But as Amrany recalled, when the Michael Jordan statute was publicly unveiled at a press conference on Nov. 1, 1994, it was not roundly greeted with praise. Rather, there were a number of initial

MIAMI — Basketball Hall of Famer and Miami legend Dwyane Wade had an 8-foot statue in his image unveiled in front of the Heat ’s home arena, the Kaseya Center, on Sunday. Wade became the only player in Miami franchise history to be honored with a statue for his contributions to the organization and city.

Dwyane Wade's statue outside the Kaseya Center has inspired a hilarious new skit from comedy group RDC World .

But before the ball was snapped, an image of the viral Dwyane Wade statue appeared on the jumbotron positioned directly behind the goal post in an attempt to throw off Yale kicker Nick Conforti. Columbia trying to distract the Yale kicker with the Dwayne Wade statue pic.twitter.com/F2BFqqNgPf

Memes draw comparisons to The Matrix, Kelsey Grammer, and seemingly everyone except Miami Heat’s star player.

The Dwyane Wade statue is now a scare tactic. On Friday, Columbia tried using it to distract Yale's kicker. It didn't because the field goal was successful. Here's the video: The statue has received tons of backlash since the unveiling because many feel it has no resemblance to Wade.