Two Shots Let Wade Play Hurt
If anybody ever questions the heart & desire of this kid, you shouldn't watch basketball anymore. I wonder if Wade would of been able to play by Thursday? If not, it sure takes the pain away from this loss knowing that we would've got been in the Finals.
In addition, Wade confirmed that the strained rib muscle he suffered last Thursday is an injury that will keep him sidelined from athletic activity for seven weeks.
After requesting that the extent of his treatment not be released until after Monday's game, Wade said Tuesday that he took a painkilling injection beneath his 12th rib and to his buttocks an hour before what turned into an 88-82 loss. In addition, Jones said he required what he termed "Plan B" for a sprained left ankle.
"I took as much medication and pain injection as I could to try to stop the pain," Wade said. "It was a decision that was brought to me and it was a decision that was totally made by me.
"I went back and forth all the way until I did it. I knew I wasn't going to be able to be effective if I didn't get it. You do what you can and you do what you've got to do for guys that you love, and that's what I did."
If anybody ever questions the heart & desire of this kid, you shouldn't watch basketball anymore. I wonder if Wade would of been able to play by Thursday? If not, it sure takes the pain away from this loss knowing that we would've got been in the Finals.