Dwyane Wade has played for the Miami Heat his entire 13-year career. But Wade is now returning home to Chicago to play for the Bulls. Yesterday, Wade agreed to a two-year deal worth $47 million.
“This was not an easy decision, but I feel I have made the right choice,” Wade said in a letter released to the Associated Press.
“Watching the Bulls growing up inspired me at an early age to pursue my dream of becoming a basketball player,” Wade wrote. “My most treasured memories were watching my dad play basketball on the courts of Fermi Elementary School and developing my game at the Blue Island Recreation Center. I have never forgotten where I came from, and I am thankful to have an opportunity to play for the team that first fueled my love of the game.”
Wade’s decision to play for the Bulls drew a reaction out of two of the Windy City’s biggest rappers, Lil Durk and Fredo Santana.
[email protected] welcome home #Chicago
@DwyaneWade welcome home #Chicago
— LILDURK2x (@lildurk) July 7, 2016
“Wade to the Bulls that just gave me hope,” Durk wrote on Twitter.
Wade to the Bulls that just gave me hope
— LILDURK2x (@lildurk) July 7, 2016
Fredo was equally excited.
[email protected] thank y’all now let’s keep going @DwyaneWade welcome home bro #Chicago,” Fredo wrote on Twitter.
@chicagobulls thank y'all now let's keep going @DwyaneWade welcome home bro #Chicago
— FREDO SANTANA SSR (@FREDOSANTANA300) July 7, 2016
On IG, he posted a photo of Rajon Rondo, Dwyane Wade and Jimmy Butler, writing, “Yessssssssssss #WeStillNeedMoreDoe.”
