Robbins renames Dwyane Wade’s childhood street after the NBA champ, All-Star and hometown hero
<p>Dwyane Wade, a 13-time NBA All-Star and a three-time NBA champion, was once a 5-year-old boy whose dad would take him to play basketball in high school gyms on Friday nights and watch Michael Jordan’s “Come Fly With Me” VHS tape religiously.</p><p>Sunday afternoon, he added yet another accolade to his list, seven years after retiring from the court. But this one was for all the kids still in south suburban Robbins, reflecting his younger self.</p><p>His hometown renamed the street he grew up on after him, unveiling the signs at a ceremony Sunday.
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<p>Dwyane Wade, a 13-time NBA All-Star and a three-time NBA champion, was once a 5-year-old boy whose dad would take him to play basketball in high school gyms on Friday nights and watch Michael Jordan’s “Come Fly With Me” VHS tape religiously.</p><p>Sunday afternoon, he added yet another accolade to his list, seven years after retiring from the court. But this one was for all the kids still in south suburban Robbins, reflecting his younger self.</p><p>His hometown renamed the street he grew up on after him, unveiling the signs at a ceremony Sunday. Not just honorarily either — South Claire Boulevard is now Dwyane Wade Boulevard.</p><div class="Enhancement" data-align-center> <div class="Enhancement-item" data-crop=""> <figure class="Figure"><a class="AnchorLink" id="image-0c0000" name="image-0c0000"></a> <picture data-crop="medium"> <source type="image/webp" width="490" height="275" data-srcset="https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/d45b782/2147483647/strip/true/crop/8192x4598+0+433/resize/490x275!/format/webp/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F24%2F66%2F959eeb8e4cd1ac4ef7b22f3dfe9a%2Fdwaynewadestreet-260727-033.jpg 1x,https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/fd03529/2147483647/strip/true/crop/8192x4598+0+433/resize/980x550!/format/webp/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F24%2F66%2F959eeb8e4cd1ac4ef7b22f3dfe9a%2Fdwaynewadestreet-260727-033.jpg 2x" data-lazy-load="true" srcset="data:image/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZlcnNpb249IjEuMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIyNzVweCIgd2lkdGg9IjQ5MHB4Ij48L3N2Zz4=" /> <source width="490" height="275" data-srcset="https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/7da8464/2147483647/strip/true/crop/8192x4598+0+433/resize/490x275!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F24%2F66%2F959eeb8e4cd1ac4ef7b22f3dfe9a%2Fdwaynewadestreet-260727-033.jpg" data-lazy-load="true" srcset="data:image/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZlcnNpb249IjEuMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIyNzVweCIgd2lkdGg9IjQ5MHB4Ij48L3N2Zz4=" /> <img class="Image" alt="DWAYNEWADESTREET_260727-033.jpg" srcset="https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/7da8464/2147483647/strip/true/crop/8192x4598+0+433/resize/490x275!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F24%2F66%2F959eeb8e4cd1ac4ef7b22f3dfe9a%2Fdwaynewadestreet-260727-033.jpg 1x,https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/9f86a94/2147483647/strip/true/crop/8192x4598+0+433/resize/980x550!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F24%2F66%2F959eeb8e4cd1ac4ef7b22f3dfe9a%2Fdwaynewadestreet-260727-033.jpg 2x" width="490" height="275" data-src="https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/7da8464/2147483647/strip/true/crop/8192x4598+0+433/resize/490x275!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F24%2F66%2F959eeb8e4cd1ac4ef7b22f3dfe9a%2Fdwaynewadestreet-260727-033.jpg" data-lazy-load="true" src="data:image/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZlcnNpb249IjEuMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIyNzVweCIgd2lkdGg9IjQ5MHB4Ij48L3N2Zz4=" > </picture> <div class="Figure-content"><figcaption class="Figure-caption"><p>Dwyane Wade (right) and his father Dwyane Wade Sr. point at the newly unveiled street sign on Sunday.
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- <p>Dwyane Wade, a 13-time NBA All-Star and a three-time NBA champion, was once a 5-year-old boy whose dad would take him to play basketball in high school gyms on Friday nights and watch Michael Jordan’s “Come Fly With Me” VHS tape religiously.</p><p>Sunday afternoon, he added yet another accolade to his list, seven years after retiring from the court. But this one was for all the kids still in south suburban Robbins, reflecting his younger self.</p><p>His hometown renamed the street he grew up on after him, unveiling the signs at a ceremony Sunday.
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