Once the second round matchup with the Miami Heat was set, Indiana Pacers Head Coach Frank Vogel fired the opening salvo in a media war of words by calling Miami "floppers."
Heat Head Coach Erik Spoelstra told the Miami Sun Sentinel what he thought of Vogel's claims in no uncertain terms:
"I could care less," Spoelstra said of Vogel making flopping a series talking point. "We could care less."
Heat All-Star Dwyane Wade also weighed in on Vogel's flopping charge:
"We understand that it's playoffs. There's a lot of things to be said, mind games to be thrown out there," he said. "We can't let that affect us.
The Heat/Pacers series just got a little more interesting. Game one of the series begins Sunday afternoon at 3:30 PM EST on ABC.
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