Dwyane Wade says he shouted to this actress in a star moment

Even NBA stars like Dwyane Wade get Starstruck!

The 43 -year -old retirement athlete detailed a funny run for 2013 with a celebrity that led him to act with his character.

“I become Starstruck, but these are normally people that you will not understand why unless you understand me,” said Wade, who is married to actress Gabrielle Union, in Jenna Bush Hager Today with Jenna & Friends Tuesday July 8. “So my wife wouldn’t even understand.”

Wade shared that the moment had occurred when he was released during an event in Los Angeles and more than ready to go home.

“I had put the bad shoes. I was trying to appear well on the carpet and my feet killed me, ”he recalls. “I was ready to leave. I probably got angry. But then through the room, I saw a character I loved Scandal, The character was Millie Grant. AKA Bellamy Young. I saw Millie Grant. I shouted: “Millie!” “”

Wade was a devoted Scandal Fan at the time and the character of Young, Mellie Grant, him hard like the Nails of Tony Goldwyn, Fitzgerald Grant, was a favorite of the fans.

“I just shouted. I didn’t even know it was in me,” said Wade laughing. “She turned around and looked at and signaled and came. And we started to discuss it, and my wife was like, “Are you ready to leave? I say to myself: “No!” “”

Note that he is more a “guy of the character” than a fan of celebrities, he said: “When you watch shows, when you make sure you sit in front of the television at a certain hour, you fall in love with the characters, so Millie Grant was mine.”

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Union confirmed the story in 2013, publishing the photo with her husband and young people to Instagram, writing: “We were about to leave when suddenly @dwyanewade literally shouts” Millie !!!! “#Gladiatorsstandup so Imprete Meeting @Bellamyyoung.”

For his part, Wade was not happy that Union found his way on the photo, jokingly noting: “It was my moment!”

Union previously revealed that she had auditioned for the emblematic role of Kerry Washington as an Olivia Pope in Scandal.

“I did not have ScandalBut I have something better – which is my own show, “said Union The Associated Press of his show Be mary jane.