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NBA legend Dwyane Wade: 'Family would not be accepted or feel comfortable' in Florida

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Fox News Flash top sports headlines are here. Check out what's clicking on Foxnews.com. Dwyane Wade brought South Florida four NBA championships over more than 14 full seasons with the Miami Heat but said in a recent interview he no longer lives in the Sunshine State.

Wade told Rachel Nichols in an interview on "Headliners" that he and his family no longer live in Florida over fears that he and his family would not "feel comfortable there." He suggested the move had something to do with legislation that banned school employees or third parties from giving classroom instruction on "sexual orientation" or "gender identity" in kindergarten through third grade. CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM Gabrielle Union, middle left, and her husband former professional basketball player Dwayne Wade, right, pose with daughters Zaya Wade, left, and Kaavia James Union Wade, middle right, as they arrive for the "Cheaper by the Dozen" Disney premiere at the El Capitan theatre in Hollywood, California, March 16, 2022. (CHRIS DELMAS/AFP via Getty Images) The original bill, which passed last year, has been dubbed the "Don’t Say Gay" bill by Democrats who falsely claim it bans any discussion pertaining to being gay in the state's schools.

President Biden called it a "hateful bill" last February. Wade’s 15-year-old child Zaya came out as a transgender girl, and the former NBA star fought and won in Los Angeles court to legally change her name and gender 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.

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