CHICAGO — The NBA world has had over three weeks to digest the notion of Dwyane Wade, Chicago Bull, but it didn’t start to feel real until Friday afternoon.
Even after Wade appeared on Live with Kelly to discuss his decision to leave the Miami Heat after 13 seasons; even after Wade and his wife, actress Gabrielle Union, spent the past two weeks documenting their promotional tour of China on Snapchat, where they frequently sported Bulls gear at public appearances; even after the team made it official and started flashing images of Wade in a Bulls jersey on the video board outside the United Center.
It all still felt hypothetical until Friday, when Wade and his family met with reporters at the Bulls’ practice facility and held up his new jersey.
Wade may be 34 years old, with his best basketball behind him. His on-court fit with Jimmy Butler and Rajon Rondo (the #ThreeAlphas, as they’ve come to be known) may be awkward. But it’s hard to overstate how big a deal it is for fans and those in the Bulls organization that Wade is in town.
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Article written by Sean Highkin