Fresh off the unveiling of his statue outside Kaseya Center, Dwyane Wade reunited with former teammates Udonis Haslem and Mike Miller to relive moments from their championship-winning days. The OGs podcast. Miller might have joined the Heat in 2010, but Haslem and Wade became teammates in 2003.

Wade was the fifth pick in the draft and Haslem, who went undrafted the year before, joined him in Miami in 2003 as a free agent. The two would win three NBA championships together and form a lifelong friendship.

UD quickly became the enforcer who protected his team’s superstar, D-Wade. It’s a role he took very seriously, and not just on the field. Wade described he as the “The easiest type to believe.“

The 2006 Finals MVP proceeded to make his case with a compelling example. “Someone came and took my stuff out of the crib, I don’t know what to do… It was that blue Escalade, my blue wheels, 26 inch wheels. I was rolling around Miami, man, and they caught me.”Wade revealed.

Wade was confused when he left his house and his car was missing. But luckily, he had one of the best enforcers in the league by his side to help him. “The first person I called, before I called the police, anyone, I called UD. “Hey, they caught me.” I’ve got my jewelry in there and everything… Man, you gave me that shit back.”shared the three-time NBA champion.

It was this quality that made Haslem an invaluable member of the Heat organization for two decades. He embodied the infamous heat culture and always made sure to have his teammates’ back.

Interestingly, in this case, Haslem’s job of retrieving his teammate’s stolen car would be a bit pointless since Flash would sell the Escalade shortly after.

Dwyane Wade hated his blue Escalade

“I kept the chain and got rid of the truck.”Wade added during ‘The OGs’ podcast. He explained that he felt “brokenBut four years ago, the 13-time All-Star admitted that the blue Escalade was the worst purchase he had ever made.

The Hall of Famer was on the Men’s Health YouTube channel, discussing the various ways he has managed or mismanaged his finances. “I was in college and knew I was going to enter the draft, I had my eyes on this blue Escalade. I saw someone driving it on the streets of Milwaukee and I thought, ‘If I can get some money, I’ll buy one of those.’ So I think the color was like electric blue and it had 26 inch wheels, I put spinning wheels on it.”, D-Wade shared when asked about the worst thing he’s ever spent money on.

Whether due to the fact that some strangers had been there or simply because he was over it, Wade couldn’t stand the sight of his blue Escalade, even though his teammate and friend had worked hard to get it back.