Dwyane Wade, Who Faced Heavy Backlash for Gender Change Plea, Gets Inspired by MLB Legend?s Fierce Retort Towards Haters

Miami Heat legend Dwyane Wade has been making news as a father and a family man lately. When his child Zaya came out as transgender, Dwyane Wade wholeheartedly embraced Zaya’s change. Besides, he was at the forefront of a legal battle to get Zaya a gender change. Though he has been scrutinized for his parenting visions, Wade remains unfazed and gives his children all the support in the world. In a recent conversation about his children, Wade got to know of a heroic story about an MLB legend and his son.

When the children of sporting icons follow in their footsteps, people tend to scrutinize them for not living up to their parent’s legacy. Nonetheless, an MLB icon once had his son’s back. Having a son who ventured into basketball, Dwyane Wade has now found inspiration in the MLB veteran.

MLB legend’s heroic act inspires Dwyane Wade

In his recent appearance on?Club Shay Shay?podcast, Dwyane Wade has had a freewheeling conversation with the NFL veteran and host Shannon Sharpe. As Wade’s son Zaire Wade has ventured into basketball, Sharpe asked Wade how difficult it is for Zaire to carry his NBA legend father’s name and play the sport. He told Sharpe that the journey is difficult for any young player who comes from an NBA household. Besides, he also proclaimed that he will sympathize with any youngster who gets hatred just because they have not been able to match up with their parent’s reputation.

At this point, Sharpe told D Wade a story about the MLB veteran Ken Griffey Jr.?“I had Ken Griffey at one time and he said kind of he always saw his… go see his son’s play. But he said it was tough on him. Because if his son made a mistake or struck out, people in the stands will say ‘well you’re not your dad.’ And Griffey one day said, ‘Well name five players who are.’ Dwyane Wade got so inspired by Griffey’s act that he remarked,?“I’m gonna put that in my note.”

Just like Ken Griffey Jr, Dwyane Wade too has heroic tales to tell when it comes to having his children’s back.

Dwyane Wade’s gender change plea for his daughter

Having embraced his daughter’s change, Dwyane Wade himself had filed a petition to get Zaya the gender and name change she wanted. Zaya’s previous name was Zion Malachi Airamis Wade, and the gender listed on her birth certificate was male. After filing a petition to change her name and gender in 2022, Los Angeles County ruled in Wade’s and Zaya’s favor, granting her the rights for the change. For filing the petition, D Wade had faced criticism from the world around, including from his ex-wife and Zaya’s mother Siohvaughn Funches.

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She accused Wade that he was trying to make a profit for himself from their daughter’s decision to change name and gender. D Wade, however, was steadfast in his decision to support his daughters. The unfazed father and daughter won the legal battle. Now, the celebrity dad and daughter are having the time of their lives as they are claiming one milestone after the other in their walks of life.

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