Dean the Dream Wade

[2 For The Brew]

Are we sure he doesn't have a sick child or wife potentially and they are protecting his families' privacy?

I think the NBA requires general disclosure for injury reports (illness, personal, injury specifying body part etc). The disclosure we've seen is knee, not personal. But we don't know for sure and there's lots of reasons an athlete is unavailable.

 

[Cavatt]

I think the NBA requires general disclosure for injury reports (illness, personal, injury specifying body part etc). The disclosure we've seen is knee, not personal. But we don't know for sure and there's lots of reasons an athlete is unavailable.

I know what you are saying, but they have lied before. I know the Cavs have.

 

[Dr No]

Who knows.

I think a lot of people are having trouble understanding how Dean has his best game in the NBA and one of the best fourth quarters I’ve seen against Boston. Few days later goes on paternity leave and never plays another game this year.

That’s just objectively hard to reconcile in your head. And it feels like there’s a missing link there.

Wish Dean the best. Still one of the more bizarre season ends I’ve seen.

I've seen a couple different reports now that said the same thing. Looks like he was going through a full speed practice/scrimmage after the week or so off for paternity leave and hurt the knee. Which would be the most Dean Wade/Cavs thing - "Hey let's practice so you don't get injured jumping back into game speed" - gets injured in that practice and doesn't play another game.

 

[Tlyons]

Who knows.

I think a lot of people are having trouble understanding how Dean has his best game in the NBA and one of the best fourth quarters I’ve seen against Boston. Few days later goes on paternity leave and never plays another game this year.

That’s just objectively hard to reconcile in your head. And it feels like there’s a missing link there.

Wish Dean the best. Still one of the more bizarre season ends I’ve seen.

It would have to be listed as personal reasons.

 

[2 For The Brew]

I know what you are saying, but they have lied before. I know the Cavs have.

Sixers have been fined multiple times for bogus disclosures.

 

[Otsego Mar]

Dean "hasn't been seen" Wade

 

[Lee]

Dean "hasn't been seen" Wade

I think I last saw Wade this morning on this while eating breakfast

 

[Pierre Pan]

Transcribed from today’s Wine & Gold podcast from Fedor:

“I mean, every sign is pointing to Dean Wade not being available for game one. And the Cavs haven’t ruled him out and they’re not giving a specific timeline, but every sign is pointing to him not being available, which is unfortunate for the Cavs.

But if he’s not there for the first practice of their preparation against the magic, I mean, JB Bickerstaff basically said it without saying it today. They are preparing for game one as if they’re not going to have Dean Wade.”

 

[PIP]

Every game Wade misses makes Windler’s girlfriend age rapidly…

 

[Cavatt]

I think I last saw Wade this morning on this while eating breakfast

Milk Carton is the most anachronistic thing that is still a joke

 

[mds]

Milk Carton is the most anachronistic thing that is still a joke

Its 10pm, do you know where Dean Wade is?

 

[macbdog]

Wade with the team in the playoff promotional pics

MFer's dance game better be on point if he's gonna suit up but not play.

 

[2 For The Brew]

MFer's dance game better be on point if he's gonna suit up but not play.

Cavalier “dance game” giving me Dylan Windler flashbacks.

 

[Sebastian]

I do hope all is well with him and his family.

 

[shoes22]

The weirdest thing about the Dean Wade injury is the vague way the team is handling it. JBB keeps stressing that it really is "day by day", that he may be available in the next day or two, but he might not, even though the team keeps preparing like Dean will miss the next game.

That's why a lot of people think there's something deeper going on with him or his family.