Replacing LeBron James is harder than Dwyane Wade ever thought it could be.

The Miami Heat star hit the hardwood earlier this week with a woman celebrating her 90th birthday.

Illuminada Magtoto, who goes by the name Grandma Nelly, met Wade at the Heat practice facility where they hooped it up.

Wade was a good sport about it and, hey, with LeBron hightailing it back to Cleveland, maybe there's a place for Grandma Nelly on the Heat roster.

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