MIAMI (WSVN) - Miami Heat guard Dwyane Wade has been added to the roster for the NBA All-Star game.
The Miami Heat made the announcement in a tweet.
https://twitter.com/MiamiHEAT/status/1091391419414134784
“Thanks to NBA Commissioner Adam Silver, Wade has been added as a special #NBAAllStar team roster addition. Congrats #FatherPrime!” the team wrote.
Also added alongside Wade was Dallas Mavericks forward Dirk Nowitzki.
“Dirk Nowitzki and Dwyane Wade embody the best of the NBA: remarkable skill, drive and professionalism as well as a deep devotion to strengthening their communities and growing the game around the world,” Silver said in a press release. “As a global celebration of basketball, our All-Star Game is an ideal setting to salute these first-class NBA champions and Finals MVPs.”
Nowitzki and Wade will be selected in a new third round of the 2019 NBA All-Star Draft, adding a 13th player to each active roster.
The game will air on Feb. 17.
This will be Wade’s 13th time playing in the All-Stars.
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