Yeah Wade’s prime with him having no knee caps
Dwyane Wade considered retirement during Miami Big 3 era due to constant knee pain: “It was a time where I didn't want to do it anymore. I didn't want to be in pain anymore.”
[Original article](https://www.latimes.com/sports/nba/la-sp-dwyane-wade-career-20190316-story.html)
>The feeling that almost ended all of it was pain — complete and total pain during his prime with the Miami Heat.
>Mornings were nearly unbearable. His knees ached so badly he could barely bend them. Tasks that should be simple, such as putting on his underwear, felt more like climbing Mt. Everest.
>Games, when he could get on the court, were just as tough. By the time he got to the locker room afterward, both knees would balloon.
>That he was playing on the best team in the world, that he had two of the best teammates of all time in LeBron James and Chris Bosh, that he was winning titles — none of that mattered.
>“It was playing with him more mentally than physically. And physically? He was hurting,” James said. “You can just imagine what it was doing to his brain.”
>The hurt was too much. The joy was gone. He wanted out. He thought about retiring.
>“My knees were in so much pain,” Wade said. “In my right knee, I had two sets of different bone bruises. I also had chondromalacia under the kneecap, which irritates the kneecap to the extent where it's just more pain. In my left knee, I had three surgeries so I'm dealing with arthritis. I'm dealing with swelling and all the stuff that comes with that.
“It was a time where I didn't want to do it anymore. I didn't want to be in pain anymore.”
