Dwyane Wade is currently battling for his second NBA title with the Voltron-formed Miami Heat. This season has been more than just the professional challenge of dealing with the flack of the “Big 3” joining up for DWade. He also was was awarded physical custody of his 2 sons. He recently shared his thoughts on being a “Superstar NBA single father with Newsweek:
It is my opinion that something has to be really wrong for a judge to give full physical custody to a father. At the same time, I can’t say that it’s a bad thing. I think it’s great that there are fathers stepping up to take an active role in their children’s lives as the perception is that most (especially black athletes) don’t really care about “spreading their seeds” everywhere and being physically responsible for that choice (as opposed to just signing a child support check)
Also, interesting, in February, Dwyane’s girlfriend, Gabrielle Union was appointed to a special council by President Obama, now DWade has been appointed to a separate one. Power couple!
Wade was recently appointed by President Obama to a new parenting program geared toward encouraging fathers to become more involved in their children’s lives.