Greg Cote

Greg Cote’s Poll Dance: The Miami Heat’s Dwyane Wade statue. Love it? Hate it? Vote now!

“Dwyane Wade statue.”

Seldom in South Florida sports history have three words sparked more controversy and debate

The Miami Heat unveiled their bronze statue in Wade’s honor last week with great fanfare -- and with mostly backlash and mockery on social media. Wade himself said he loved it. Many Heat fans, not so much. The main criticism: That the statue, facially, did not look like Wade.

Now, the verdict is yours. The statue is depicted here. Have your say!

You may vote in our poll as many times as you’d like or until your fingers get tired:

GREG COTE POLL DANCE: WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THE DWYANE WADE STATUE?:

Most recent Poll Dance verdict: Freeman tops bigger stars in World Series: We asked, “Who is the biggest star of this World Series?”: You said Freddie Freeman 59 percent, Shohei Ohtani 26%, Aaron Judge 9%, and Juan Soto and ‘Somebody else’ 3% each.

Greg Cote
Miami Herald
Greg Cote is a Miami Herald sports columnist who in 2025 won a first-place Green Eyeshade award in Sports Commentary and has finished top 10 in column writing by the Associated Press Sports Editors on multiple occasions. Greg also hosts The Greg Cote Show podcast and appears regularly on The Dan LeBatard Show With Stugotz.
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