MIAMI – It’s a crying shame Dwyane Wade insists it wasn’t a tear.
Wade is too prideful to admit that the streak of moisture streaming from his eye, caught by television cameras during Sunday’s national anthem before Game 7, was anything other than a misunderstanding.
“I wasn’t crying,” Wade said. “I was focused and sweating, I’m sure.”
Wade’s attempt to clarify the situation was the only thing the Miami Heat seemed to miss on throughout the day as they finally shook free of the Charlotte Hornets in a grueling first-round series and rolled into the Eastern Conference semifinals with a 106-73 victory.