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Apart from being an incredibly talented basketball player, Dwyane Wade is famous for his high-speed plays and ruthless dunks. After his NBA career, he became a successful entrepreneur and is consistently increasing his net worth. However, his business aspirations have not distracted him from giving back to society, as the NBA superstar is a true philanthropist as well.

In a recent social media post, a 41-year-old NBA veteran responds to an earlier reply from Dwyane Wade.

41YO NBA veteran shuns bad blood prospect with 3-word claim

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In a recent YouTube episode of ?THECAREEROFSUPAHOTFIRE?, 41-year-old Gilbert Arenas participated in a ?rap battle?. During the ‘battle’, his opponent ruthlessly dissed him with a hilarious Dwyane Wade-related comeback from when the Miami Heat legend schooled Gilbert Arenas in an NBA game.

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In a recent ?X? post after the ruthless ?rap battle?, Gilbert Arenas posted a snippet from the ?battle? which mentioned Dwyane Wade. He captioned his ?X? post, ?Dwyane Wade appreciated the rapper?s ?shoutout? to the Miami legend. He mentions in his post, ?Gilbert Arenas. SupaHotFire. Not what the streets asked for, but what they needed.?

Dwyane Wade responds to the Arenas? ?X? post with his approval. He replies to Gilbert Arenas? shoutout with an ?X? post, ?I put the Heat to his face, give ?em flashbacks of DWade *laughing emoji*? It?s all love my guy @GilsArenashow.?.

 

Gilbert Arenas then responds to the 3x champion?s tweet, ?We good, fam.?. The two former NBA stars have had an interesting relationship over the years. Known as a ruthless trash-talker during his playing days, Gilbert Arenas once trash-talked Dwyane Wade and instantly regretted it.

When Gilbert Arenas trash-talked Dwyane Wade?

In an episode of ?No Chill with Gilbert Arenas? podcast?, Gilbert Arenas confesses that Dwyane Wade was the sole reason he stopped trash-talking players in the league. He disclosed an incident when an interviewer asked him about the Miami Heat star coming to town.

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Arenas said, ?They were talking about D-Wade coming to town. And I was like, ?We will just guard him like they did in the Olympics? You can?t shoot.? And then I watched like the game before, and I was like ?Oh!’??

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Arenas said then called Wade and told him, ??Hey man, look! The media, they messed that up, man.? I?m trying to soften this blow, bro.? However, D-Wade did not accept his apology. Arenas explained that Wade was on a scoring rampage against the Washington Wizards and was in his ?element. After his teammates gave him an earful for it later, he apologized for his comments to the 3x NBA champion after the game.

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