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Dwyane Wade joins Turner Sports as NBA analyst, commentator in Atlanta

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - SEPTEMBER 05: Dwyane Wade attends the NBA 2K20: Welcome to the Next on September 05, 2019 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by John Sciulli/Getty Images for NBA 2K20)

Credit: John Sciulli

Credit: John Sciulli

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - SEPTEMBER 05: Dwyane Wade attends the NBA 2K20: Welcome to the Next on September 05, 2019 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by John Sciulli/Getty Images for NBA 2K20)
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Oct 23, 2019

Originally posted Tuesday, October 22, 2019 by RODNEY HO/rho@ajc.com on his AJC Radio & TV Talk blog

Recently retired NBA superstar Dwyane Wade has signed a multi-year deal with WarnerMedia and will become an analyst and commentator for TNT's basketball coverage out of Atlanta.

On Tuesdays, he will work alongside his former Miami Heat mate Shaquille O'Neal and WNBA star Candace Parker at Turner's main Midtown Techwood campus.

He will also appear in studio for the  NCAA Final Four and National Championship as part of Turner Sports and CBS Sports' coverage in March.

WarnerMedia sports and news boss Jeff Zucker dubbed Wade a "transcendent star" with an "engaging and thoughtful personality."

Wade, 37,  retired after 16 seasons in April and is married to actress Gabrielle Union.

Former NBA coach Stan Van Gundy was recently hired as an analyst on TNT's Tuesday night broadcasts.

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Rodney Ho writes about entertainment for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution including TV, radio, film, comedy and all things in between. A native New Yorker, he has covered education at The Virginian-Pilot, small business for The Wall Street Journal and a host of beats at the AJC over 20-plus years. He loves tennis, pop culture & seeing live events.

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