Dwyane Wade says telling wife about fathering child with another woman ‘way harder’ than losing NBA Finals

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NBA great Dwyane Wade said telling his wife Gabrielle Union he had fathered a child with another woman during a break in their relationship was more difficult than losing in the NBA Finals. 

During a recent appearance on NFL Hall of Famer Shannon Sharpe’s podcast, the three-time NBA champion recalled telling Union in 2013 about conceiving his son, Xavier, while the couple was on a brief break. 

Dwyane Wade and Gabrielle Union attend the 2022 Vanity Fair Oscar Party hosted by Radhika Jones at Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts March 27, 2022, in Beverly Hills, Calif.  (Arturo Holmes/FilmMagic)

"You’re thinking about it all. It was all scary," Wade said. "You know this is going to hurt someone that you’ve been building a relationship with and a life with." 

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Wade, 41, said he attempted to end their relationship to try and avoid the conflict but ultimately told Union before the news became public. 

"I tried to pussyfoot around it," he said. "I tried to break up with her. 'Hey, things have been bad lately. Hey, we've been having a little distance in our relationship anyway.' I tried all that. She kept showing up."

Gabrielle Union and Dwyane Wade attend Netflix's special screening of "The Redeem Team" at Tudum Theater Sept. 22, 2022, in Hollywood, Calif.  (Charley Gallay/Getty Images for Netflix)

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Having already won his first NBA championship with the Miami Heat in 2006, Wade again advanced to the finals in the 2010-2011 season. They lost to the Dallas Mavericks in six games. 

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