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Dwyane Wade Takes Absolute Joy In Calling Games Of Ex-Teammates LeBron James, Bam Adebayo

Shandel Richardson

Jul 27, 2024; Villeneuve-d'Ascq, France; Dwyane Wade looks on from the media bench during the first half between Canada and Greece during the Paris 2024 Olympic Summer Games at Stade Pierre-Mauroy. Mandatory Credit: John David Mercer-USA TODAY Sports
Jul 27, 2024; Villeneuve-d'Ascq, France; Dwyane Wade looks on from the media bench during the first half between Canada and Greece during the Paris 2024 Olympic Summer Games at Stade Pierre-Mauroy. Mandatory Credit: John David Mercer-USA TODAY Sports / John David Mercer-USA TODAY Sports
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Miami Heat legend Dwyane Wade has often said he enjoys the role of NBA broadcaster.

Apparently, he just loves it a little bit more when calling games involving his teammates. On Sunday, Wade called his first Team USA game in the Olympics in Paris. He got the opportunity to drop commentary on former sidekicks LeBron James and Bam Adebayo.

And Wade refused to hold back when offering praise during their victory against Serbia in the opener.

With the outcome already decided, Wade raised his voice when Adebayo finished with a dunk. It had the feel of when players are mic'd during the NBA All-Star Weekend.

"I asked Bam to give me something to talk about and he just gave me something," Wade said, adding extra emphasis.

He also dropped a reference from the movie Coming To America when play-by-play announcer Noah Eagle asked if he knew Adebayo's real first name.

"His momma call him Bam, I'm a call him Bam," Wade said. "... His future is bright."

And then there were his takes on James.

“Anytime I still see LeBron playing this level of basketball, I'm trying to see what I did wrong in life," Wade said in the first half.

After James and Team USA solidified victory, Wade entered the greatest ever debate. He probably upset the Michael Jordan crowd.

"LeBron James, the greatest, the GOAT," Wade said.

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SHANDEL RICHARDSON

Shandel has covered the NBA since 2010, with previous stops at The Athletic and South Florida Sun-Sentinel.  He has covered six NBA Finals, one Super Bowl, the NCAA basketball tournament. He has also been a beat writer for the Miami Hurricanes and contributed on every major beat in South Florida since 2003, including the Miami Dolphins and Miami Marlins. He can also be read in the Sportsbook Review for gambling coverage from around the NBA. A native of Bloomington, Illinois, Shandel attended Southern Illinois University in Carbondale. He's also worked for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch and Kansas City Star.  TWITTER: @ShandelRich EMAIL: shandelrich@gmail.com You can subscribe to our YouTube channel here Follow all of our Miami Heat coverage on Facebook here