I thought about a few different things to write about for my first sports post, but the video I watched yesterday made my decision easy. The video I am referring to is the one shot after the Miami Heat shootaround before Thursday's game 5. It shows LeBron James and Dwyane Wade openly mocking Dirk Nowitzki about having the flu. They both covered their mouths with their shirts, much like Nowitzki had done at his press conference, and they pretended to cough and act sick. They did everything short of calling him a liar about being sick. This is just the latest reason to hate the Miami Heat and especially these two clowns. LeBron and Wade have a lot of nerve to openly accuse someone of faking an injury. These two are more dramatic than just about anyone in the league when it comes to "being hurt" Just last year, as soon as the playoffs started, all of of sudden LeBron had an elbow "injury" and he played to the dramatics so much that he even shot a free throw left handed because his right elbow was "hurt too bad." He grimaced every time the camera was on him, and without saying it, made sure people were aware he was favoring that elbow. And don't even get me started on Dwyane Wade. That guy is on the ground more than anyone else in every game he plays. He flops all over the place any time he gets touched, including when he grabbed his eye after flopping to the floor at the end of game 2 when his half court attempt at the buzzer missed. This is the same guy who once hurt his shoulder and had to be taken off the court in a wheelchair; talk about theatrics. Dirk never said anything about his flu, everyone else made a big deal of it, and yes the media went a bit overboard as they tend to do, but for LeBron and Wade to make fun of Dirk for that was about as childish and petty as you can get. James and Wade are the equivalent of a school bully who picks on you to try to make himself feel better. It doesn't surprise me, but like I said, it's just the latest of many reasons to hate the Miami Heat. Miami is the better team in this series in my opinion, and should have won the title already. If karma has anything to do with it, however, they will have to watch Dirk celebrate on their home floor while they sit and wait for next year.
Til next time,
Dallas
Well, you got your wish. America is celebrating right now because the villainous Miami Heat fell a tad short. I thought the whole flu thing became a ridiculous soap opera. I'm used to looking at the ESPN Bottom line and seeing things like "OK St. 17, TX Tech 13" or "Jones to miss 4-6 weeks (knee)", but last week it said things like "Wade commented that video was taken out of context, and it was in fact a real cough and he did not mean to mock Nowitzki." These kinds of "news" stories give ammunition to the folks that think that sports are nothing more than soap operas for men.
ReplyDeleteI feel bad for the Mavs, because everyone will view this as "the one that Miami lost." Let's take our hats off to Dallas, for beating Portland in a series that many thought they would lose, sweeping the Lakers, dominating the Thunder and coolly dispatching the favored Miami Heat. The did it all with the most humble superstar (well, maybe besides Durant), a deep rotation, an aging HOF point guard, and fantastic three-point shooting. Terry, Barea, Kidd and Dirk all stepped up when Miami shrunk. Dallas was fearless while LeBron looked like he just lost his puppy. As much as Miami spit the bit, Dallas wasn't afraid to go in and take it. I give all the credit to Carlisle and his team.