[jjgold]

MIAMI – Dirk Nowitzki said Saturday that Dwyane Wade and LeBron James were "a little childish, a little ignorant" in a video that appears to show them mocking the Mavericks star's recent illness.
Wade said he really did cough and turned it into a generic joke because cameras were rolling. He and James blamed others for trying to make a big deal out of it.
The video taken by the CBS affiliate in Dallas-Fort Worth shows Wade walking alongside James following a shootaround the morning of Game 5 of the NBA finals. Wade coughs, then says, "Did you hear me cough? Think I'm sick."
Nowitzki was coughing and sniffling throughout Game 4 because of a sinus infection that also left him with a 101-degree fever. He played anyway and led Dallas to a victory over the Miami Heat that evened the series at two games each. The Mavs also won Game 5, sending them into Game 6 on Sunday night with a chance to be crowned champions.
The video of Wade's cough spread across the Internet on Friday, when both teams were traveling. So it became a popular topic at news conferences Saturday.
"First of all, it wasn't fake coughing," Wade said. "I actually did cough. And with the cameras being right there, we made a joke out of it because we knew you guys were going to blow it up. You did exactly what we knew. We never said Dirk's name. I think he's not the only one in the world who can get sick or have a cough. We just had fun with the cameras being right in our face about the blowup of the incident, and it held to be true. You blew it up."
Said James: "If you guys want to feed into everything that not only myself or D-Wade or the Miami Heat do, I think that's a non-issue. There's bigger issues in this series than that."
The video clip runs 26 seconds. After Wade coughs, he and James laugh and tug their collars over their nose and mouth, as Nowitzki did during his interview following Game 4.
Nowitzki clearly didn't see anything humorous about it. He considered them implying he may not have been sick.
"I've been in this league for 13 years. I've never faked an injury or an illness before," Nowitzki said. "But (the video) happened. It's over to me. It's not going to add anything extra to me. This is the NBA finals. If you need an extra motivation, you have a problem."

[Delicious]

I used to like wade. The more he talks the less likable he is. Just a couple of arrogant pricks about to lose the finals in front of their silly bandwagon fans.

[itchypickle]

Don't worry....the Heat will all be crying like Bosh from his little eye injury last week when the Mavs put an end to 'the dream team' tomorrow night.

[ChileCheese]

It was easy to hate on LeBron all this time,,,, but my distaste for Wade has only come around until now.
I didnt mind him so much... thought he was kind of smart for convincing LeBron to come and be his bitch ultimately. But turns out these area all like boys asked to play the role of men.
Welcome to the modern athlete. They get their dicks sucked from 14 and onward by their families and care takers and have absolutely no sense of reality.
That is how come you end up with stupid shit like " The Decision ".

[The Bet Master]

I found it funny. Go beat them if your so mad Dirk. Heat in 7.

[jjgold]

One of biggest games ever tomorrow night in nba

must see tv

[Roxxyfish]

Dirk will come over these 2 ass clowns tomorrow like a BLITZKRIEG

[frostno98]

Dirk will find out winning again in Miami isn't going to be easy. Remember, the Heats were flat out dominate in their two games at home, including squandering a 15 point lead in game 2. The Heats has been the more aggressive team in this series, and will send Dirk back home disappointed again.

[BRAVES1985]

i use to love wade and was happy when he won his championship but now he's a fukin clown

[fsfalcons]

mavs come out on fire tomorrow and take it in 6

[stevek173]

****** up

[Scorpion]

Dwyane Wade Shoulder Injury
crying like a fukking pussy

[Deuce]

Wasn't wade taken off in a wheel chair one game a few years back?

[Fishhead]

Wasn't wade taken off in a wheel chair one game a few years back?

Duece, please wakeup dude.


Try some coffee with your dozen donuts.

[Scorpion]

Wasn't wade taken off in a wheel chair one game a few years back?

[bleek88]

How have the tides turned. Thats not going to effect Dirk at all. It is childish and dumb hes right. Dirk is just going to beat you on the floor, thats it. he is going to get his "dream"

[Cougar Bait]

This might be the single dumbest statement I have ever heard:

"I actually did cough. And with the cameras being right there, we made a joke out of it because we knew you guys were going to blow it up. You did exactly what we knew. We never said Dirk's name. I think he's not the only one in the world who can get sick or have a cough. We just had fun with the cameras being right in our face about the blowup of the incident, and it held to be true. You blew it up."

Wow, you are a retard.

[cockblocker]

I doubt Dirk called them ignorant he probably said arrogant.

[opie1988]

You guys know exactly what these two thug ass punks really are.......

[Monitor-Tan]

as I wrote on my other post.. Lebron James is 26, looks 36, acts 16..

[bleek88]

Dirk is still going to play his game and he might have a lil suprise for the mavericks GO MAVS GO KEEP THAT TITLE BABY

[Johnnythunder]

Wade and James are nothing but punks

[face]

should be more of the public smack talking like wrestling i like it, no need to back down, say you were making fun of him who cares nba needs some excitement. go mavs.

[tatommack]

dirk will show them come sunday

[rem sleep]

Dirk is right. What they did was childish but I don't think it was a big deal. The media is trying to hype this up for ratings.

[Cougar Bait]

Heat are really good at home, public is pounding Dallas

I don't know

That line is kinda crazy

[andywend]

Dirk will find out winning again in Miami isn't going to be easy. Remember, the Heats were flat out dominate in their two games at home, including squandering a 15 point lead in game 2. The Heats has been the more aggressive team in this series, and will send Dirk back home disappointed again.

Dirk is white while James/Wade are black hence Frostno's bias in favor of the black men. Its really quite simple. The simple truth is Dirk is all class while James/Wade are ALL TRASH.

[Domestic]

One of biggest games ever tomorrow night in nba must see tv

[frankthetank]

I found it funny. Go beat them if your so mad Dirk. Heat in 7.

I like this post!

[cockblocker]

Heat are really good at home, public is pounding Dallas

I don't know

That line is kinda crazy

Its dropping like a rock to.

[mvp123]

id love to see the german score 50 and win !!!

[jashtonrich]

wow wow wow who cares the game is tommorrow and will the true sick man please standup

[asjulian]

lebron and wade are two jokes. its almost like they like to be hated by everyone.

[Jive]

I wish Dirk would have said something like, "I have no problem with what they did. I know they felt sick after the game, so they were just warming up for the real thing."

[StraitShooter]

whole stupid incident blown out of proportion- something out of nothing- lebron hardly moved..but he is wrong whatever he does