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Dwyane Wade gives himself a new nickname, LeBron James calls it ‘corny’

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Dwyane Wade has given himself a new nickname: "WOW" (Issac Baldizon/Getty Images)

Dwyane Wade has given himself a new nickname: “WOW” (Issac Baldizon/Getty Images)

Dwyane Wade announced his new nickname, stemming from the slogan provided by his new shoe company, Li-Ning. The brand is built around the phrase “Way of Wade.” LeBron James confirmed the new nickname.

“It’s ‘WOW,’ Way of Wade,” said James. “I think it’s corny.”

Wade ditched his old nickname “Flash” two years ago. That the new nickname comes from his own shoe company doesn’t offer any appeal to the new “WOW” nickname.

The Heat’s guard joined forces with Li-Ning in September 2012, and recently created the “Way of Wade” brand. From the Way of Wade official website:

“The Way of Wade is a belief system. It’s a philosophy based on the intersection of Wade’s vision and Li-Ning’s own values and mission.”

  • Published On Feb 25, 2013
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    stabmasterarson21 307 pts

    Wow Li-Ning, the modern playmakers*!

     

    * nickname for cheap, generic sneakers back in the day

    tukwilatommygun 17 pts

    shoes made for 37 cents bu hostage laborers in sweat shops in third world poop hole countries. wow, am i impressed.

    stabmasterarson21 307 pts

     tukwilatommygun Have you actually seen them?  Bufugly by thy middle name.

    pwn3d 6 pts

    I guess it's better than lebron's byotch..

    pandah462 167 pts

     pwn3d Why?  What's her nickname?

    John4 277 pts

    Well, it is better than that "Akron Hammer" nickname that talk show guy tried giving to LeBron.  

    Skymaster_T 7 pts

    Nothing lamer than a corporate nickname that you give yourself. Wade just entered another dimension of sell-out.

    John4 277 pts

    I think Wade actually prefers (when talking to LeBron) it's "Guy who has one more ring than you" !  

    John4 277 pts

    I've always called him "Dwa Yah Nee".  Because of the interesting spelling of his name.  

    SportzFan54 8 pts

    This story is so lame nobody even takes credit for it

    Robert94 14 pts

    It will always simply be D-Wade to me.

    jgarretson 5 pts

    James + Wade = JWoww.  Nice. 

    Whatever 77 pts

    Dwayne Wade plays World of Warcraft? Who knew?

     

    Guess that explains the nerdy glasses . . . . 

    Whatever 77 pts

    Dwyane Wade plays World of Warcraft? Who knew . . . .

    HalfFast 7 pts

    I like 'She Wade' better. I guess Mr Cheap Shot was taken. 

    John4 277 pts

     HalfFast Yes, by Tyler Hansbrough.  And Hines Ward.  

    stabmasterarson21 307 pts

     John4  HalfFast Hines Ward?  LOL, you sound like an LB who got flattened by him!

    John4 277 pts

     stabmasterarson21  You mean took a cheap shot after the whistle!

    Pares Hilton 41 pts

    "Wade's vision" and a photo of Dwayne wearing eyeglasses

    John4 277 pts

     Pares Hilton Unbelievably his first name is Dwyane.  

    Dwa Yah Nee.  

    stabmasterarson21 307 pts

     John4  Pares Hilton We got it the first time, it's a goofy way to spell Dwayne! : D

    John4 277 pts

     Pares Hilton I can just imagine his elementary school teachers helping him with his name.  OK, Dwayne is D W A Y N E.  Uh, not so, myh momma preferred something more unique so it's 

    D W Y A N E.  Odd.  

    stabmasterarson21 307 pts

     John4  Pares Hilton His mom is dyslexic....why you gotta bring his moms into the convo, LOL?!

    John4 277 pts

     stabmasterarson21  No dyslexia, just looking for a unique (and confusing) spelling.  Nothing more.  

    mysteryman 6 pts

    This will go over about as well as Shaun White trying to give himself a nickname. Does anybody remember "The Animal"? Please get over yourselves, you throw a ball through a hoop for a living.

    TipapouPapito 5 pts

     mysteryman and what do you do for a living? That's right, no one knows or cares.

    ptbnl 9 pts

    Must be a slow day.  This passes as news?

    rukiddingme 41 pts

    The "Way of Wade" is a "belief system, a philosophy based on the intersecion of Wade's vision and Li-Ning's own values and mission."  What the hell does that mean?  He's selling SHOES, not a way of life.   And who comes up with this s--- anyway?  And maybe most importantly, who cares?

    stabmasterarson21 307 pts

     rukiddingme Right, dis here brofa should just shut the heck up and order more potstickers or something instead of trying to sell Americans playmakers that no one in the hood or white suburbs is gonna buy.

    GeoffreyHolland 45 pts

    I would suggest a better name: A Dawn Weedy.

    casata 9 pts

    You cant give yourself a nickname, I hope Wade is joking.  Plus the nickname is just lame.  Your better then that D.

    Mattgo90 5 pts

     GeoffreyHolland  casata

     you are self?

    GeoffreyHolland 45 pts

     Mattgo90  casata  Idiot. "you are better *than* that"

    Dave C 27 pts

    @casata Exactly that is like nickname 101, you don't give yourself a nickname...what a jerk...how pathetic are these guys to try and top each other? You freaking play basketball and the NBA sucks anyways.

    pandah462 167 pts

     Dave C  casata Yes, basketball player is his profession.  I sincerely doubt that anything involved with teaching the English language isn't yours.

    casata 9 pts

    Look at all the grammar Nazi’s.  Thank you for taken time to correct my rushed typing.  Now go back to your mom’s basement.

    stabmasterarson21 307 pts

     casata Nazis!  Unless you are showing possession, lol.

    casata 9 pts

    Thank you for proving my point, you have nothing better to do.  Run along little one.

    sandman730 6 pts

     casata I find that the folks insulting people with "mom's basement" jokes and belittling remarks like, "run along little one," are generally the little ones living in mom's basement.

    pandah462 167 pts

     casata Are you kidding?  "Rushed typing"?  Don't blame being a total moron on the speed of your typing.  You make the court reporter industry angry.

     

    Oh, and speaking of wasting time, you're the one who posted an open note with the last sentence addressed to Wade.  Hypocrite.