Is Dwyane Wade a Bears fan?

What has Dwyane Wade said about the Chicago Bears?

In a video message described by EssentiallySports on April 24, 2025, Dwyane Wade introduced himself this way: "This is Dwyane Wade, Chicago's own. Chicago Bears fan through and through." The article presents the message as coming from Wade himself, which puts this in the category of a fandom he has stated in his own words.

Did Dwyane Wade grow up a Bears fan?

Wade was born in Chicago, Illinois, on January 17, 1982. His father later moved the family to Robbins, Illinois, and he went to Harold L. Richards High School in Oak Lawn, Illinois. All of those places are in Illinois, in the same state as the Chicago Bears, the team he names.

The Bears' own site described him on November 13, 2019, as "The longtime NBA star and Chicago native has been a lifelong Bears fan." The Chicago Sun-Times, writing on September 14, 2015, referred to "Lifelong Bears fans and veteran Miami Heat star Dwyane Wade." The three sources span a decade, and each of them describes the Bears as a team he has followed for his whole life, which is why this reads as a childhood team.

Does Dwyane Wade like the Chicago Bears?

Nothing in the record suggests the fandom has lapsed, and no source disputes it. The 2015 mention came while he was a Miami Heat player, and the 2019 mention came in the last year of his career, which ended that season. The 2025 video message came after he retired, so the allegiance has been stated at several points from his playing days into retirement.

His NBA career ran from 2003 to 2019. He was drafted fifth overall by the Miami Heat in 2003 and played for the Heat from 2003 to 2016 and again from 2018 to 2019, with stops in between with the Chicago Bulls and the Cleveland Cavaliers. After playing at Marquette from 2001 to 2003, he spent most of his career in Miami while keeping the Chicago team he grew up with.

He also has a background tie to the Nebraska Cornhuskers. That is a tie only, and it does not compete with the Bears in the record.

Which other athletes are Bears fans?

Tim Duncan and Candace Parker are both reported to be Bears fans. In both cases it is a reported fandom, not one confirmed in the player's own words.

Questions people ask

Is Dwyane Wade a Bears fan?

Yes. In an April 2025 video message described by EssentiallySports, Wade called himself a "Chicago Bears fan through and through."

When did Dwyane Wade become a Bears fan?

No sources give a start date, but the Chicago Bears' site (2019) and the Chicago Sun-Times (2015) both call him a lifelong fan. The timeframe is lifelong, with sources from 2015, 2019 and 2025.

Did Dwyane Wade grow up a Bears fan?

The sources describe it as a lifelong fandom, and he was born in Chicago and went to high school in Oak Lawn, Illinois. The Bears are his childhood team.

Which other athletes are Bears fans?

Tim Duncan and Candace Parker are both reported to be Bears fans.