Dwayne Wade Wife, Son, Divorce, Baby Mom, Height, Weight

Dwayne Wade is a professional basketball player who made his name playing in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for the Miami Heat as a shooting guard. Since making the NBA draft in 2003, he’s remained prominent, playing for a few teams before returning to the Miami Heat. Here is everything to know about him.

Dwayne Wade Biography

The Miami Heat man was born Dwyane Tyrone Wade Jr. on January 17, 1982 in Chicago, Illinois. It was there that he was raised alongside his siblings until he was 9 years old when he moved to another area to live with his father. Prior to this, his childhood was not without its difficulties, especially since he was raised by his drug-addicted mother, Jolinda Wade, and his first environment was an area with multiple gangs.

Moving in with his father Dwyane Wade Sr. who was in the military was what made the difference in his life as it helped provide the discipline he needed and kept him away from the life of crime and drugs.

For his education, Wade attended Harold L. Richards High School and from there he moved on to Marquette University where he spent three years before turning professional. Nevertheless, he still came to attend Diederich College of Communication.

Career wise, after making good runs in his college days, Wade was selected in the 2003 NBA draft by the Miami Heat. He became the highest pick of any Marquette University player, making a fifth pick in Round 1.

He stayed with the team until he signed a $47 million deal with the Chicago Bulls in 2016, eventually going on to a deal with Cleveland Cavaliers in 2017. Later , in 2018, he decided to return to the Miami Heat.

So far, he has had what can only be described as a very successful basketball career, recording 3 NBA Championships, an NBA Finals, 12 All-Stars, and much more, including the All-Rookie NBA First Team Quest. he won in 2004.

Besides playing in the NBA, Wade has also played for USA men’s basketball, winning the bronze medal at the 2004 Olympics and the gold medal at the 2008 events in Beijing. The team also won the bronze medal at the 2006 Basketball World Cup.

Wife, Son, Divorce, Baby Mom

The basketball player has been in a number of relationships in the past. The first woman he dated was Siohvaughn Wade. The two have been together since they were both in high school until they decided to take it even further in 2002 by becoming husband and wife. Unfortunately, in 2007, they had both worked, even if it was in 2010 that the divorce was formalized. Dwayne had custody of the couple’s two children.

After his first marriage ended, it was rumored that he was dating Kelly Rowland. Said relationship began in 2007 and ended the same year. When the relationship ended, he began another with Vanessa Simmons, which began and ended in 2008.

From 2009, the basketball player started dating actress, Gabrielle Union. The two were to wed in 2014, although they took a break from their relationship in 2011 before getting back together.

During the breakup of his relationship with Gabrielle, Wade met Aja Metoyer who became his baby mama. She gave birth to the child in 2013, but it’s not the only child Metoyer has given birth to a celebrity. She gave birth to two children to Damon Wayans Jr., who was her high school sweetheart.

That said, Wade has 3 children in total, with his eldest son, Zaire Blessing Dwayne, born to him from his first wife, Siohvaughn Funches, who also gave birth to his second son, Zion Malachi Airamis in 2011.

Born on February 4, 2002, Wade’s eldest son is a basketball player. Like his father, he has his eyes set on the NBA.

Height and width

As you’d expect from a basketball player, Dwayne Wade will answer any bodybuilding questions. In fact, it’s one of the things that made him a great basketball player.

In numbers, he records a height of 6 feet 41.93 m (3 inches) and a weight of 100 kg (220 lb). On top of that, he has a 48-inch (122 cm) chest, 15.5-inch (39.5 cm) biceps and a 36-inch (91.5 cm) waistline. He wears shoes that measure 15 (US).