Dwyane Wade

Dwyane Tyrone Wade Jr. is an American professional basketball player for the Miami Heat of the National Basketball Association . He has established himself as one of the most wellknown and popular players in the league. Wade had the top selling jersey in the NBA for nearly two years, leading the league in jersey sales from the 2005 NBA Playoffs, until the midpoint of the 200607 season. His first name is pronounced the same as the more common spellings Dwayne and Duane.

Dwyane Wade was born on the South Side of Chicago, Illinois, to JoLinda and Dwyane Wade Sr. In 1977, JoLinda, at the age of 18, already had two children. Wade has described his upbringing in Chicago as being very difficult. Wade stated that mom was on drugs and family was in the gang environment, so it was a rough childhood. At a very young age, Wade already witnessed police raids and found dead bodies several times in a nearby garbage can. When he was onlymonths old, his parents separated and would later divorce. Jolinda was given custody of the two children, and she moved to her mothers house with them. The family struggled financially, and it was around that time when Jolinda started dealing drugs. His mom was addicted to several substances including cigarettes, alcohol, heroin, and cocaine. JoLinda would get high with friends at her home, even in the presence of her children. In an interview with ESPN, Wade said Ive seen the needles laying around the house. Ive seen my mother

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