Dwyane Wade’s youngest son, Xavier Zechariah Wade, is officially a teenager!
Xavier turned 13 on November 10, and celebrated the day with family, cake and some friendly competition on the basketball court.
Wade shared glimpses of the festivities on Instagram Stories this week, including a video of Xavier blowing out the candles on his birthday cake.
Afterward, the birthday boy headed to the court for a game of one-on-one with his older brother, Zaire Wade, 24.
In a photo from the game, Xavier, dressed in a black T-shirt, shorts and bright pink sneakers, stretched his arms wide as Zaire took a shot.
“Chapter 13,” Wade captioned the snapshot.
The brothers later joined their dad and grandparents for a family selfie.
“The face of a man that has a 24 year old And now A 13 year old,” he wrote.
Three years earlier, Wade took Xavier to a Los Angeles Lakers game for his 10th birthday. Xavier got a birthday shout-out on the jumbotron and met his favorite player, LeBron James.
At the time, Wade described the outing as his son’s “best birthday to date.”
What Dwyane Wade has said about raising Xavier
Wade shares Xavier with Aja Metoyer. His youngest son was born during a break in his relationship with his now-wife, Gabrielle Union.
In his 2021 photographic memoir, Dwyane, the retired NBA player wrote about living apart from Xavier, who was 8 at the time. He explained that he didn’t get to see Xavier every day the way he did with his other children.
“It makes things challenging at times, but it’s my job to make sure he never has to carry that weight,” Wade wrote.
In a separate 2021 interview with PEOPLE, Wade emphasized the importance of making the most of the time he spends with his children.
“Because life isn’t perfect, and every situation won’t be perfect, it’s the quality of the moments you spend with someone,” he said.
