Siohvaughn asked successful the documents that Zaya determine connected legally changing her sanction and sex "at the property of majority."

Dwyane—who besides shares girl Kaavia, 4, with woman Gabrielle Union, and Xavier, 9, with Aja Metoyer—noted successful different tribunal filing that "granting the Petition is successful Zaya's champion interest," adding, "While it surely would person been preferable for Zaya's parent to beryllium supportive of this important portion of Zaya's journey, Zaya should not beryllium forced to enactment her beingness connected clasp portion she waits for Siohvaughn to admit and judge her truth."

The retired NBA prima besides noted that portion helium has the authorization to marque last decisions astir the teen due to the fact that helium has sole custody of her, helium sought his ex's input connected the substance of the sanction and sex alteration earlier filing the petition.

Dwyane besides antecedently wrote on Instagram, "No 1 successful our location would ever unit Zaya oregon immoderate of our children to bash thing against their will, overmuch little unit an individuality connected them," adding, "This isn't a crippled for my household and decidedly not for Zaya. This is her life!"

E! News reached retired to Siohvaughn's squad for comment, but did not perceive back.

Since Zaya came out, Dwyane has been unfastened astir being a harmless abstraction for her. Recalling the clip she came location and told him and Gabrielle that she would similar to usage the sanction Zaya and "she" and "her" pronouns, the jock shared that helium was successful awe of his child. He recalled during a 2020 quality on The Ellen DeGeneres Show, "I looked astatine her and said, ‘You are our leader. You are our person and this is our accidental to let you to beryllium a voice.'"

Dwyane added of himself and Gabrielle, "We instrumentality our roles and work arsenic parents precise seriously."