We know Dwyane Wade as a three-time NBA champion, a 13-time All-Star and a future Basketball Hall of Famer, but before all of that, he was a dad first.
So it’s easy to understand why Wade seems to be upset that his son, Zaire Wade, isn’t getting any playing time at Sierra Canyon.
Seirra Canyon advanced to the CIF State Title game with a win over Etiwanda on Tuesday night in a thriller. Wade did not play in the game, which Sierra Canyon won on a last-second shot.
Ziaire Williams with the game-winner at the buzzer to send Sierra Canyon to the State Championship game! 😱
(via @Tarek_Fattal) pic.twitter.com/xbGDjndroA
— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) March 11, 2020
When asked about it during the postgame show on NBA on TNT, Wade said he wouldn’t be attending the game because Zaire wasn’t playing.
It also seemed like he might have a problem with head coach Andre Chevalier.
Dwyane Wade says on @NBAonTNT that he will not attend Sierra Canyon’s CIF State title game. Zaire Wade did not play in the team’s regional final win over Etiwanda Tuesday night. Clearly Wade has an issue with coach Andre Chevalier and makes it clear here.pic.twitter.com/F8jRsZeBGG
— Tarek Fattal (@Tarek_Fattal) March 11, 2020
“I will not be there. My son ain’t playing and I don’t want to do nothing to the coach. So, I won’t be there…I won’t be there, but I’ll be rooting for the kids.”Â
Clearly, Wade has an issue with his son not getting playing time.
He probably did a bit too much there by calling out Chevalier on national television, but hey, he’s a dad! That’s what dads do. I mean, he could’ve done worse, right? He could’ve just gone to the game and berated the coach publicly like one of those wild AAU dads.
Shoutout to Dwyane Wade removing himself from that situation and not publicly embarrassing himself or his son. I’d be willing to bet that Zaire Wade probably won’t be at Sierra Canyon next season, though.
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