China runs rampant with fakes,
a fact that Dwyane Wade should be aware of as he embarks on his latest
collaboration with Li-Ning. On his China tour to promote his new “Way of
Wade” brand, Wade was given a first-hand lesson in this during his stop at the world-famous Shaolin Temple, where he was escorted around by a pair of fake monks.
During his time at Shaolin,
Wade and his wife was photographed burning incense and learning kung fu
with the help of his wise monk guides. But after further inspection of
those photos, it turns out that the “monks” weren’t wearing the correct
clothing and weren’t from Shaolin. Furthermore, the temple has denied
that it ever organized a tour for the visiting NBA superstar.
In a statement,
Shaolin Temple detailed how the publicity behind the illegitimate event
had “confused netizens and negatively impacted Shaolin Temple’s
reputation.” The 1,500 year old temple that is considered to be the
birthplace of kung fu, has also threatened legal action against the
individuals who damaged their sterling reputation.
Along with the statement, the temple attached some pictures, pointing
out how the man in the orange robe wasn’t dressed properly for a monk
and that none of the Shaolin monks recognize the man. Although it isn’t
clear if Wade’s guides were monks or not, they definitely did not come
from Shaolin.
Well, it’s no wonder that he was so bad at kung fu then! Seriously, though, how weird is this?