On the list of the greatest shooting guards of all time, the first two names are written in stone. Michael Jordan & Kobe Bryant. However, right after is where the debates begin. Some people like Jerry West for his incredible Lakers career. A few will even point to Allen Iverson and his cultural impact that exceeded his personal achievements. However, the most common names fans point to are Dwyane Wade and James Harden. Both former 3rd overall picks have had incredible runs.
For all their on-court greatness, the two find themselves linked together for a completely unexpected reason.
Claim to Fame contestant linked to Dwyane Wade and James Harden
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While the Beard’s insane run from 2015-2018 put him in the conversation of the greatest scorers ever, Wade’s stellar run in the ’00s and early ’10s cemented his legacy as a two-way dynamo. As James Harden ponders free agency and Wade bids farewell to a Miami icon, the two players have found a weird common thread.
The second season of the hit UK show, Claim to Fame, just started airing on ABC. The reality series sees 12 contestants compete in a bid to find out who each of them is related to. A peculiar case arrived in the case of JR, who claims to have a celebrity brother.
Not only that, he teased that the brother was a basketball athlete.
Some of the contestants have postulated Dwyane Wade or James Harden as the particular celebrity. Dwyane Wade has three brothers – Kodhmus, Demetris, and Darnell McDaniel. However, all three are relatively famous. In the case of Harden, he has one brother, Akili Roberson, who is a semi-famous quarterback.
After a successful first outing, the show appears poised to be even better this time around.
Which NBA player has a brother across the Atlantic?
While contestants speculate, it seems unlikely that either Harden or Wade is the mystery celebrity. Clearly, being related to Harden or Wade is not something easy to keep under wraps. Fans might just follow this British series to get the answer to this puzzle.
While the mystery of the celebrity is figured out, the true mystery remains in D-Wade’s earlier comments about “Mr. Miami.“
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There is a reason why Miami became Wade County. Any conversation about the greatest Miami Heat player starts and ends with Dwyane. Yet, when asked who he considers to be Miami’s greatest player, Wade had an unexpected answer. A franchise that has boasted the likes of Shaquille O’Neal, and LeBron James, among others, is rife with potential choices.
However, Wade went with 43-year-old Udonis Haslem.
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Even if controversial, the pick can certainly be justified as Haslem has been crucial to the Heat’s success and development. As his mystery brother turns out to be a farce, Wade knows he found a real ‘brother’ in the NBA.