Every year, ESPN The Magazineputs out its Body Issue, which features professional athletes posing naked. Every year, they ask Dwyane Wade to be a part of it. And every year, Wade says no—that is, until this year.
ESPN The Magazine has apparently been trying to get Wade to do their Body Issue ever since 2009 when it first launched the magazine. But he's respectfully declined ESPN's offer seven times. Wade accepted it this year, though, and in a piece that was just published on ESPN.com, he explained why:
Wade also talked about his biggest body insecurities with ESPN The Magazine—one of them being his "outie" belly button. Read Wade’s entire interview, here, and check out some of his photos using the link in this tweet:
Wade joins 18 other athletes who've also agreed to pose naked inside the pages of ESPN The Magazine this year. They include Conor McGregor, Antonio Brown, Von Miller, Elena Delle Donne, Vince Wilfork (great quote from him, here), and more. Team USA athlete Chris Mosier will be the first transgender athlete to ever pose for the Body Issue. The entire list of Body Issue athletes is available, here.