Zaya Wade Calls Dad Dwyane Wade One of Her “Best Friends” in Tribute


Dwyane Wade simply scored a candy tribute from his daughter Zaya Wade.

After the retired NBA star was honored on the 2023 Basketball Corridor of Fame Enshrinement Ceremony, the 16-year-old celebrated with a shifting message.

“My dad is a Corridor of Famer,” Zaya wrote on Instagram Aug. 13. “I’ve by no means been extra proud in my life to know somebody as variety, loving, and accepting as he’s. He’s certainly one of my finest mates. I really like you dad.”

Dwyane, 41, was welcomed into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Corridor of Fame in Springfield, Mass., on Aug. 12. Gene Bess, Gary Blair, Pau Gasol, Becky Hammon, David Hixon, Gene Keady, Dirk Nowitzki, Tony Parker, Gregg Popovich, Jim Valvano and the 1976 U.S. Ladies’s Olympic Group have been additionally honored.

After all, Zaya wasn’t simply expressing her delight on social media as she was additionally on-hand to mark her dad’s massive evening. In reality, the mannequin was certainly one of a number of relations there to absorb the key milestone as Dwyane’s spouse Gabrielle Union; son Zaire Wade, 21; daughter Kaavia Wade, 4; nephew Dahveon Morris, 21; in addition to his sister Tragil Wade, mother Jolinda Wade and pa Dwyane Wade Sr. all attended the occasion at Symphony Corridor.