Cuban, Dirk and Wade get ugly

So Dirk Nowitzki says that the Dallas Mavericks gave the Miami Heat the NBA Championship last year. He’s arguably right: The Mavs were up two games to zero on Miami in last year’s finals and they ended up losing the series.

Still, you don’t say that sort of thing publicly because it implies that they other team didn’t do anything to deserve the championship. It’s one thing to say that you should have won; it’s another to say that you gave it away.

So naturally, Wade is insulted and fires back at Dirk. Wade called out Dirk, saying:

“He’s the reason they lost the championship, because he wasn't the leader that he's supposed to be in the closing moments. That's because of great defense by us, but also he wasn't assertive enough as a leader's supposed to be.”

Wade is arguably right too. It’s not the classiest comment in the world, but he’s not completely off-base.

Now, enter Mark Cuban to add some more drama and his trademark cutting remarks:

“You are an amazing player, Dwayne. I love watching you shoot free throws.”

This is clearly a shot at both Wade and the NBA’s Referees. If you can’t read between the lines, Cuban is saying that Wade gets preferential treatment from the league’s officials. Guess what? He’s arguably right too!

One things for sure, we have a bona fide rivalry on our hands. The question remains: does anyone care?