{"id":2684,"date":"2024-08-04T14:42:53","date_gmt":"2024-08-04T14:42:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=2684"},"modified":"2024-08-04T14:42:53","modified_gmt":"2024-08-04T14:42:53","slug":"dwyane-wades-transgender-daughter-zaya-wade-exposed-to-hateful-comments-after-throwing-first-pitch-at-chicago-cubs-game-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=2684","title":{"rendered":"Dwyane Wade\u2019s Transgender Daughter, Zaya Wade, Exposed To Hateful Comments After Throwing First Pitch At Chicago Cubs Game (VIDEO)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a class=\"mai-link-injected\" href=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/tag\/dwyane-wade\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dwyane Wade<\/a>\u2019s second child, Zaya Wade, was the victim of some hateful comments after throwing the first pitch at a\u00a0<a class=\"mai-link-injected\" href=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/mlb\/chicago-cubs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Chicago Cubs<\/a>\u00a0game earlier this week.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-sm-content-width\" data-content-name=\"mai-video-player\" data-track-content=\"\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div id=\"pw-med-background\">\n<p>While Wade is known for his time in Miami with the Heat and is revered in the city, he has his roots in Chicago, which is where he was born and raised. He also spent some time with the Bulls after things got ugly between himself and Heat president\u00a0<a class=\"mai-link-injected\" href=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/tag\/pat-riley\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pat Riley<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Fortunately for all involved, they patched things up, allowing Wade a route back to South Beach, where he was able to retire as a Heat player.<\/p>\n<p>Given his deep ties to his home city, Wade\u2019s family is also royalty there. As such, Zaya had the opportunity to<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ClutchPoints\/status\/1819459539554783630\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u00a0throw the first pitch<\/a>\u00a0at a recent Cubs game.<\/p>\n<p>You can see it right below:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Zaya Wade threw out the first pitch at the Chicago Cubs game today \ud83d\ude4c<\/p>\n<p>Her father Dwyane is a Chicago native \ud83c\udfd9\ufe0f<\/p>\n<p>(via <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Cubs?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Cubs<\/a> \/ IG)<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/HdpTkAgK6g\">pic.twitter.com\/HdpTkAgK6g<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ClutchPoints\/status\/1819459539554783630?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 2, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Zaya, born Zion Wade, came out as transgender several years ago, with Dwyane and his wife Gabriel Union throwing their full support.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-group mai-link-exclude has-alt-background-color has-background has-light-background has-xs-padding-top has-xs-padding-bottom has-sm-padding-left has-sm-padding-right has-xl-margin-top has-xl-margin-bottom\" data-content-name=\"Google News Follow Us\" data-track-content=\"\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p><em>\u201cShe\u2019s the strong one in this family. She\u2019s a hero,\u201d<\/em>\u00a0the three-time\u00a0<a class=\"mai-link-injected\" href=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/nba\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NBA<\/a>\u00a0champion told People in 2021.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cIt\u2019s our family\u2019s job to make sure that we listen to her. We listen to the doctors. We ask questions and we formulate our own ideas of how Zaya should be and should be raised in this world and we don\u2019t allow others to do that for us.\u201d\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h-dwyane-wade-was-caught-in-the-crosshairs-after-zaya-s-pitch\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Dwyane Wade Was Caught In The Crosshairs After Zaya\u2019s Pitch<\/h2>\n<p>Zaya has been a target for many people since the change and was treated to some proper vitriol on social media following the throw, as was Dwyane.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cStill a man and Dwyane Wade failed as a father,\u201d\u00a0<\/em>one fan commented.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMentally ill dude with a punk ass dad,\u201d another user said.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cNo amount of surgeries can hide them big ass man feet !! Lol probably size 13!! Lol Big hands for a so called woman as well,\u201d<\/em>\u00a0said another.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cI bet he\u2019s actually a catcher,\u201d<\/em>\u00a0a comment read.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cThe hate you have for trans people will never not blow my mind like how does this affect your daily life,\u201d\u00a0<\/em>someone said in defense.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cThe hate in people\u2019s heart really shows,\u201d<\/em>\u00a0another wrote.<\/p>\n<p>Dwyane Wade has not respond to the vile comments, and neither has Zaya.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dwyane Wade\u2019s second child, Zaya Wade, was the victim of some hateful comments after throwing the first pitch at a\u00a0Chicago Cubs\u00a0game earlier this week. 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