Wade, a three-time NBA champion and 13-time NBA All-Star, was honored by the Miami Heat at a ceremony on Sunday after playing 14 seasons with the team.

“This is nothing I ever expected,” Wade told the crowd during the ceremony outside the Kaseya Center. “That’s not what I played for. That’s not why I picked up the basketball. I picked up basketball to make a difference in my family’s life.”

Flanked by his wife, actress Gabrielle Union, Wade said after the revelation: “It’s going to take a while to process this. But I just feel happy. I’m grateful, I feel grateful, I feel blessed and I’m so grateful.” “