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Dirk Nowitzki says it was “childish” and “ignorant” of LeBron James and Dwyane Wade to mock the German’s illness prior to game five of the NBA Finals.

The two Miami Heat stars appeared to be faking a cough and covering their mouths in front of cameras that followed them as left the Dallas arena after the morning shoot-around on Thursday.

The Mavericks beat Miami 112-103 that night to take a 3-2 lead in the best-of-seven series, which continues on Sunday at Miami.

“I just thought it was a little childish, a little ignorant,” Nowitzki said after Saturday’s practice. “I’ve been in this league for 13 years. I’ve never faked an injury or an illness before.”

In Tuesday’s game four, Germany’s Nowitzki played through a fever of 38.5 Celsius (101F) and a sinus infection to score the game-winning layup with 14 seconds remaining as the Mavericks beat Miami 86-83 to level the series at 2-2.

Nowitzki was coughing during and after the game and at times pulled his shirt up to cover his mouth during the post-game news conference.

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