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Our favorite shots of the three-time champ through the years.

Happy birthday to Dwyane Wade!

The three-time NBA champion turns 35 today, making five-years-until-40 look better than most fellas of the same age.

With his Chicago Bulls hosting the Dallas Mavericks tonight at the United Center, it's a good thing that D. Wade got in some quality time with wife Gabrielle Union this past weekend.

Here, BET.com wishes D. Wade a happy birthday by checking out how the Bulls made the hoops legend their focal point for tonight's game, his bedroom pics with Gabby and some of our favorite photos of the NBA superstar through the years.

May this year be another great one for you!

  • Happy Birthday, Dwyane!

    As we said earlier, D. Wade makes 35 look good.

  • Birthday Wishes From Wifey

    Most dudes would love to look like that at 25! They'd also love to be married to Gabby.

  • Dwyane Wade's ESPN The Magazine Body Issue

    D. Wade's birthday is today, but he had no problem getting into his birthday suit for ESPN The Magazine last year. And the ladies more than approved.

  • 3 Rings!

    How many championships does your favorite player have? D. Wade won them all with the Miami Heat, who he played the first 13 years of his NBA career with.

  • Classic Man

    Style points.

  • Roasted On Snapchat

    Because sometimes, the most memorable pics are material for the best dragging and online slander. What was he thinking?

  • Presidential Company

    In the presence of a Commander-in-Chief and King ... literally.

  • #BlackLove

    #RelationshipGoals.

  • Mama's Boy

    He's made mommy real proud over the years.

  • Brothers

    Brothers beyond basketball.

  • Bigger Than Basketball

    Wade opened up the 2016 ESPYs with his band of basketball brothers — LeBron James, Carmelo Anthony and Chris Paulas they called on their fellow athletes to spark positive change in their communities and to denounce violence against unarmed Black men and also call for an end to racial profiling by police. Special moment.

  • The Infamous Banana Boat

    This will always be ingrained in the minds of hoop fans. You can't unsee it.

  • College Days

    (Photo: Craig Jones/Getty Images)

    Craig Jones/Getty Images

    (Photo: Craig Jones/Getty Images)

    Before he took the NBA by storm.

  • 3-Time Champion

    Turn up time after the Heat won the championship in 2013.

  • Still Doing It

    At 35, in the midst of his 14th year in the league, D. Wade is still going strong. Still, a 1-of-1 ... and a future lock Hall of Famer.

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  • (Photo: Otto Greule Jr/Getty Images)

    Otto Greule Jr/Getty Images

    (Photo: Otto Greule Jr/Getty Images)

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