Gabrielle Union's daughter Kaavia James steals spotlight with adorable birthday wish for dad Dwyane Wade on social media

Every year, NBA legend Dwyane Wade and his actress wife Gabrielle Union take a family vacation that they jokingly refer to as the #WadeWorldTour. Typically, these vacations are full of luxury, style, and quality family time. They visited Japan as part of their yearly globe tour. They have returned from their most recent "Wade World Tour" excursion to Japan, though.

Shortly after that, the basketball icon celebrated his birthday. Kaavia James, his daughter, wrote a heartfelt note at the same time. The 6-year-old posted a carousel on her Instagram on January 18. The first picture showed the NBA player, who turned 44, dancing with his daughter.

Kaavia James marks Dwyane Wade’s birthday with adorable father-daughter moments

Wade has an 11-year-old son named Xavier with Aja Metoyer and two children with his ex-wife Siohvaughn Funches, Zaire, 22, and Zaya, 17. Following their August 2014 marriage to actress Gabrielle Union, the couple used surrogacy to give birth to daughter Kaavia in 2018.

They are an adorable family and often document their happy moments on social media. Recently, Kaavia did the same when she uploaded a bunch of photos and videos with her father for his birthday and wished him on Instagram. The caption of the post read:

“Promise to always follow your lead one step at a time! So lucky to call you daddy! Happy birthday weekend daddy!”



It contained several photos and clips of the duo having fun and hugging each other. One of the images shows a loving, open moment between Wade and his daughter. An intimate, loving scenario is created as they face each other closely.

Wade was seen sporting a white top and a bright pink knit beanie. He had a carefree, cheerful look and puckered his lips a little. Kavya, wearing a white hoodie with a cartoon princess on it, is staring at him intently as she delicately holds a lip gloss applicator and applies it to his lips.

Gabrielle Union and Dwyane Wade are back from their Japan trip to celebrate Wade’s birthday

Recently, Gabrielle Union and Dwyane Wade were travelling to Japan as part of their yearly global tour. The actress from Bring It On posted pictures of the couple in their private jet. The post from December 27 was captioned by Gabrielle:

"And We’re Off!!!" along with a globe and Japanese flag emoji. It also includes the hashtag: "#WadeWorldTour2025.”

The basketball icon is seen in the photo sitting calmly while sporting a baseball cap with an embroidered design on the front and a light-colored hoodie.

He is staring straight at the camera with a happy smile on his face. Gabbie is also sitting in the aisle, grinning at the camera while sporting a peace sign. The ideal power pair, fusing romance and culture, is now prepared to become part of the Asian nation's essence.

The former NBA player shared another video of the pair enjoying their final meal in Osaka, Japan, as their journey came to an end. Gabrielle later shared the footage on her Instagram story. It showed Dwyane and the American actress eating hamburgers at an Osaka restaurant.

It was Critter Burgers, a well-known Osaka burger restaurant renowned for its superior, American-style burgers. This was the ideal way to end one of their most memorable journeys. As a well-timed post-holiday getaway, the first Instagram post advertising the same was made a few days after Christmas.




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