Wade married his high school girlfriend, Siohvaughn Funches, with whom he has two sons, Zaire (born in 2001) and Zion (born in 2007). The couple divorced in 2007, and in 2011 Wade obtained full custody of both Zaire and Zion. Wade's upcoming memoir, A Father First: How My Life Became Bigger Than Basketball, documents his life as both a single dad and professional basketball player.

Wade married actress Gabrielle Union on August 30, 2014 in Miami.

After a series of operations to repair shoulder and knee injuries, Wade emerged for

After a series of operations to repair shoulder and knee injuries, Wade emerged for another strong season in After a series of operations to repair shoulder and knee injuries, Wade emerged for another strong season in 2008, arguably his best season ever with the Heat. Averaging 30.2 points per game, he earned his first NBA scoring title. In 2010, Wade became a free agent for the first time, but signed again with the Heat, joining new teammates Chris Bosh and LeBron James. The trio proved to be very strong during the 2010-11 season, and although the Miami Heat returned to the NBA finals again, the team lost in six games to the Dallas Mavericks.