Dwyane Wade reveals all about iconic banana boat team photo also featuring LeBron James, Chris Paul: 'No one was supposed to know this'
Former NBA star Dwyane Wade has finally revealed what led to their iconic 'Banana Boat team' photo, which featured him, his wife
Gabrielle Union
, Los Angeles Lakers star
LeBron James
, and San Antonio Spurs point guard Chris Paul riding a banana boat.
The picture was taken without their knowledge during their 2015 vacation together. The group of friends are now referred to as the Banana Boat team.
Dwyane Wade reveals behind-the-scene details of the iconic banana boat team photo
Dwyane Wade opened up about the viral 'Banana Boat team' picture during his recent appearance on the Pardon My Take podcast. He revealed, "My wife wanted to go on a banana boat. So, Chris Paul, Bron and I all got on a banana boat. Now, we were in the middle of nowhere, no one was supposed to know this but us. Someone took a photo from God knows where. No one was supposed to have seen us on a banana boat!"
Confirming that what he said was true, Wade added, "First of all, if I knew they were taking a photo, we would have looked a little cooler."
He further revealed that former NBA star Carmelo Anthony could have also featured in the picture had he joined them on the vacation slightly earlier on time.
All of them are longtime friends and occasionally holiday together along with their families. They had also played in the 2008 Olympic team, which went on to win a gold medal.
Wade and Union met in 2007 and went on to tie the knot in 2014. They got married in an intimate white wedding in Miami and are now parents to six-year-old daughter, Kaavia James.
The mother-daughter duo had recently featured in a magazine together.
LeBron James tied the knot with Savannah James in 2013. The couple have three children together, including sons Bronny and Bryce, and daughter Zhuri Nova. Bronny James joined him on the court as part of the Los Angeles Lakers. Bryce is also committed to play basketball for the University of Arizona.
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Chris Paul has been married to Jada Crawley since 2011. They have a sixteen-year-old son, Chris Jr., and a twelve-year-old daughter, Camryn. Carmelo Anthony was married to La La Anthony before the two separated in 2021. They co-parent their son Kiyan.
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