This represents the success of the NBA's star-making program and also allows Roger to influence countless young basketball lovers around the world.
Dwyane Wade stared at the TV, wondering if Roger could start off disastrously and still achieve greatness, why couldn't he save his mother?
When his parents divorced, Wade's mother, JoLinda, was awarded custody of Wade and his sister.
However, JoLinda was never able to overcome her addiction, and when Wade was eight, she abandoned them, leaving them to live with their father and stepmother.
An eight-year-old child abandoned by his mother is yet another heartbreaking story.
Yet Wade still cared deeply for his mother, and now, as his basketball career was on track, his mother vowed to change and never touch drugs again.
