{"id":3079,"date":"2024-08-06T23:51:12","date_gmt":"2024-08-06T23:51:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=3079"},"modified":"2024-08-06T23:51:12","modified_gmt":"2024-08-06T23:51:12","slug":"dwyane-wade-unveils-surprising-motivation-behind-his-bald-look-for-the-redeem-team-and-its-not-what-anyone-expected","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=3079","title":{"rendered":"Dwyane Wade Unveils Surprising Motivation Behind His Bald Look For The \u201cRedeem Team,\u201d And It\u2019s Not What Anyone Expected"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a class=\"mai-link-injected\" href=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/nba\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NBA<\/a>\u00a0players often impress fans with their basketball skills and stylish looks. However, former NBA star\u00a0<a class=\"mai-link-injected\" href=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/tag\/dwyane-wade\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dwyane Wade<\/a>\u00a0wasn\u2019t the player who was concerned with his appearance. The popular series \u201cThe Redeem Team\u201d on Netflix showed a bald Wade alongside Carmelo Anthony, sporting a shaved head and the No. 9 jersey during the 2008 Summer Olympics.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-sm-content-width\" data-content-name=\"mai-video-player\" data-track-content=\"\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div id=\"pw-med-background\">\n<p>On his podcast, \u201cThe Why with Dwyane Wade,\u201d Wade, who made a strange comment<a href=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/nba\/former-miami-heat-superstar-dwyane-wade-makes-strange-comment-about-lebron-james-pronouns-that-has-everyone-talking\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u00a0on LeBron James\u2019 pronoun<\/a>, explained the reasons behind his bald look for the Olympics.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c<em>This is why I shaved my head bald. One, there was no barbershop traveling with us, and you don\u2019t want anyone messing with your head<\/em>,\u201d Wade said.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"\ud83c\udf77Leaving for the 2024 Olympics, The Wine Down S1 Finale, &amp; Keeping the Spark Alive in Relationships\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/1DzFMLjZHBc\" width=\"725\" height=\"408\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The former Miami Heat star later shared a more personal reason for his decision. He also referenced\u00a0<a class=\"mai-link-injected\" href=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/tag\/michael-jordan\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Michael Jordan<\/a>\u00a0as his inspiration, who famously sported a bald head during his illustrious career.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c<em>But two, when I was in high school, I had a couple of moments where I went bald head and it was somebody either messing my hair up, or I was trying to channel something like MJ or something, right? And every time I did it, I balled out<\/em>,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<section class=\"wp-block-group check-this-out has-xs-padding-top has-sm-padding-bottom\" data-content-name=\"Check This Out\" data-track-content=\"\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-8 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex has-xl-margin-bottom\">\n<h2 id=\"h-dwyane-wade-explains-bald-look-as-focus-on-basketball\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Dwyane Wade Explains Bald Look as Focus on Basketball<\/h2>\n<p>Dwyane Wade has always prioritized his game development over his appearance. In 2008, he revealed that he went bald to focus more on improving his basketball skills.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c<em>I\u2019ve gone bald for the simple fact that I\u2019m focused solely on basketball<\/em>,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/w\/wadedw01.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">former NBA star\u00a0<\/a>elaborated on his decision while mentioning the logistical challenges he faced during international competitions.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c<em>I\u2019m not concerned myself with waking up in the morning, brushing my hair, trying to look pretty. I\u2019m really focused on playing and bringing home the gold. Also, in China, I\u2019m not letting anybody cut my hair. If you\u2019re not my barber, it\u2019s not happening<\/em>,\u201d Wade added.<\/p>\n<p>The 2008 season was particularly challenging for Wade, as he missed 31 games due to injury. This period made him prioritize his recovery over his appearance. Wade chose to focus on returning to peak performance rather than spending time on his hairstyle.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NBA\u00a0players often impress fans with their basketball skills and stylish looks. However, former NBA star\u00a0Dwyane Wade\u00a0wasn\u2019t the player who was concerned with his appearance. The popular series \u201cThe Redeem Team\u201d &hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":3080,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3079","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3079","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3079"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3079\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3081,"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3079\/revisions\/3081"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/3080"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3079"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3079"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3079"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}