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Wade dedicates remaining NBA season to Florida shooting victim

Updated on: 01 March,2018 08:22 AM IST  | 
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Dwyane Wade has dedicated the rest of his National Basketball Association (NBA) season to one of the victims of the Florida school shooting

Wade dedicates remaining NBA season to Florida shooting victim

Dwyane Wade
Dwyane Wade


Dwyane Wade has dedicated the rest of his National Basketball Association (NBA) season to one of the victims of the Florida school shooting.
Joaquin Oliver was one of 17 people to lose their lives during the Douglas High School massacre, and his parents revealed their son was buried in a replica Miami Heat jersey carrying Wade’s name and number three.


Joaquin Oliver
Joaquin Oliver


"This is Joaquin Oliver. He was one of the 17 young lives that were lost tragically at Douglas High School in Parkland. Joaquin was one of many that I heard was excited about my return to Miami and yesterday was buried in my jersey. This is why we will not just SHUT up and dribble!" Wade wrote alongside this picture.

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