Last night, the Miami Heat cruised to a relatively comfortable victory over the Chicago Bulls to take a commanding 3-1 series lead. However, lost in that victory is the health of Dwyane Wade. D-Wade wasn’t really much of a factor due to his shaky knee. He has been dealing with a bruised knee for a few months now and he re-aggravated it last night.
This is definitely something to keep an eye on as the postseason progresses. However, in Miami’s defense, Wade wasn’t himself last postseason either and they were able to capture a title.
Discomfort is his undeniable, unfortunate reality these days due to the bruised right knee that began bothering him in March, idled him for much of April and continues to trouble him in May.
After missing his first three shots, Wade knocked Bulls forward Jimmy Butler’s right knee during a post-up, then winced while recoiling into a missed fadeaway jumper before limping into a timeout, back to the bench.
“I aggravated it,” Wade said. “Just a shooting pain. It hurt, but eventually I was able to come back, re-tape my knee and try to finish.”
H/T: The Palm Beach Post
