--- description: Dwyane Wade may not be the youngest player in the NBA, but he's still got it when it comes to dunking. title: Dwyane Wade's Son Is Less Than Impressed with His Dad's Dunking image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- * [Newsfeed](/tag/time-section-newsfeed/) ## Newsfeed Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Dwyane Wade's Son Is Less Than Impressed with His Dad's Dunking  by [Megan McCluskey](/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Staff Writer Dec 4, 2015 10:52 PM CUT  by [Megan McCluskey](/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Staff Writer Dec 4, 2015 10:52 PM CUT 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. Watch the full clip below: ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4137226/dwyane-wade-son-unimpressed-with-dads-dunking/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4137226/dwyane-wade-son-unimpressed-with-dads-dunking/"},"headline":"Dwyane Wade's Son Is Less Than Impressed with His Dad's Dunking","datePublished":"2015-12-04T22:52:11.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:27:24.643Z","description":"\"He did alright\"","url":"https://time.com/4137226/dwyane-wade-son-unimpressed-with-dads-dunking/","keywords":["Newsfeed","Basketball","Sports topic","Athletes","Family","NBA","Miami Heat"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Megan McCluskey","jobTitle":"Staff Writer","url":"https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4137226/dwyane-wade-son-unimpressed-with-dads-dunking/","name":"Dwyane Wade's Son Is Less Than Impressed with His Dad's Dunking"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"Georgetown vs. Princeton: The Game That Saved March Madness","description":"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.","thumbnailUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/z2mnNZ9m/poster.jpg?width=720","uploadDate":"2014-03-19T23:01:36.000Z","contentUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/z2mnNZ9m.m3u8","embedUrl":"https://time.com/4137226/dwyane-wade-son-unimpressed-with-dads-dunking/","duration":"PT9M34S","potentialAction":{"@type":"SeekToAction","target":"https://time.com/4137226/dwyane-wade-son-unimpressed-with-dads-dunking/?jw_start={seek_to_second_number}","startOffset-input":"required name=seek_to_second_number"}}] ```