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A Guide to Dwyane Wade’s Family: Meet His Children and Their Mothers
Former NBA player Dwyane Wade is the proud parent of a big blended family.
The Olympic gold medalist became a father in 2002, the same year he married high school sweetheart Siohvaughn Funches. The former couple split in 2007 and share son Zaire and daughter Zaya. Wade filed for divorce in 2010, and a messy court battle ensued, with the basketball pro being granted sole custody of the duo’s two kids in 2011.
More than a decade later, Funches accused her ex-husband of using Zaya for personal gain after Wade filed a petition to legally change her name to Zaya and her gender to female.
Wade swiftly shut down the “serious and harmful” accusations in a lengthy note shared via Instagram. “While none of us are surprised by Siohvaughn’s attempt to fight Zaya’s identity and her unwavering attempt to drag my name through the mud, I’m very disappointed that she continuously find ways of centering herself and HER needs, without regard to her children,” he wrote in November 2022. “This report came out while Zaya was in class. This is a kid who has maintained a 4.0 GPA in honors classes while navigating all this unsolicited and harmful attention and debates about her gender and sexuality from those who are committed to not listening to her, much less even knowing her.”
At the time, Wade praised Gabrielle Union for standing by his side and for supporting Zaya’s journey. The twosome began dating in 2008 and briefly split five years later before getting engaged in 2013. They exchanged vows the following year.
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