From the basketball court to a reality competition stage:Dwyane Wadeis joining theAmerica’s Got Talentjudging panel.The retired NBA star, who played hisfinal seasonwith the Miami Heat in May, is the second star to serve as a season 14 guest judge — and will sit alongside wifeGabrielle Union.“Joining my wife as a guest judge onAmerica’s Got Talentwas such an incredible experience,” Wade, 37, tells PEOPLE of working with Union, whom hemarriedin August 2014. (They welcomed daughterKaaviain November 2018.)“Watching Gabrielle change people’s lives and make dreams come true was very special,” the former athlete adds.Trae Patton/NBCWade also got some help with deciding his Golden Buzzer choice from Union’s fellow judges Simon Cowell, Julianne Hough and Howie Mandel as well as host Terry Crews.“I hope my Golden Buzzer moment inspires others to never give up on their dreams,” Wade says.Trae Patton/NBCIn her first season as anAGTjudge, Union already made an impact on one lucky contestant’s life, bestowing her Golden Buzzer to 22-year-old singerKodi Lee, who is blind and has autism.“For me, whoever I’m going to ultimately be rooting for, whether that was my Golden Buzzer or just acts, I want to remember you beyond the day,” she previously told PEOPLE. “There are some acts that are so special that I say, I want to fall in love. Not just with your ability but with you as a person and root for you, care about you.”RELATED VIDEO: Howie Mandel Says Terry Crews’AGTGolden Buzzer Moment Was Both ‘Beautiful & ‘Heart-Wrenching’Union added, “To me, that’s what makes a superstar. You can’t just be talented, the world is filled with just talented people. I got to care about the whole operation.”Wade follows country starBrad Paisley,who kicked off the Judge Cuts on Tuesday, selecting 15-year-old singerSophie Pecora as his Golden Buzzerchoice andlikening herto pop starTaylor Swift.America’s Got Talentairs Tuesdays (8 p.m. ET) on NBC.
From the basketball court to a reality competition stage:Dwyane Wadeis joining theAmerica’s Got Talentjudging panel.
The retired NBA star, who played hisfinal seasonwith the Miami Heat in May, is the second star to serve as a season 14 guest judge — and will sit alongside wifeGabrielle Union.
“Joining my wife as a guest judge onAmerica’s Got Talentwas such an incredible experience,” Wade, 37, tells PEOPLE of working with Union, whom hemarriedin August 2014. (They welcomed daughterKaaviain November 2018.)
“Watching Gabrielle change people’s lives and make dreams come true was very special,” the former athlete adds.
Trae Patton/NBC
Wade also got some help with deciding his Golden Buzzer choice from Union’s fellow judges Simon Cowell, Julianne Hough and Howie Mandel as well as host Terry Crews.
“I hope my Golden Buzzer moment inspires others to never give up on their dreams,” Wade says.
In her first season as anAGTjudge, Union already made an impact on one lucky contestant’s life, bestowing her Golden Buzzer to 22-year-old singerKodi Lee, who is blind and has autism.
“For me, whoever I’m going to ultimately be rooting for, whether that was my Golden Buzzer or just acts, I want to remember you beyond the day,” she previously told PEOPLE. “There are some acts that are so special that I say, I want to fall in love. Not just with your ability but with you as a person and root for you, care about you.”
RELATED VIDEO: Howie Mandel Says Terry Crews’AGTGolden Buzzer Moment Was Both ‘Beautiful & ‘Heart-Wrenching’
Union added, “To me, that’s what makes a superstar. You can’t just be talented, the world is filled with just talented people. I got to care about the whole operation.”
Wade follows country starBrad Paisley,who kicked off the Judge Cuts on Tuesday, selecting 15-year-old singerSophie Pecora as his Golden Buzzerchoice andlikening herto pop starTaylor Swift.
America’s Got Talentairs Tuesdays (8 p.m. ET) on NBC.
source: people.com
