'Mid-life crisis in full swing': Dwyane Wade gets heavily trolled for new tattoo months after major surgery
Dwyane Wade, the NBA legend, has gone through a lot in the last couple of years related to issues regarding his health. The NBA legend and his wife, Gabrielle Union, have stayed strong and fought against their tough times.
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While Dwyane Wade has completely recovered now, he has recently gotten a tattoo and it seems like the tattoo has sparked a major debate among his fans.
Dwyane Wade gets heavily trolled for his new tattoo, months after he recovered from a major surgery
Recently, Complex Sports' took to its social media to post a video about Dwyane Wade's new tattoo. The post shows Dwyane Wade bare-chested as he flaunts his new tattoo. The artwork is pretty interesting as it shows off his career accolades but it has sparked a debate among his fans.
A fan took to X and posted, 'Amazes me a millionaire settles for art work like this', while another fan wrote, 'seems like a tattoo a dwade fan would do not dwade himself.'
A third fan commented, 'Lmao dude used to always talk about never getting tatts', whiIe another fan wrote, 'I had a friend who got his birthday tattoo'd on his wrist & this feels like a rich persons version of that.'
A fifth fan noted, 'Mid-life crisis in full swing', while another user wrote, 'This is the most corny pathetic sh*t I may have ever seen'.
The NBA legend has not commented on the criticism his recent tattoo has received from his fans. A few days ago, Dwyane Wade made an appearance at the New York Times Well Festival where he spoke about how important it is to question doctors,
The NBA legend said, "In my family, in my community, we don't share a lot of things about our health history. Because of that, I decided at 40 years old, I was like, 'Alright, let me go and start.
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Let me go look at my body.'"
Dwyane Wade also advised his fans to 'ask the right questions' to doctors. He said, 'If you have a primary care doctor, put them to work…Don't let them just come, bring you in and put you out the door, because that's what you want to hear. No, ask the right questions."
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