The Chicago Bulls and Miami Heat playoff series is already one of the more physical series in the NBA playoffs. Game 4 on Monday night is shaping up to be another slug fest as Chicago looks to even the series.
You can watch it HERE.
After Bulls' Nazr Mohammad was ejected in Game 3 for a shove to Miami Heat's LeBron James, accusations flew that the reigning league MVP was a flopper. James didn't sound fazed, according to the Associated Press.
"It's kind of the same (as when) I hear people say I was overrated," he said on Sunday. "It's kind of like the same response."
Miami looks to pull ahead of Chicago to 3-1 with a win on Monday night. James and the Heat will have to endure another physical matchup against the Bulls to do so. Both teams have seen a number of hard fouls, technicals, ejections and fines already.
The NBA docked Chicago coach Tom Thibodeau $35,000 on Sunday for comments he made after Game 3. He questioned the officiating of the series by saying that his team never gets calls in their favor, and he implied James was a flopper.
Bulls' guard Nate Robinson even mocked James after Game 3 and called him a "good" actor when it comes to getting fouled.
"I don't need to flop," James said, denying the claims. "I play an aggressive game. I don't flop. I've never been one of those guys."
Both teams already dislike each other. Chicago snapped Miami's streak of 27 consecutive wins. With it being the Eastern Conference semifinals, tensions are naturally higher.
"Both teams are tough and aggressive," Bulls forward Taj Gibson said. "It's playoff basketball. We're both rivals."
Miami leads the series, 2-1. The two teams play in Game 4 on Monday at 7 p.m. ET on TNT.
