Dwyane Wade Reveals How the Iconic NBA Banana Boat Photo Came to Be: ‘No One Was Supposed to Have Seen Us’

Dwyane Wade says nan world was ne'er expected to spot 1 of nan astir iconic photos successful NBA history.

Wade, 43, explained nan root of nan "Banana Boat team" photograph — successful which he and his woman Gabrielle Union are seen riding a banana vessel pinch NBA stars Chris Paul and LeBron James during a 2015 picnic — during an quality connected nan Friday, May 23 section of Pardon My Take.

The erstwhile Miami Heat prima revealed that it was Union, 52, who wanted to return nan banana vessel retired onto nan h2o and that neither he nor his NBA superstar pals thought cameras would seizure nan outing.

"My woman wanted to spell connected a banana boat," said Wade. "So, Chris Paul, Bron and I each sewage connected a banana boat. Now, we were successful nan mediate of nowhere, nary 1 was expected to cognize this but us," Wade continued.

"Someone took a photograph from God knows where. No 1 was expected to person seen america connected a banana boat!"

Cleverly, Wade added, "First of all, if I knew they were taking a photo, we would person looked a small cooler."

He besides revealed that Carmelo Anthony, not pictured successful nan iconic image but considered a personnel of nan "Banana Boat team," joined nan group connected that picnic soon aft nan photograph was taken, and perchance would person besides been connected nan banana vessel if he had arrived successful time.

The "Banana Boat team" grew into a well-known conception among NBA fans aft nan photograph surfaced of James, Paul, Wade and Anthony, who person been longtime friends since they were teenagers and erstwhile teammates connected nan 2008 Olympic golden badge team. The group has regularly vacationed together pinch their families.

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Union and Wade first met successful 2007 but didn't spell nationalist pinch their narration until 2010. They tied nan knot on Aug. 30, 2014 during an intimate wedding in Miami. In November 2018, nan mates welcomed their first kid together: daughter Kaavia James.

James, 40, has been married to high-school sweetheart Savannah James since 2013 and they stock 3 children: LeBron "Bronny" James Jr., Bryce Maximus and Zhuri Nova.

Paul, 40, married his wife Jada Paul (née Crawley) in Charlotte, North Carolina successful 2011, pinch their then-toddler boy successful attendance. They welcomed their 2nd child, girl Camryn, nan pursuing year.