Jan 17, 2021
Dirk Nowitzki’s teammate J.J. Barea was recently featured in J.J. Reddick’s podcast, Old Man and the Three, where he revealed how much Nowitzki hated Miami’s big three.
Entering the 2011 NBA season, Nowitzki was poised to lead the Dallas Mavericks to the NBA Finals.
Nowitzki’s quest for his first NBA ring in 2011 wasn’t an easy one. The former MVP had to go through Kobe’s Lakers, the talented Oklahoma City Thunder and finally the Heat’s Big Three, which consisted of LeBron James, Chris Bosh, and Dwyane Wade.
In the finals, Nowitzki played Game 4 with a fever. Several days later, videos were released showing LeBron and Wade mocking him being sick. Here’s Barea’s take on it: