Though the majority of the tribute remained the same, the head’s transformation is having fans saying hoop, hoop, hooray.

And Wade couldn’t agree more.

In fact, the 44-year-old—who shares daughter Zaya, 19, and son Zaire, 24, with ex-wife Siohvaughn Funches, son Xavier, 12, with ex Aja Metoyer, as well as daughter Kaavia, 7, with wife Gabrielle Union—gave insight into what led to the changes in a Substack essay published Oct. 30, emphasizing that what matters most of all are the fans.

“This is the first statue ever to stand in front of that arena,” he wrote. “That means something to me, but it also means something to the city.”