Former NBA player Caron Butler recalled the famous Dirk Nowitzki “flu game.” This caused LeBron James and Dwyane Wade to ridicule the Germans. Nowitzki got sick in Game 4 of the 2011 NBA Finals between the Dallas Mavericks and the Miami Heat. He had flu-like symptoms.
Despite health problems, Nowitzki was important in the fourth quarter of the game. He scored 10 out of 21 points in the final period, leading the Mavericks to a series tie victory. Prior to Game 5, both James and Wade ridiculed the Dallas star when they jokingly coughed while walking in the arena.
It was enough to focus more on Nowitzki and lead his team to two consecutive victories and the Mavericks’ first championship. “When he got on the wind of people who thought he wasn’t built so far, he was dialed in to a completely different level,” recalled Butler on the Dallas roster. .. “Where did it move right away, I say I’m saying this with the utmost confidence. We knew we were going to have a parade in Dallas.
“The moment it happened, I was just looking at his focus. He was already dialed in, but he brought it there. I said,” Oh, that’s rap. Y’all just won the championship to us.’I was like, “Thank you, thank you for doubting him and ridiculing him at that moment.”
