When you’re in awe of Michael Jordan and Magic Johnson, you’ll feel like you’re in basketball heaven too! Just ask Dwyane Wade!
The glorious of the glorious comes to ride in Valhalla. Or so they say in Norse mythology, and for Dwyane Wade, being part of the NBA 75 had the same feeling.
The Legendary NBA 75 is a collection of the greatest people to have ever played the game. Surely we can debate all we want about the legitimacy of the list. But all the players who made it are the elite of the elite.
So when Dwyane Wade got the chance to interact with the greats, breathe the same air as them, and be in the same room as them, he talks about how surreal it felt.
Wade talks about how when he met Jordan, he forgot all the problems he faced with the Jordan brand. Because hey, it’s Michael Jordan!
Then he comes to the main story, the story of how he was amazed to see two legends face each other. A story that solidified the fact that he was in the midst of basketball royalty. The gods so to speak.
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Dwyane Wade says he felt like he was in “Basketball Heaven” watching Michael Jordan and Magic Johnson
He talks about how MJ greeted him and then waved at Magic, calling him the “old friend“. As we all know, the two joking with each other has become a moment in history.
He then talks about how he was in awe of the spectacle unfolding in front of him. Two all-time greats talking trash around him like his friends.
Says Wade, “And if you see my face, that was the moment I realized I was in basketball heaven!” He adds, “as if my life in basketball was over and I ended up in basketball heaven.”
The Miami Heat legend says, “The hall of fame is great, retiring your jersey is great, but for me individually, this is it.”
The prestige of the jacket was too great for Wade to understand. He remembers that he watched NBA 50 and made a promise to himself to reach that same level. It’s safe to say that Wade finally has his seat at the table and will continue to hold the chair.
As we look forward to the next 25 years in the NBA, who do you think will make the NBA 100 team?
Will there be more players from the old era? Will we see players like Klay Thompson in the NBA 100? Let us know.
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