Wade Has A Target on his Back

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  1. Shapecity

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    <div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">Apparently, Dwyane Wade's blessing might also be his curse.

    At times, he seems infinitely talented, able to do things on the basketball court that are hard to fathom. But that talent frustrates those attempting to defend him, so much so they sometimes revert to drastic measures to stop him.

    This is what happened to Wade against the Bulls on Tuesday night. When Chicago's Andres Nocioni sent Wade crashing to the floor when he followed a foul with a shove that appeared intentional.

    This is all part of the job for Wade, like it or not. The Heat's sentiment is definitely the latter, though.

    ''It's frustrating being out there working hard and having a guy just kill you all night long,'' Heat coach Stan Van Gundy said of Nocioni. 'I don't think at the beginning of the play, Andres Nocioni said, `I'm going to hurt the guy.' The guy already has 37 points, now he fakes you off your feet, and now you're pissed off, so you take the shot. But I think it needs to be known that we're not going to tolerate those kinds of plays out of frustration.''

    Said Wade: ``The only thing I don't like is the disrespect after the fact. If you foul me, that's cool. But don't do anything after the foul. Don't push me after the foul or put anything extra in it. That's why stuff has been happening lately.''

    Just after the play, Udonis Haslem stepped in to assist Wade, shoving Nocioni to get him away from Wade before the two became further entangled.

    According to league protocol, Nocioni's flagrant foul -- for which he was not ejected because referees deemed it a flagrant 1 -- was being reviewed by the league office Wednesday. Such a call can be upgraded to a flagrant 2 upon review. Also likely to be reviewed are Haslem's actions. But a league official said Wednesday he did not expect further action, such as a suspension or fine, to be taken against either player.</div> Source
     
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    Nocioni the goon lol..
     

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