Dwyane Wade calls 12-year-old daughter their family's leader and shares intimate conversations
Retired NBA great Dwyane Wade is offering a rare glimpse into his life on and off the basketball court in a new personal documentary,"D. Wade: Life Unexpected," including how his family is supporting his 12-year-old daughter Zaya's gender identity.
Wade opens up about his dynamic basketball career and his deeply personal journey in the upcoming documentary film from ESPN, exploring his role as a husband and father and how he and his wife, actress Gabrielle Union, decided to reveal this part of their family. "I knew early on that I had to check myself -- that I had to ask myself questions," he explained."As I got older and as I watched my daughter grow I had to look at myself in the mirror and say 'who are you? What are you going to do if your child comes home and says dad, I'm not a boy -- what are you gonna do?' And that was my moment of real."
Story continuesHe continued,"I was told that when you feel like you're ready to retire, play another year and that’s what I did. I got it out of my system and then I was like alright it’s time, it’s time to move on to that next phase, that next act in my life.”
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