Wednesday, October 31st, 2012 at 9:00 am  |  76 responses

Dwyane Wade Calls Rajon Rondo Flagrant Foul a ‘Punk Play’


by Marcel Mutoni / @marcel_mutoni

In the closing moments of yet another bitterly-fought game between the Miami Heat and Boston Celtics, a frustrated Rajon Rondo committed a hard foul on Dwyane Wade.

The Heat superstar did not appreciate being grabbed around the head area with two hands, and called out Rondo when talking to reporters. Wade said there’s no room in the game for that type of thing.

Rajon Rondo and Celtics head coach Doc Rivers, meanwhile, shrugged it off as little more than a hard foul in a tense, emotional and chippy game.

Per the Sun-Sentinel and Boston Herald:

“We’re in the NBA,” Wade said after the 120-107 win. “I got my kids watching, so I stopped myself, but it was a punk play. The league will take care of it.” I asked Wade if he said the P-word to Rondo when they were nose to nose. “I just did,” Wade said with a wink. “There’s a lot of cameras here.”

Why does something always seem to happen when Rondo and the Heat hook up? “You got to go ask him that, man. I have no idea,” Wade said. “I’m here to play basketball. It’s what we are. We’re basketball players. If you want to go do something else, then go do something else. Boxing and all those other things, this is not it. We’re basketball players here.”

The Boston Celtics and Miami Heat are scheduled to meet again three more times this season, and quite possibly in the Playoffs. In other words, Rajon Rondo and Dwyane Wade will get plenty of chances to lob insults at one another, which is fantastic.

The Heat and Celtics will resume their war on January 27 in Beantown.

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  • pposse

    rondo poked the ball from wade so wade boxed out rondo to make sure that rondo didnt get the ball since wades momentum was going towards the bucket, the ball to half court and rondo’s momentum going towards the ball. Wade then tripped over rondo and a freak play happened. You can argue wade was being smart, but either way that should have been an offensive foul.

  • http://twitter.com/tweedstereo iain

    C’mon, let’s be real here, hitting a last second three is NOT the same as trying to dunk on a team you’ve clearly already beaten. There are no Dwyane Wade posters of him shooting a 25 footer.

  • Slick Ric

    D-wade cant talk….him intentionally trying to hurt rondo a couple seasons ago in the playoffs didn’t go unnoticed by me.

  • ByAnyMeansNecessary

    3 pointer or layup or dunk, either way, someone would have had a problem if they wanted to. Also, Bosh had dunked not that long before that possession with the game already decided…so what’s the difference?

  • topdog

    dwayne wade dislocated rondo’s shoulder and broke kobes nose that sounds more like a “punk play” I hope dwight howard checks him with a solid hard foul

  • bike

    This is the first time a player has admitted that he stopped himself from doing anything because his kids were watching.

  • slamonthis

    Wade is a much bigger punk than Rondo. Dude dislocated Rondo’s arm couple of years ago and then all of a sudden he can’t handle a lil rivalry hug. One of the biggest cry baby in the league. It’s only game one and ofcourse they were supposed to win that game specially being at home.

  • Perry the PlatyPteranodon

    Rondo’s drives to the rim were a thing of beauty last night though.

  • paulkane2012

    Wade’s hypocrisy is as staggering, as it is shameless. The guy used to be one of the most respected players. Now he’s a clown.

  • who?

    (cough cough) its just one game – ray played well for one game???
    i mean is barbosa going to do what he did most games… no
    i repeat one game!

  • LakeShow

    Whooo hoo! Love me some NBA. I got Rondo in that fight that’s for sure. Dude is scrappy.

  • Mr. Wet

    that would be Kevin Garnett, hands down.

  • Mr. Wet

    shot clock, they had to shoot. If the game was lost rondo shouldn’t have wrapped him up.

  • The Seed

    Wade is a Punk for all his crybabying he does, for his skin head haricut, for letting Lebron take over his legacy and a punk for thinking he is important to the NBA anymore. Wade is nothing but a glorified role player, who stated he wants Lebron to lead and Wade will follow, whos the punk.

  • Jerome

    He already threw the ball at Rondo earlier in the game. Heat got away with a lot that game. Wade needs to man-up and move on.

  • http://twitter.com/AjpDos Allen Powell

    It was a cheap foul by Rondo and Wade has a history of cheap fouls. Both can be true you know.

  • http://www.facebook.com/zer02hero15 James Franco Guerta

    His kids are not watching when he is the one who played dirty? How about other kids?

  • That Man Sam
  • http://www.facebook.com/evan.boland Evan Boland

    Might take the comment seriously if it was coming from a dirty spiteful player.

  • Brownjesus

    Competitive or not, why is he “fouling hard” in an all star game

  • Brownjesus

    Sure, but it still makes him a hypocrite

  • raf

    And D.Wade never got a flagrant! He should watch his game before talks about others

  • pposse

    book promotion

  • http://www.facebook.com/shooting.guard.319 Shooting Guard

    chris you’re right on that one about wade but i haven’t seen him do that to other players with 20 secs on the clock

  • Celtics any day

    I’m just wondering if Heat paid the Celtics to lose the match so it wouldn’t spoil Lebrons big party, collecting his ring n all….lol

  • Really

    Are you serious? remember sportsmanship their was 30 secs left on the clock and they already won why would wade try to drive in for a layup?

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