Columbia employed an odd tactic against Yale on Friday night, using a photo of the Dwyane Wade Statue on their jumbotron as they tried throwing kicker Nick Conforti off in the second quarter.
Conforti was about to attempt an extra point, with Yale leading 6-3, when a massive image of Wade’s recently unveiled statue appeared on screen.
The sculpture has been the subject of countless jokes and memes as hardly anyone thinks it looks like the former Miami Heat Superstar. Photos of it have popped up in lots of places, but no one expected it to be displayed during a college football game, which you can see in the post below:
“It’s even scarier on a Jumbotron 😂,” a fan laughed.
“This is an absolute classic troll,” someone added.
“Did it work? I know that I saw this post and shanked a cheez it wide right of my open mouth,” said a third.
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Dwyane Wade’s Statue Seemed To Have A Lingering Effect
Lots of fans were curious to find out whether the tactic was successful; it did not work. Conforti made the extra point but missed a field goal later on, so it might have played a bit longer on his mind than expected.
Columbia ended up winning the game 13-10, outscoring their opponents 13-10 in the fourth quarter.
Dwyane Wade will likely find this particular usage of his statue funny, as he has taken plenty of the jokes on the chin. The Hall of Famer is understood to have had input in the sculpting, so he likely knew what he would see once it was unveiled.
We can’t wait to see where it ends up next.
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