Dwyane Wade is raising five kids: Dahveon, Zaire, Zaya, Xavier and Kaavia

In April 2023, Wade appeared on an episode of Headliners, where he was asked about Florida politicians who are fans of his but are against LGBTQ rights.

Dahveon Morris, 21

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In 2011, Wade was awarded full custody of his nephew, Dahveon Morris. Dahveon and his cousin Zaire are very close and even played basketball together at Sierra Canyon School. In April 2019, Wade and Union sent their nephew off to prom in style, with the Cheaper by the Dozen actress posting about the occasion on Instagram. “PROM!!!!!” she wrote alongside a family picture.

Zaire Wade, 22

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“I think I just want people to know — first of all, I’m extremely blessed to have this opportunity from the Stars to even want to take interest in me,” Zaire told the Salt Lake Tribune at the time. “I know I’m a young guy to develop.”

Zaya Wade, 17

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The athlete later reflected on the decision to fight for full custody and the difficulties of being a single parent during an appearance on Showtime’s All the Smoke podcast.

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The same month, she opened up about her relationship with Union to DAZED magazine, and shared some of the beauty lessons the actress has taught her.

Xavier Wade, 11

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In early 2013, Wade and Union briefly split, citing scheduling issues. The couple reunited and were engaged by December 2013, but during their time apart, it was revealed that Wade had fathered a 𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘥 with longtime friend and Basketball Wives star, Aja Metoyer.

Xavier Zechariah Wade was 𝐛𝐨𝐫𝐧 on Nov. 10, 2013. In his photographic memoir Dwyane, Wade spoke about the challenges of co-parenting a young 𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘥.

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Kaavia Wade, 6

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Before welcoming their daughter, Union revealed that she had struggled for years with infertility and failed IVF treatments in her memoir We’re Going to Need More Wine.

“I have had eight or nine miscarriages,” Union wrote. “For three years, my body has been a prisoner of trying to get pregnant — I’ve either been about to go into an IVF cycle, in the middle of an IVF cycle, or coming out of an IVF cycle.”

In a 2021 essay for Time, Union opened up more about the couple’s decision to turn to surrogacy, admitting that at first, she was against the idea.

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“I was not ready to do that,” she wrote in the piece. “I wanted the experience of being pregnant. To watch my body expand and shift to accommodate this miracle inside me.” The Bring It On star also shared that she was prepared to take a drug called Lupron, which would give her a 30% chance of bringing a 𝑏𝑎𝑏𝑦 to term, but could potentially harm her own body. However, her husband was able to change her mind.

In May 2020, Union released a 𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘥ren’s book, Welcome to the Party, inspired by the couple’s daughter Kaavia and their blended family.

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Union followed up the success of her first 𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘥ren’s book by collaborating on another one with her husband titled Shady Baby. Speaking about the book, Union and Wade explained how Kaavia’s nickname first came about. “Since she was 𝐛𝐨𝐫𝐧, you could always tell what she was thinking just by looking at her,” they explained in a press release. “Thus, her Shady Baby persona was 𝐛𝐨𝐫𝐧!”