Guy Thinks Former NBA Star Dwayne Wade Is The Guy In 'Roe V. Wade,' Spawning Flurry Of Memes

The news that the Supreme Court is potentially on the verge of overturning Roe v. Wade has undoubtedly rocked social media this week, and while the potential reversal has weighed heavily on the minds of women's rights activists, it has also led to some darkly humorous moments on social media — such as the fallout from one man on Twitter who appears to believe that the "Wade" in "Roe v. Wade" is former NBA star Dwayne Wade.

This guy who definitely thinks Dwayne Wade is the Wade in ‘Roe vs Wade’ pic.twitter.com/ZAUD5dClBC

— (not from rome) (@ihatethiskid) May 4, 2022

In response to a Variety story about Wade (Dwayne) commenting on parents with trans kids, Twitter user @Eddy_Brian11 set out to determine why Wade was so prominently featured in recent headlines.

He’s commenting on this and now I hear he is caught up in the abortion thing vs Roe. Why is he involved in all this.

— Eddy Brian (@Eddy_Brian11) May 3, 2022

Yea the boy became a “girl” but that does not mean he can have an abortion. He does not need to have his name on the Supreme Court case.

— Eddy Brian (@Eddy_Brian11) May 3, 2022

To be clear, Dwayne Wade is not the Wade of Roe v. Wade. That Wade refers to Henry Wade, a Texas district attorney in 1973 and the defendant against a woman with the pseudonym "Jane Roe" who argued Texas' abortion laws were unconstitutional.

Mr. Brian's confusion left Twitter users slackjawed that someone could make that mistake, considering Dwayne Wade was not even alive at the time Roe v. Wade passed.

I’m sorry to make fun of you Eddy, but I need everyone to see this. https://t.co/S1wtyeixYO

— Travis (@NotTravisNewman) May 5, 2022

pic.twitter.com/az5CKuJhk2 https://t.co/BYmBtGfBoy

— Sir Psycho T (@SirPsychoT) May 5, 2022

Soon, memes about the "classic" NBA rivalry of "Roe vs. Dwayne Wade" started hitting Twitter.

Wait you mean to tell me it wasn't a typo this whole time?

I thought yall was talking about Rose V Wade pic.twitter.com/E8yCFHpkil

— Milly🎲 (@Hoodie_Milly) May 4, 2022

This is insane, everyone knows it’s Wade Boggs

— Guy Freire (@guy_freire) May 4, 2022

pic.twitter.com/GQRCyfDtBw

— AK47_80 (@AK47_80) May 4, 2022

Honestly, Roe v D Wade wouldn’t even be contest. Jane Roe wasn’t even that tall and she’s been dead since 2017. He could dunk on her all day. https://t.co/pTD2UwkOqN

— Chris Paul Atreides (@thomasjbees42) May 4, 2022

While Mr. Brian's apparent error was humorous for many Twitter users, one wonders what Brian thinks of Marbury v. Madison, the famous case where NBA point guard Stephon Marbury established the precedent for the United States Supreme Court to strike laws that violate the Constitution (this is a joke).