Mario Chalmers is impervious to the frequent tongue lashings from his teammates, and that’s a good thing. The admonishment isn’t going to stop anytime soon. Wade said the Heat’s players would still be yelling at Chalmers when he’s “sixty years old.”
“He’s our little brother,” Wade said. “Still going to be cussing his ass out. It just is what it is.
“It’s the role he has and he wouldn’t have it any other way. Rio knows that we all have nothing but love, but more importantly, nothing but respect, for the player that he is, and he wouldn’t have it any other way.”
Wade, LeBron James, Chris Bosh, Shane Battier, Udonis Haslem … heck, pretty much everyone on the team has screamed at Chalmers at least once in the last four seasons. The latest example came on Wednesday night in the Heat’s emotionally charged victory against the Pacers.
James scolded Chalmers on the court after apparently blowing a defensive assignment, but Chalmers appeared to defend himself moments later in the team huddle. James then jumped out of his seat and charged at Chalmers. Udonis Haslem held James back while he berated the Heat's starting point guard.
“You can’t have that type of relationship with anybody and everybody,” Wade said. “Mario is…he can take it. I would have exploded way more times than him.”
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