Dwyane Wade is no longer in control.
Throughout the Miami Heat guard's brilliant career, he's been able to dictate to offenses and defenses to get where he wants when he wants.
Now, though, he is at the mercy of his bruised right knee.
It decides what he can do, and when, and how much it will hurt.
That has been evident during the Heat's past six playoff games, five of which he has played, and in which he has scored a total of 49 points.
That's 9.8 per game.
There was a time when he could regularly score 9.8 per quarter.
In Game 4 against the Chicago Bulls, he winced and recoiled after knocking the knee with the right knee of Jimmy Butler. And while he returned, played rather decent defense and even had a dunk, he didn't consistently demonstrate the explosiveness for which he's become known.
“Sometimes it feels good, sometimes it doesn’t,” said Wade, who spends every off day getting hours of treatment. “Just try to go out there and continue to do what I can.”
That's all he can do for the foreseeable future, since healing is unlikel ...
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