Dwyane Wade Says Family Is His Motivation for Having Left Florida: 'Would Not Be Accepted' Dwayne Wade has announced that he and his family no longer live in Florida. The former NBA player says he feared they “would not feel comfortable” in the state. He implied the move was related to a law prohibiting the teaching of "sexual orientation" or "gender identity" to K-3 students by school staff or outsiders. Wade's 15-year-old daughter Zaya legally changed her name and gender after winning a court battle in Los Angeles, despite objections from her biological mother. "That's another reason why I don't live in that state," Wade told Nicholas via People. "A lot of people don't know that. I have to make decisions for my family, not just personal, individual decisions."