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Dwyane Wade Explains Retirement After 'Losing All My Powers,' Reported to Join Amazon's NBA Team

The Hall of Famer frames his retirement as a response to losing the elite edge that made the game fun.

Overview

  • In a GQ Hype interview published Oct. 16, Wade said he knew it was time to stop when he no longer had his "special quality."
  • He reflected that he misses "being better than people" and the feeling of being truly great at something.
  • People reports he is set to work on Prime Video’s first season of NBA coverage in a rotating in-game and studio role.
  • Wade retired in 2019 at age 37 after 16 seasons and has since built experience as an analyst on podcasts and television.
  • The three-time champion and 13-time All-Star was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2023.