D Wade Son / Zaya Wade Taking Dih In Da Back
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About
D Wade Son or Zaya Wade Taking Dih In Da Back refers to a series of transphobic memes that reference NBA player Dwayne Wade's trans daughter Zaya Wade as his son, often joking about her "taking dih," an AAVE slang term for "taking dick." Some of the memes reference a "taking dih" competition between D Wade and Magic Johnson's transgender children. The memes started becoming popularized on TikTok in late 2024 and were further popularized in January 2025, garnering some spread to Instagram Reels.
Origin
While the first meme making fun of Zaya Wade is unclear, one of the earliest known, notable examples of the specific "D Wade son" meme was posted by TikToker[1] @dr_lebronjames on October 25th, 2024, which shows footage of Dwayne Wade boxing under the caption, "Dwayne wade boxing the pain away after Bronny played an NBA game with his dad while his son is probably playing truth or dare with another man," garnering over 1.5 million views in three months.
@dr_lebronjames #lebron #bronny #bryce ♬ original sound – j
The same TikToker continued to post memes making fun of Zaya Wade over the following months. On December 3rd, 2024, the TikToker[2] posted a meme showing Wade put on sunglasses under the caption, "D Wade putting his glasses on to make sure what he's seeing is real (he walked in on Zaya Wade shlurping another man)," garnering over 1.1 million views in a month.
@dr_lebronjames Bro should’ve chose tho* daughter #lebron #dwade #bronny ♬ dave blunts – SRT Sachi!
Spread
The format began to spread to other TikTokers in December 2024. On December 23rd, 2024, TikToker[3] @444quantum posted a version of the meme reading, "dwade in 20 years visiting his son to see him taking dih in the back as soon as he walks in the crib," garnering over 697,000 views in a month.
@444quantum ts devastating #fyp #dwade #zayawade ♬ Letter 2 Da Guys – G40
On January 3rd, 2025, Instagram[4] user reelsforrealnigas posted a Reel reading, "When Bryce just committed to Arizona, Bronny in the league but your son known for taking dih from the back Explore Reels Messages (Wouldn't wish this on my worst enemy)," garnering over 8,600 likes in two weeks.
On January 4th, TikToker[5] @desmondjones71 posted a meme showing Wade and Magic Johnson talking and laughing with one another courtside at a basketball game, captioned, "Dwayne Wade and Magic Johnson arguing over who's son takes more dih than the other," garnering over 567,000 views in two weeks.
@desmondjones71 #lebron #zayawade #fineshi #dwade #fyp #fypシ #lebronisking #nba #fypシ゚viral #djones #magicjohnson #fyppppppppppppppppppppppp ♬ Ghetto Angels slowed – Jayb🥶
Various Examples
@dr_lebronjames #lebron #dwade @amaz ♬ Letter 2 Da Guys – G40
@thebiggreekman #dwade #magicjohnson #lavarball #meme #memes #thebiggreekman #fyp ♬ Letter 2 Da Guys – G40
@hoop.elt #hoopelt #viral #dwade #austinandally ♬ Ghetto Angels slowed – Jayb🥶
@hoop.elt #hoopelt #dwade #viral #fypシ ♬ Ghetto Angels slowed – Jayb🥶
Search Interest
External References
[1] TikTok – dr_lebronjames
[2] TikTok – dr_lebronjames
[3] TikTok – 444quantum
[4] Instagram – reelsforrealnigas
[5] TikTok – desmondjones71
