Heat fans start GoFundMe campaign to help cover Wade's salary
The Miami Heat reportedly made an initial offer to Dwyane Wade of $10 million per year, which didn't sit well with the unrestricted agent and has him courting offers from a number of other teams.
Now, a determined group of Heat fans is hoping to raise an additional $10 million through a GoFundMe campaign to keep Wade in Miami.
The description reads as follows:
Since 2003, Wade has been the face of the franchise, the reason why Miami is now considered a basketball town. Let the organization know that we the fans are not happy about all this stuff we're hearing about $10 million offers and meetings being scheduled with other teams such as the Bucks and Knicks.
The organization is very good at preaching about family and it's time they start practicing what they preach by not taking Wade for granted and taking care of one of their own.
Let's do whatever it takes to keep him in Miami-Wade County.
If the team won't pay him, we the fans will! Since their offer of $10 million is clearly not enough, let's match it and get him to $20 million.
* Well, not really cause we're sure it's against NBA rules, but we'll pass along any donations of the Pay Wade movement to Wade's World Foundation.
In addition to the GoFundMe campaign, the fans have also launched a website - PayWade.com - to show their support for Wade.
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