nyk4ever wrote:http://sports.espn.go.com/dallas/nba/news/story?id=6648286

DALLAS -- Dirk Nowitzki's sinus infection and the ensuing storyline apparently was a source of amusement for Miami Heat superstars Dwyane Wade and LeBron James before Game 5.

As they walked out of American Airlines Center after Thursday morning's shootaround, Wade and James pretended to cough and wheeze, smirking as they repeatedly covered their mouths with their shirts while being filmed by Miami CBS affiliate WFOR.

"Whoa, did y'all hear me cough? I think I'm sick," Wade said before turning toward James and chuckling.

This came two days after Nowitzki scored 21 points, including a critical driving layup in the last minute, while playing with a 101-degree fever during the Dallas Mavericks' NBA Finals-tying Game 4 win.

Wade had already made it clear that he believed the story of Nowitzki playing through illness and injury -- the Mavericks' superstar tore the tendon in his left middle finger in the series opener -- had been overblown.

"I have respect for him as a great player. I'm not going to get into the injuries," Wade said Wednesday. "Everyone is injured at this time. I'm not going to get into the fun-loving story of him being sick, either. Once you show up on the court, you show up on the court. Everyone is equal.

"He's a great player without all the dramatics of the stories that's been going on."

Wade, who once had a shoe commercial that glorified his toughness, is dealing with his own injury now. He suffered a bruised left hip during a first-quarter collision with Dallas reserve forward Brian Cardinal during Miami's Game 5 loss Thursday night, causing him to miss two extended stretches of the game.

"I don't talk about injuries," Wade said after Game 5. "It's unfortunate that I had to leave the game, but I came back and I finished it. ... Once you're on the court, you're on the court. I don't have no excuses."

Nowitzki still had a slight cough Thursday night, but his fever was down and he felt fine while scoring 29 points to help the Mavs take a 3-2 series lead.

"He may not be 100 percent," coach Rick Carlisle said, "but he seemed to be OK."

Tim MacMahon covers the Mavericks for ESPNDallas.com.

Follow Tim MacMahon on Twitter: @espn_macmahon

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i used to like wade, but he has become just as bad as lebron with his whining and everything else that he's begun doing this year. dude used to be a pro, but now he's just as big of a bitch as lebron is. lebron/wade should be more concerned with how to stop dirk this series rather than taking shots at him. pathetic.

I think you are misinterpreting this. It looks to me like they really are not feeling well.

DJMUSIC wrote:Agree
I used to like Wade(heat) and Lebron(cavs) too, only when they didnt play vs Knicks I rooted vs them
this Article though I agree shows Wade whining in manner Kobe, MJ, Bird, Zeke, Magic and the greats
never ever whined and complained and took on the refs.

They got nerve talking about Dirk's illness , Dirk and his coach made no big thing of it when he came to play
you think someone gonna make up 101 degree fever ?

Wade and Lebron show they are JERKS in every sense & why its fact that outside of MIAMIs & FLA local towns
Rest of sports world hates them cause they are inconsistent as they are phony!

later

Mickey Jordan was a big cry baby. As was Charles Barkley and Kobe.

Bippity10 wrote:

AnubisADL wrote:It's lame to talk about being sick. I dont blame them. If you healthy enough to drop 20+ then you aren't that sick.

Did Dirk talk about it, or was it the media. I didn't hear Dirk say much about it.

Juice wrote:

AnubisADL wrote:It's lame to talk about being sick. I dont blame them. If you healthy enough to drop 20+ then you aren't that sick.

Did you feel the same when Lebron was sick during the Bulls series? He kinda talked about it

I didnt give a crap when his elbow was hurting last year either. You can check my posts.

If you injured dont play. Otherwise just shut up. It's not like your defender is going to go easy on you.

CHICAGO -- LeBron James won't just be battling the Chicago Bulls' strong defense and raucous crowd for Wednesday night's Game 2 of the Eastern Conference finals.

James said Wednesday after the Miami Heat's shootaround that he's been fighting a head cold for the past three days that has been draining him. He said he's been treating it as best as he can with medication and extra rest.

"I'm taking everything you can get from 7-Eleven," James said. "I've been sick since we got here."

While James said the congestion has made it hard to sleep and that it's affecting his energy on the court, he added that's it not so bad it would prevent him from starting Game 2.

James struggled in the Heat's Game 1 loss to the Bulls, scoring just 15 points on 5-of-15 shooting. James did not blame his performance on the illness and has been able to get through all of the Heat's practices and workouts over the last few days.

Anubis for the record you're rooting for a team with hyporcrites and crybabies on them on top of being udder douchebags

Juice wrote:

AnubisADL wrote:

Juice wrote:

AnubisADL wrote:It's lame to talk about being sick. I dont blame them. If you healthy enough to drop 20+ then you aren't that sick.

Did you feel the same when Lebron was sick during the Bulls series? He kinda talked about it

I didnt give a crap when his elbow was hurting last year either. You can check my posts.

If you injured dont play. Otherwise just shut up. It's not like your defender is going to go easy on you.

No Lebron was not a Heat last year therefore your interest is questioned in terms of vesting in this year's Heat team

Did you think Lebron was a girl when he talked about his fever during the Bulls series as a Heat?

I dont care about Lebron complaining. I watch the Heat because I love basketball and the Knicks are no longer on TV.

Lebron, Wade, and Bosh are entertaining. Apparently millions of people agree with me.

AnubisADL wrote:

Juice wrote:

AnubisADL wrote:

Juice wrote:

AnubisADL wrote:It's lame to talk about being sick. I dont blame them. If you healthy enough to drop 20+ then you aren't that sick.

Did you feel the same when Lebron was sick during the Bulls series? He kinda talked about it

I didnt give a crap when his elbow was hurting last year either. You can check my posts.

If you injured dont play. Otherwise just shut up. It's not like your defender is going to go easy on you.

No Lebron was not a Heat last year therefore your interest is questioned in terms of vesting in this year's Heat team

Did you think Lebron was a girl when he talked about his fever during the Bulls series as a Heat?

I dont care about Lebron complaining. I watch the Heat because I love basketball and the Knicks are no longer on TV.

Lebron, Wade, and Bosh are entertaining. Apparently millions of people agree with me.

Oh my bad I thought you were watching because of Wade