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      Dwayne Wade was born on the South Side of Chicago, Illinois. His parents were Jolinda and Dwayne Wade, Sr. Wade also has a older sister named Tragil, who was big impacted on Wade's life. Tragil was a big impact in Wade's life because she was the one steering him in the right direction. Later on in Wade's life his mom and dad got a divorce. Wade ended up living with his dad and his stepmother in Robbins, Illinois. Growing up in Chicago, Illinois, Wade idolized Chicago Bulls star Michael Jordan. 

     Wade attended Harold L. Richards High School in Oak Lawn. Wade started playing for the school's varsity basketball team. Wade did not acquire that much playing time in his second season at Harold L. Richards High School. The reason why Wade did not get that much playing time in his second year at Harold school was because his stepbrother was the star. 

     Dwayne Wade has established himself to be one of the most well-known and popular player in the league.  Wade had the top selling jerseys in the NBA for almost two year. Entering the league as the fifth pick, Wade was soon to be named All-Rookie and was put into the All-Star games for the last ten years. In Wade's third season as a Miami Heat player, he led the Heat to their first NBA title in franchise history. After the game, Wade was named the 2006 NBA Finals MVP as the Heat beat the Mavericks 4-2.  

      In 2004-2005 season, Shaquille O'Neal was traded from the Los Angeles Laker to the Miami Heat. In the first round of the 2005 playoffs, Wade averaged  27.0 points, 9.0 assists, and 6.0 rebounds in the playoffs. In the playoffs, Wade continued his high level of play with 31.0 points, 7 rebounds, and 8 assists per game. All the coaches in the league selected Wade to be in the 2005 All-Star game, were he scored 14 points in 24 minutes. The Miami Heat record with Shaquille O'Neal being traded to Miami Heat had improved by 17 games that season. 

       Over the years, Wade has been out with some bad injures. The 2006-2007 season was not good for the Miami Heat star Dwayne Wade. Wade had missed a total of 31 games due to injuries. Wade was elected to his third straight All-Star game and received All-NBA Honors. He had became the first guard to earn three All-NBA Honors with 31 games missed, since Pete Maravich of the Utah Jazz in the 1977-1978 season. 



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