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CHICAGO -- The suggestion that hes a flopper drew a grin as wide as his wingspan from LeBron James. Miamis superstar shot down the accusations from the Chicago Bulls, saying they reminded him of the days when some claimed he was overrated and questioned his ability to lead a team to a championship. "Its kind of the same (as when) I heard people say I was overrated," he said Sunday. "Its kind of like the same response." The Heat are trying to repeat as champions after a dominant regular season, and if they keep this up, they wont have to worry about Chicago much longer. Game 4 of the Eastern Conference semifinals is Monday, and Miami has a chance to take a 3-1 lead in a series with no shortage of hard fouls, technicals, ejections and fines. One thing in short supply is healthy bodies for the Bulls, with Luol Deng still recovering from a spinal tap and Kirk Hinrich from a bruised left calf. The odds that either would play seemed slim at best on Sunday. Meanwhile, coach Tom Thibodeaus wallet is a little lighter after the league smacked him with a $35,000 fine on Sunday. That hit came after he accused James of flopping on that shove to the floor and questioned the officiating after the Heat took Game 3, saying the Bulls werent going to get the benefit of the calls. Thibodeau had already addressed the media by the time the punishment was announced and declined comment through a team spokesman. Yet there was still plenty of talk about that incident between James and Mohammed. "None of this is new to us," Heat coach Erik Spoelstra said. "Nobody can hide from the fact that the games will be decided between those four lines. And our guys understand that." The Bulls Taj Gibson expects more of the same. "Both teams are tough and aggressive," he said. "Its playoff basketball. Were both rivals. They acknowledged it. We acknowledged it. Its just guys going after it playing like they dont like each other. But its just playoff basketball." In Game 3, Joakim Noah had already shoved Miamis Chris Andersen after he landed on a driving Nate Robinson late in the first quarter, and things nearly boiled over early in the second. With James dribbling near midcourt, Mohammed reached in to take a foul and stop a potential break. Their arms got tangled. Mohammed fell, and when he got up, he gave James a hard shove to the court. Both players picked up technicals. Mohammed got tossed, making him the third Bulls player to get ejected in the series along with Noah and Taj Gibson. "I dont need to flop," James said. "I play an aggressive game. I dont flop. Ive never been one of those guys." Its probably worth noting that James accused the Bulls of crossing the line a few times back in late March, when they beat Miami at the United Center to snap Miamis 27-game win streak. "What I said is what I said, but I dont want to get involved too much with what everybody else says about us, about me," he said. "Its nothing I havent heard before in my career. Its nothing. ... Im here to play basketball and do whatever it takes for our team to win. So what a coach and players say to me and about me, I dont really care." Both teams have concerns that stretch beyond the officiating. For the Bulls, it remains their health. Sunday marked the one-year anniversary of Derrick Roses surgery to repair a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee, and the only suiting up hes done for a game since then has involved a jacket and tie. Just about every other key player has missed time at some point, and thats continued into the post-season. Deng has missed five straight games, Hinrich has sat out six in a row, and both looked like longshots at best to play in Game 4 with Thibodeau saying theyre day to day. Hinrich did little other than some shooting and ride a bike, and Deng couldnt do much, either. "My body, my system, is not reacting well to anything Im doing right now," Deng said. He said hes feeling a little better and has regained two of the 15 pounds he lost because of the illness, but when he tries to exert himself, well, he really cant. Deng said he tried to work out individually on Saturday and wound up vomiting. He attempted to practice on Sunday and became ill during warmups, forcing him to stop. "I spoke to coach a little bit, If I could give 5 or 10 minutes, give these guys a little bit of a break but I cant even get through a regular warmup," Deng said. The Heat, meanwhile, continue to face questions about Dwyane Wade and his sore right knee. He took just seven shots and scored 10 points in Game 3, but he insisted that had more to do with the flow of the game and the Bulls packing the lane than his health. "A lot of my opportunities were not in the flow of the offence," he said. "If I would have shot a lot, it would have been forced. When I had the ball, I tried to make the best play. Sometimes, its to get two guys on me and pass it." 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Its an injury that will require about eight weeks to heal. He finished a disappointing campaign just 14-13 with a career-worst 4. MADISON, Wis. -- Wisconsin?outside linebacker Vince Biegel underwent surgery Thursday night to insert a screw into his cracked right foot and will miss the showdown Saturday with Michigan, the school confirmed Friday.?The Badgers said Biegel will be out several weeks.?I really hate any time a player has to miss time due to an injury, especially a senior like Vince, Wisconsin coach Paul Chryst said. Vince has such a passion for football and loves playing the game. This team is very important to him and he is very important to our team. What you appreciate is that you know he will do everything in his power to get back on the field as soon as possible.?Biegels father, Rocky, had told ESPN.com on Thursday of his sons procedure.?Hes been playing on it for the last couple weeks, and it was bothering him a little bit, Rocky Biegel said. He had X-rays last night and confirmed it was cracked. He either plays on it, and then if he breaks it, then hes going to be out for eight weeks. Either way, hes got to have surgery on it. So he can keep playing until it breaks or try to go through the season with it and try to fix it. At any time, he could break it all the way through. It was just a crack and theyre just putting a screw in it. Its a very, very minor crack.The Badgers said?Vince Biegel discussed his options with?team physicians Wednesday and Thursday before deciding on surgery.?The news is a blow to No. 8 Wisconsin (4-0, 1-0 Big Ten) ahead of a huge game against No. 4 Michigan (4-0, 1-0) in Ann Arbor. Earlier Thursday, the Badgers announced that they would be without kicker Rafael Gaglianone for the season due to a back injury.dddddddddddd.Biegel, Wisconsins most experienced player, has played in 46 games with 32 starts. He ranks seventh in program history with 18.5 career sacks and was a third-team all-Big Ten selection last season. Pro Football Focus graded Biegel as the top returning 3-4 outside linebacker against the run, as a pass-rusher and overall.?This season, Biegel has nine tackles with two quarterback hurries and a sack.Redshirt freshman Zack Baun was listed as Biegels backup on the depth chart this week. Baun has six tackles and two tackles for loss in 2016. Backup outside linebacker Garret Dooley also has six tackles.Wisconsin also could shift linebacker Jack Cichy from inside to outside and move backup Ryan Connelly?to starting inside linebacker.The Badgers began the season unranked and vaulted into the top 10 for the first time in five years after victories against No. 5 LSU and No. 8 Michigan State. It marks the first time Wisconsin had defeated two AP top-10 teams since 1962, but the schedule over the next four games is perhaps even more daunting.According to ESPN Stats & Information, Wisconsin is projected to play the toughest October schedule of any FBS team, with games against Michigan, No. 2 Ohio State, Iowa and No. 15 Nebraska. Those four teams are a combined 14-1 this season. ' ' '