--- title: Dwyane Wade's Son Unimpressed with His Dad's Dunking description: Dwyane Wade may not be the youngest player in the NBA, but he's still got it when it comes to dunking. canonical: https://time.com/4137226/dwyane-wade-son-unimpressed-with-dads-dunking/ author: Megan McCluskey article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2015-12-04T22:52:11.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-08-04T08:02:58.134Z og:title: Dwyane Wade's Son Is Less Than Impressed with His Dad's Dunking og:description: "He did alright" og:url: https://time.com/4137226/dwyane-wade-son-unimpressed-with-dads-dunking/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: TIME og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Dwyane Wade's Son Is Less Than Impressed with His Dad's Dunking twitter:description: "He did alright" twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- # Dwyane Wade's Son Is Less Than Impressed with His Dad's Dunking > Sponsored content. 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No. 16 seed Princeton's near-upset of No. 1 seed Georgetown in a 1989 first-round game made sure Cinderella would always get invited to the ball._  by [Megan McCluskey](https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Staff Writer Dec 4, 2015 10:52 PM UTC  by [Megan McCluskey](https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Staff Writer Dec 4, 2015 10:52 PM UTC Dwyane Wade may not be the youngest player in the NBA, but he’s still got it when it comes to dunking. In Thursday night’s game against the Oklahoma City Thunder, the 33-year-old Miami Heat star threw down some amazing slams to propel his team to a 97-95 victory. When asked during a post-game interview about what inspires him to keep dunking even though it’s become more difficult for him, Wade told reporter Rachel Nichols that he likes to impress his kids. “I try to show them their pops can get up sometimes,” he said. However, his son had a different impression of his dad’s performance. “He did alright,” he said. Moral of the story: Don’t ever trust your kids to admit you’re cool, no matter who you are. 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