Former NBA Player Kwame Brown Slams Dwyane Wade Over Zaya Wade’s Dress Called Disrespectful

Updated On March 18, 2024 | Published By: Gracie Hale | In controversy , Death

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Zaya Wade is the daughter of former basketball player Dwyane Wade and his ex-wife, Siohvaughn Funches
She paid tribute to late basketball legend, Kobe Bryant on the two-year anniversary of the death
Zaya is presently serving as an LGBTQ activist

Zaya Wade, the eldest daughter of the retired basketball star Dwyane Wade paid tribute to late basketball legend, Kobe Bryant in an Instagram post on Wednesday.

Zaya Wade, the daughter of former basketball player Dwyane Wade (Source: IG)

The 14-year-old personality posts a picture wearing a #8 jersey dress showing love to Kobe Bryant on two-year anniversary of the death of the Los Angeles Lakers star. Zaya also captioned the post.

She wrote,

“always remembering and honoring Kobe and Gianna.”

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Kwame Brown on Zaya’s post

The former basketball player Kwame Brown said the disrespectful gesture in a video shared on his YouTube channel. He told,

“You are letting your woman control your house”. It seems he referred to Wade’s wife actress Gabrielle Union, who is Zaya’s stepmother.
He then continued, “I’m not saying there’s anything against homosexuals, but Kobe is a heterosexual man. Why is he being honored by making his jersey into a dress? Wear his jersey for the day to honor him without the dress part,”

Zaya Wade paid tribute to late basketball legend Kobe Bryant (Source: IG)

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Bryant and his 19-year-old daughter Gianna lost their lives in the helicopter crash with seven other people on Jan 26, 2020.

He also added, “Let’s please not show our Black brother in this light. This is no offense to nobody else. This man was a heterosexual man with a wife and a family. There’s no reason for this to be tied to Kobe Bryant.”

Wade has yet to respond regarding Brown’s statement. However, he has been supportive of Zaya commenting ‘girl dad’ in the comments on Zaya’s post.

More about Zaya Wade

Zaya is primarily spotlighted as the daughter of Dwyane Wade and his ex-wife Siohvaughn Funches. She was born a boy on 29 May 2007. Her birth name is Zion Malachi Airamis Wada however, she later changed it to her new sexual status.

Following her parents’ divorce, her father got full custody of Zaya and her older brother, Zaire Blessing Dwyane. In 2014, Dwyane married an actress Gabrielle Union. She has also a step-sister named Kaavia James who was born in 2018 via surrogate.

Coming Out

At the age of 8, Zaya found out that she was gay but her loved ones hesitated to reveal her due to concerns about a negative response. Her father Dwyane explained, ‘My child was 8 years old when she came out. She wasn’t ready for what the world had to say.’

She then came out publically at the age of 12 and since then started using she/her pronouns. Zaya is currently working as an LGBTQ activist and is one of the young faces and voices for the LGBTQ+ community. She was named one of The Advocate’s Women of the Year in 2020.

Also read “Basketball Hall of Fame, Late Kobe Bryant’s Most Inspirational Quotes!”

Short bio on Dwyane Wade

Dwyane Wade is an American star basketball player who played for the Chicago Bulls of the NBA (National Basketball Association).

He started his professional career playing for the Miami Heat after getting drafted in 2003 and was named to the All*Rookie team in the very first season.

From being one of the most well-known basketball players in the world, Wade has been through a tough and long journey. See more bio…

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