Ngenye imini uMdlali odumileyo we-NBA wafumana iminyaka engama-39 ubudala. Abantwana bakhe banqwenela abazali babo ukuba babe nosuku lokuzalwa olukhulu, kodwa eyona nto idlulayo kubo bonke abalindelo. Imbaleki iqaphele iholide yakhe ye-Frank, eyavelayo nenkosikazi yayo, i-Gubriel eneminyaka engama-48 ubudala. Kwifoto yomfazi wame kwindawo engaphambili kwidyasi emhlophe kwaye encumayo, ejonge ngqo kwikhamera. Kumqolo wakhe umva - umdlali webhasikithi webhasikithi, apho kuphela intamo yesibini kunye nee-accelets.
U-Dude watyikitya isakhelo sesakhelo se-Frank njenge: "Ihambo yokuzalwa!" Ayingabo bonke abantwana bakhe abaninzi abaxhasayo 'ngokuvula' kukaYise. I-Wade ngumzali omkhulu. Ubudlelwane ohlukeneyo, unabantwana abane bobufune, kunye nabatshana. Elinye leendlalifa zomdlali webhasikithi, unyana oneminyaka eli-18 u-18 u-18 u-18 u-18 uZaire, waphawula ngesithuba ngala mazwi: Intombazana eneminyaka eli-13 ubudala nayo yaphendula ngokubhala ukuba yaphoswa kwisindlongo. Umntu othile ovela kwizalamane ohlekisa ngokubhala ingxelo xa wayejamelene nentombazana eneenkwenkwezi ezimbini ezibini: "Ndacinga ukuba ndinexesha elingakumbi ngaphambi kokuqala kwentlekele kayise."
Isibini esitshatileyo siphumle ngoku eJamaica. Ukongeza ukothusa abantwana, abazali bapapasha imifanekiso kunye neengcango malunga nobusuku elunxwemeni, ukudanisa phantsi komculo ophilayo kunye nothando kwithambo.