Wade revealed that the intense trash talk during their Finals battles led to real animosity that persisted for years. Luckily, the All-Star format back then kept them on opposing sides, with the East facing the West, sparing them from having to share the same team—unlike today’s draft-style setup. “Me and Dirk wouldn’t even look at each other. We had beef in the All-Star Game, bro.” “And so we see each other All-Star Weekend when everything’s supposed to be, ‘We all fans of each other’; Me and Dirk was like, ‘Nah, I don’t f**k with you.’ For some years, that’s how our All-Star Games went. And that’s just how the game was at that time,” he said. -via Clutch Points / February 20, 2025
