AceShowbiz - Dwyane Wade has sparked chatter anew after explaining his decision to paint his nails. The ex-NBA star has reignited speculation about his sexuality after he was grilled about his beautifully manicured nails in an interview.

"So, show us the nails," a female interviewers asked the husband of Gabrielle Union during the sit-down. "Don't get a close up of my nails," he said, reluctantly discussing the topic as he noted, "Listen, I've been on the road, I'm gonna do like this."

The interviewer refused to change the topic, asking, "But we see a pop of color. What was the impetus for it?" Dwyane briefly explained, "Expression. I'm creative, I'm expressive. And there's so many ways to do that."

"Your nails look better than mine," the interviewer further teased him. The 42-year-old said, "Don't do that, don't do that," trying to politely shut down the discussion.

However, he was more excited when the interviewer asked him, "So, when are we getting the new manicure?" Hinting at a possible new business venture, he responded, "You know, I'm working... I actually thinking about jumping into the nail line... I've been thinking about it. Like I've been in it so long and I'm like, you know what, it could be a good time but I got some cool ideas that I'm exploring. I've been having some conversations on my own about exploring."

Dwyane went on sharing that he enjoys the time he spends doing his daughter's nails. "One of my favorite things to do when it comes to this is actually sitting down with my daughter and getting my nails painted and painting hers," he elaborated. "That's the time that we get to connect. Me doing something that she loves and also that I love. I give her manis and pedis, as well."

After a clip of the interview was posted on Instagram, many urged Dwyane to come out. "Come on out boo," one user wrote in the comments section. Another remarked, "I swear everytime he's just getting closer and closer to coming out."

"Boy slowly coming out," a third person claimed. Someone else is ready to support Dwyane as saying, "Do it bro! Because at this point we have already accepted you for who you are."

"He's clearly a lesbian," a fifth user weighed in, while another said, "His sexuality clearer than the water in Turks." Another left a homophobic comment that read, "Painting your nails as a grown man isn't normal . IDC."

Someone else, meanwhile, spoke against those who trolled Dwyane for expressing his support for his transgender daughter Zaya Wade. "Imagine a bunch of broke; broken people telling an accomplished wealthy heterosexual man to come out of the closet because he chooses to love his trans child unconditionally, and he likes wearing nail polish ... diabolical nasty work," the said person penned.

Dwyane has previously defended his painted nails after they raised speculation about his sexuality. "I don't give a lot of weight to it. In my 20s, a lot of weight would probably been put towards it. At 42, I am secure in who I am as a man, and I love taking care of myself from the inside out," he said in an interview with Esquire published in February.

He insisted, "This is what I do. I don't hide it. I don't do it for anybody else. I do it for myself. I like it. I really don't care about the reaction. I will go back to nail salon and I am getting the colors I want."

The former Miami Heat star reiterated his statement in his cover story for Highsnobiety, which was released in March. "I've been getting my nails painted since 2007," he told the outlet. "I always knew that's what I wanted to do: I wanted to be one of them sharp-dressed men who smelled good, who stayed clean-shaved, and all that."