DWYANE WADE SUES WIFE OVER STD CLAIMS: Miami Heat player says his reputation and future earning potential has been damaged.

      *Dwyane Wade sued his estranged wife and two of her lawyers Wednesday over accusations that he contracted a sexually transmitted disease through an extramarital affair, reports the Associated Press.      

       In the lawsuit, Wade is seeking at least $50,000 in damages from each defendant. Siohvaughn Wade said last month the Miami Heat star infected her with an unspecified disease in 2007. Weeks later, she withdrew the claim from the court hearing the divorce case for unspecified reasons.

       But according to Wade, the damage was done. He said her allegations not only defamed him, but caused “embarrassment” and “humiliation” along with damaging future earning potential.      

       “It has been difficult to see false allegations, rumors and gossip repeatedly discussed in public about my personal life,” Dwyane Wade said in a statement released to the AP. “I had no other choice but to file this action in order to clear my name.”      

       The All-Star guard also lists attorneys Michael Berger and Dorene Marcus as defendants, along with their firms. The suit was filed in Chicago, where the divorce proceedings have gone on for nearly a year.      

       Meanwhile, Dwyane Wade’s private life has been tabloid fodder for several months, a span that largely coincides with his split from his high school sweetheart.      

       A recent story in The Palm Beach Post, based on comments made by a former business partner of Dwyane Wade — a person who’s filed suit against him, alleging breach of contract in a failed restaurant deal — said Wade used a rented Miami apartment for sex parties and smoked marijuana.      

       Wade’s representatives denied that story, dismissing it as lies from someone seeking a payoff from the NBA star.