Hassan Whiteside injury and suspension
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Hassan Whiteside injury and suspension
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• Jason Kidd takes jab at Rudy Gobert, Hassan Whiteside ahead of Mavs series vs. Suns
The Dallas Mavericks survived Luka Doncic’s calf injury and defeated the Utah Jazz. Ahead of their next matchup in the NBA playoffs against the Phoenix Suns, Mavs head coach Jason Kidd is kicking the Jazz while they are down by blasting one of their stars, Rudy Gobert. Ahead of Monday night’s Game 1, Kidd explained […] The post Jason Kidd takes jab at Rudy Gobert, Hassan Whitesid...2022See more Jason Kidd
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• Lakers’ Anthony Davis gets hit in mouth with Hassan Whiteside’s elbow, flagrant called
Los Angeles Lakers superstar power forward Anthony Davis got hit in the mouth by Portland Trail Blazers big man Hassan Whiteside in the first half of Game 4. Whiteside was called for a flagrant foul after his elbow landed on Davis’ mouth. While it’s debatable whether the elbow was deliberate or not, it was clear […] The post Lakers’ Anthony Davis gets hit in mouth with Hass...2020Click for news about Anthony Davis
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• Hassan Whiteside speaks out on Jusuf Nurkic, Zach Collins’ return
According to Hassan Whiteside, the return of Portland Trail Blazers big men Jusuf Nurkic and Zach Collins will help boost his play on both ends of the floor. Nurkic and Collins missed several regular season games due to various injuries. The nearly four-month hiatus seems to have been a blessing in disguise though, as both […] The post Hassan Whiteside speaks out on Jusuf Nurkic, Zach Collin...2020Visit the page Jusuf Nurkic
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• C Jusuf Nurkic aiming to return around All-Star break
The Trail Blazers haven’t offered many specifics on Jusuf Nurkic‘s return from the broken leg that has sidelined him to start the 2019/20 season, but Shams Charania of The Athletic hears that the big man is targeting a return close to the All-Star break in February. According to Charnia, Nurkic is making “positive strides” in his rehab process. While the Blazers knew coming into the season that th...2019Click for news about Jusuf Nurkic
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• Kevin Love reportedly wants to be traded to Blazers
Kevin Love wants to be traded to a contender if the Cleveland Cavaliers finally decide to move on from him, and his hometown team is reportedly at the top of his wish list. Love has his sights set on playing for the Portland Trail Blazers, Kevin O’Connor of The Ringer reports. Love was born in Santa Monica, but he grew up Lake Oswego, Ore., which located just minutes from the heart of Portland. He...2019See more articles Kevin Love
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• Goran Dragic undecided on option with Heat
Heat point guard Goran Dragic hasn’t decided if he’ll opt in next season, and he’ll take his time making up his mind, Anthony Chiang of the Miami Herald reports. “I had a meeting with [team president] Pat [Riley] and that was it. I told him I’m going to make my decision when that comes,” Dragic told Chiang. “So I still need to talk to the family, the agent. Right now, I just wanted to have at lea...2019See more Goran Dragic
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• Hassan Whiteside's turnaround from last season providing huge lift for Heat
Hassan Whiteside has impacted the Heat in a much more positive way this season, Barry Jackson of the Miami Herald writes, giving perspectives from some of his teammates and figures around the franchise. Whiteside, who missed part of last season due to injury, was unhappy with his playing time after his minutes dropped from 32.6 per game to 25.3. The Heat handled the matter internally at the time, ...2019See more Barry Jackson
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• Justise Winslow making giant strides for Heat
Justise Winslow took a giant leap with the Heat in December, seeing most of his minutes at point guard and proving his worth by running the team’s offense. The sudden transformation came when All-Star guard Goran Dragic sustained a knee injury, forcing coach Erik Spoelstra to make a quick decision and give more ball-handling duties to Winslow. Winslow has thrived in Dragic’s absence, providing mul...2019See also Justise Winslow
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• MRI confirms shoulder strain for Marvin Williams
Hornets forward Marvin Williams has a right shoulder strain, an MRI on Monday confirmed, according to a team press release. Williams suffered the injury on Sunday and will be re-evaluated next week. Lottery pick Miles Bridges, who scored a career-high 16 points in 29 minutes against New Orleans, will see his role expand during Williams’ absence. Williams is averaging 8.3 points and 5.1 rebounds in...2018Click for news about Marvin Williams
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• Heat's Whiteside out vs. Pistons with knee injury
Heat center Hassan Whiteside, the NBA's second-leading rebounder, will not play in Monday's game against Andre Drummond and the Pistons because of a knee injury....2018See more articles Andre Drummond
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Hassan Whiteside injury and suspension
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• Rodney McGruder's performance is boosting his chance for an extension with Heat
Miami Heat guard Rodney McGruder is boosting his chances for a contract extension with his productive start to the new season, according to Ira Winderman of the Sun Sentinel. Through four games, McGruder is putting up numbers that dwarf his career averages, posting 16.5 points, 6.8 rebounds and 4.0 assists per night. After missing all but 18 games last season with a leg injury, McGruder is making ...2018Visit the page Rodney McGruder
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• Heat official: Price too high for Butler
Jimmy Butler trade talks between Miami and Minnesota have fallen apart again, and an unidentified Heat official tells Barry Jackson of The Miami Herald that the Timberwolves are asking way too much in return. The source says the Wolves have unreasonable expectations and joked that they want “the first born of all our kids.” He added that a deal could still be completed if Minnesota eases up on som...2018See also Jimmy Butler
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• Report: Members of the Heat wanted to move on from Hassan Whiteside
As the Miami Heat and star center Hassan Whiteside attempt to repair a contentious relationship, this piece of information coming out of South Beach can’t help matters.According to Barry Jackson of the Miami Herald, multiple members of the Heat’s front office wanted the team to move on from Whiteside in a trade earlier this summer.“After watching Hassan Whiteside perform unevenly and complain mult...2018See more articles Miami Heat
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• Five key offseason questions the Heat must answer
The Heat haven’t returned to legit title contention since LeBron James' departure in 2014, but the team hasn’t bottomed out either. After finishing the 2016-17 season on a 30-11 run, Miami carried some of that momentum over to 2017-18, winning 44 games and grabbing the No. 6 seed.Thanks to a couple injuries to Eastern Conference players this year, the Heat now technically have an All-Star on their...2018Click for news about LeBron James
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• Heat may not have cap space for Isaiah Thomas
Free agent point guard Isaiah Thomas would be a good fit for the Heat but they probably don’t have the salary-cap space to sign him, Ira Winderman of the Sun Sentinel speculates. Thomas’ ability to score in bunches would boost a team prone to scoring droughts, Winderman continues. But it’s doubtful that a former All-Star coming off an injury-marred season would take a short-term deal, Winderman no...2018Read about Isaiah Thomas
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• New Orleans Team to Watch in Potential Whiteside Trade
The Pelicans may be a team to watch as the Heat try to trade Hassan Whiteside this summer, according to Barry Jackson of The Miami Herald. After DeMarcus Cousins‘ Achilles injury, New Orleans is having second thoughts about offering him a max contract covering five years, preferring a two- or three-year deal at a reduced amount. If that impasse can’t be resolved, Jackson proposes a sign-and-trade ...2018See more articles Barry Jackson
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• Heat Notes: Tyler Johnson's 2018-19 salary; Heat offseason decisions
Tyler Johnson is set to make a significant jump salary-wise next season that could result in him making $19M. While a jump in salary always comes with an increase in expectations, Johnson is not concerned about it, Ira Winderman of the Sun-Sentinel writes.The Heat guard would become the Heat’s second-highest paid player behind Hassan Whiteside, who spoke against his diminished playing time late in...2018Visit the page Ira Winderman
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• Heat Notes: Wade, Whiteside, J. Richardson's injury, Winslow's fine
Dwyane Wade has provided countless thrills for fans at AmericanAirlines Arena over the years, but the last ones may have come this afternoon, writes Barry Jackson of The Miami Herald. Wade turned in a vintage performance with 25 points, but it wasn’t enough to keep Miami from suffering a 106-102 loss to the Sixers and falling into a 3-1 hole in the series.“I don’t want to answer that right now,” W...2018See more articles Dwyane Wade
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• Joel Embiid officially listed as out for Game 1 vs. Heat
The masked man should make an appearance during the playoffs, but Joel Embiid won’t be suiting up for the Philadelphia 76ers in Game 1 of the first-round series against the Miami Heat.According to a team release, Embiid is officially listed as “out” due to an orbital fracture and concussion.The injury occurred with eight games remaining in the regular season. Embiid collided with teammate Markelle...2018Visit the page Joel Embiid
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• Whiteside blasts coaches over playing time
Frustrated all season by reduced playing time, Heat center Hassan Whiteside launched a tirade against the coaching staff after Saturday’s overtime loss to the Nets, relays Barry Jackson of The Miami Herald.Whiteside played just 20 minutes in the 53-minute game and didn’t get off the bench in the fourth quarter and overtime as the team was using a small-ball lineup to match up with Brooklyn.“It’s a...2018See more articles Barry Jackson
Hassan Whiteside injury and suspension
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• Durant, Whiteside set to return from injuries on Thursday
Two injured stars are set to return from injuries on Thursday, according to reports. Kevin Durant is expected to get back on the court for the Warriors vs. Milwaukee, while Heat center Hassan Whiteside is on track to play against Chicago.Chris Haynes of ESPN has the details on Durant, who has been sidelined for the last two weeks with a right rib injury. As Haynes writes, head coach Steve Kerr sai...2018See more articles Kevin Durant
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• Report: Heat active in trade talks, could target All-Star
The Miami Heat entered Sunday’s action with a 28-21 record and as a top-four in the East. Their success under head coach Erik Spoelstra this season has been somewhat surprising given that Dion Waiters has played in just 30 games and is out for the remainder of the year. In addition to that, Hassan Whiteside has missed 18 games to injury himself.Despite this, the Heat find themselves as a legit sec...2018See more articles Miami Heat
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• Hassan Whiteside returns to action for Heat
The Heat are 18-16 this season, and winners of seven of their last 10 games. They’re led in scoring by Goran Dragic (16.4 ppg), Hassan Whiteside (14.4 ppg), Dion Waiters (14.3 ppg), Josh Richardson (12.2 ppg) and Tyler Johnson (11.5). The team got a boost yesterday as Whiteside made his return from injury. Here’s the [...]...2017See more articles Goran Dragic
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• Hassan Whiteside may return Tuesday night
Heat center Hassan Whiteside may return Tuesday night after missing nearly a month with a bone bruise in his left knee, according to a tweet from the team. Whiteside participated in the morning shootaround, and a decision on his status will be made after warmups.Whiteside, who suffered the bone bruise in a Nov. 28 game, had been upgraded to questionable on the team’s official injury report. He ha...2017Continue with Kelly Olynyk
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• Heat Notes: Dion Waiters, Hassan Whiteside fighting through injuries
The Heat haven’t publicly expressed an interest in bringing Dion Waiters off the bench, but that hasn’t deterred the 26-year-old from advocating for his role as a starter anyway. Tom D’Angelo of the Palm Beach Post writes that Waiters views himself as a starter in the NBA.“I’m a starter in this league, man, that’s who I am. We’re going to nip that in the bud right now. I’m not coming off no bench,...2017See also D Angelo
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• Ranking the 10 best big men in the NBA
Big men are a dying breed … except when they aren’t. Hail to this era of seven-footers who dribble like guards, jump like pogo sticks, and shoot their shots from deep like drunk texts at 3 AM. And here are the ten bigs leading that charge right now, not counting those who missed the cut due to injury (Rudy Gobert, Blake Griffin, Paul Millsap, Hassan Whiteside, and Nikola Jokic).*Stats courtesy of ...2017Check it out Rudy Gobert
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• Heat's Hassan Whiteside sidelined with knee injury
The Miami Heat will be without star center Hassan Whiteside for at least the next one to two weeks after he sat out Wednesday’s game with a bone bruise to the knee. The report comes directly from the Heat themselves.Miami might want us to believe that this is a new injury, but it isn’t. According to Whiteside himself, the center suffered the bone bruise against Orlando on opening night.“It’s reall...2017Read about Miami Heat
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• Hassan Whiteside out with knee injury
The Miami HEAT announced today that center Hassan Whiteside will begin rehab immediately due to a left knee bone bruise. The rehab process will include a strength and conditioning program over the next one-to-two weeks. Whiteside has appeared in 15 games this season averaging 14.9 points, 12.7 rebounds, 1.60 blocks, 1.07 steals and 26.8 minutes while [...]...2017Click for news about Miami HEAT
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• Heat's Whiteside concerned about knee injury
Heat center Hassan Whiteside, who has missed six games this season due to a bone bruise in his left leg, is worried he'll miss additional time....2017
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• Hassan Whiteside calls out team’s medical staff over lingering knee pain
Heat center Hassan Whiteside has been battling knee soreness throughout the season, stemming from a bone bruise he suffered in the team’s season-opener against the Magic.Whiteside missed Wednesday’s game against the Knicks, and hasn’t played more than 34 minutes in a game this season. After missing the team’s final five contests in October, Whiteside did manage to play in every game during Novembe...2017See also Ira Winderman