Dwyane Wade’s Miami Heat play earlier enough Wednesday that he will be able to watch the Golden State Warriors attempt to make history, but he’s not rooting for them to break the record set by the 1995-96 Chicago Bulls.
“Rooting? I’m not rooting,” Wade said Monday after practice, according to the Miami Herald‘s Manny Navarro. “I’ll watch.”
“If they get it, if they break the record, that’s amazing. Obviously a lot of us that are playing this game — the veteran guys — we were around as kids when the Bulls broke the record. We all experienced that and that was unbelievable at the time. This would be an unbelievable feat for [the Warriors] if they’re able to do it. If they don’t and they tie it, that’s still unbelievable. But from that standpoint, congratulations to them on doing something in history. But I don’t really root for too many other teams.”
“I think it’s great that a team in our era is able to challenge it. It’s phenomenal, it’s very dominant of them. But I’m sure at the end of the day, just like the Bulls had those t-shirts you see Scottie Pippen wearing ‘It means nothing without the ring.’ Well, it doesn’t. But it’s an unbelievable accomplishment for the regular season.”
The Warriors tied the Bulls with their 72nd win on Sunday, beating the San Antonio Spurs at home 92-86. Hall of Famer Scottie Pippen, who played on the Bulls when they set the record, congratulated the Warriors’ accomplishment via his Twitter account.
Giving credit where credit is due. Congrats to @SteveKerr and his @warriors on win no. 72. They earned it tonight.
— Scottie Pippen (@ScottiePippen) April 11, 2016
The Warriors need one more win to beat the record. They play at home against the Memphis Grizzlies on Wednesday, a team Golden State had trouble with but defeated 100-99 on Saturday.
