Dwyane Wade is a former professional basketball player. After a successful college basketball career with the Marquette Golden Eagles, including leading the team to the Final Four in 2003, Wade was drafted fifth overall in the 2003 NBA draft by the Heat. In his third season, Wade led the Heat to their first NBA Championship and was named the 2006 NBA Finals MVP.

Wade spent the majority of his 16-year career playing for NBA's Miami Heat. He won three NBA championships, was a 13-time NBA All-Star, an 8-time member of the All-NBA Team, as well as a 3-time member of the All-Defensive Team. ( as of 2021) Wade is also Miami's all-time leader in points, games, assists, steals, shots made, and shots taken. At the 2008 Summer Olympics, Wade led the United States men's basketball team, commonly known as the "Redeem Team", in scoring and helped them capture the gold medal. In the 2008–09 season, Wade led the league in scoring and earned his first NBA scoring title. Wade was selected as the NBA All-Star Game MVP in 2010. With LeBron James and Chris Bosh, Wade helped guide Miami to four consecutive NBA Finals from 2011 to 2014, and won back-to-back championships in 2012 and 2013. 

Since retiring, Wade has gone into a number of different ventures, like hosting the gameshow, The Cube. In 2019, Wade appeared as a guest judge on season 14 of America's Got Talent alongside wife Gabrielle Union.