Image via WikipediaDwyane Wade had six bags of ice strapped to his shins, knees and thighs as he sat in front of his locker late Thursday, scrolling through his BlackBerry messages. Sitting down wasn’t the problem. It was standing up that hurt.
Heat assistant Rogelio Perez reached out his arm, and Wade pulled himself to his feet and waddled to the shower.
Wade twice left the Heat’s 112-103 loss in Game 5 of the NBA Finals because of a hip contusion, returning on both occasions before finishing with 23 points and eight assists in 34 minutes. Despite the injury, the Heat’s leading scorer in the Finals believes the two off days will give him enough rest to help his team fight off elimination in Game 6 on Sunday in Miami. And if it’s not enough time?
Wade certainly won’t admit it.
“No problem at all,” Wade said. “I’ll be good for Game 6.”
Wade refuses to talk about his injuries, of which, he appears to have more than one that he won’t acknowledge publicly. One apparent ailment is to his left shoulder, which was treated in the Heat’s clinching Game 5 victory in the Eastern Conference finals.
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