Dwyane Wade Brings His Dad on Stage to End Speech: "We in the Hall of Fame Dawg!"

pops would you please stand [Applause] I started this off thanking you and I want to end it the same way I owe you a debt of gratitude and I'll never be able to repay when I would cry and say I can't you made me go harder you pushed me to limits that I didn't know were inside of me the hard work I put in was because I didn't want to let you down those countless hours in the backyard we would compete against each other like strangers and built me to last those days that turned into late nights of me working on my left hand so it was just as good as my right it made me an Unstoppable Force that time you got kicked out of the game as my coach and snuck back in the side door and Coach me from the stands just to get kicked out again it showed me that there was no limitations on how you would show up for me it's the exact same way I try to show it for my kids so even though I hated being called little Dwayne I admired you as a kid I admire you now we had the same exact dream and we carry same exact name Dwayne Tyrone Wade to know we Hustle all the way to the Basketball Hall of Fame is God's will so pops I know your knees a little sore but will you join me on stage as we take our rightful step into basketball heaven [Applause] this one right here this one is for my father I love you and I'm thankful for you I love you too man we're in the Hall of Fame dog foreign

Channel: Bleacher Report

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Length: 2min 29sec (149 seconds)

Published: Sun Aug 13 2023