‘Kaav Ain’t Want No Lawsuit’: Fans Crack Up Over Kaavia James Union Wade Initially Denying Gabrielle Union Medical Attention, Then Changing Her Mind

Gabrielle Union and Dwyane Wade’s daughter Kaavia James Union Wade might have just found herself a new profession. On Thursday, Feb. 25, a TikTok video was uploaded to Kaavia’s personal Instagram page of her wearing a fake stethoscope and playing doctor.

The clip begins with Union lying on her back on the floor and asking her daughter a question that was not recognizable because her sentence was cut off. All the viewer hears is Kaavia say “no,” a word she frequently likes to use. Union looks confused and follows up with her next question, which is “are you denying me medical care?”

Kaavia James and Gabrielle Union. (Photo: @gabunion/Instagram)

Kaavia responds by mentioning something about a “baby,” meaning her baby doll, which she was actually giving medical attention to. “The baby’s not having an emergency, mom is,” Union responded. The clip cuts to another angle of Union faking a cry and Kaavia turning around to scoot over to her mother saying, “OK, mommy.” She proceeds to kiss her mother on the cheek and then says, “It’s ok.”

The video ended with Union responding, “It’s OK? Your bedside manner improved greatly. I think my heart is all better.”

Kaavia’s caption reads, “Aint nuthin wrong with that girl. 👶🏾”

Fans joked about the reason why Kaavia might have decided to change her tune and help her mother. One person said, “Kaav ain’t want no lawsuit. When she heard are you denying me care she pushed the baby and took care of business.”

Other people pointed out the 2-year-old’s adorable little black heels. One fan wrote, “It’s the heels for me 😩😂😂😂😂😂. I can’t cope. Kaav, you’re the best!”

Some fans even focused on Kaavia’s sweet reaction to her mother’s fake crying. “Aww this kiss on the cheek “its OK 🥰🥰🥰🥰 my first time seeing kav emotional😂😂😂💕.”

But overall, many people can agree that Kaavia did a good job with solving her patient’s problem.

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