miami on Sunday. Here's what you need to know.

As mentioned, the Heat, upon returning from Charlotte, will honor Wade with an unveiled statue on Sunday evening. Wade, who was inducted into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame last year, remains the face of Miami Heat basketball despite retiring in 2019.

MIAMI (AP) — Dwyane Wade is now the first Miami Heat player with a statue outside the team’s arena.

Dwyane Wade left the Heat in 2016 because he didn't feel the franchise was giving him the respect he deserved.