Ira Winderman: Winslow, Jones, Okpala all still out for Heat. Dragic back from illness.
Goran Dragic Rumors
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Position: G
Born: 05/06/86
Height: 6-3 / 1.91
Weight:190 lbs. / 86.2 kg.
Salary: $19,217,900
Born: 05/06/86
Height: 6-3 / 1.91
Weight:190 lbs. / 86.2 kg.
Salary: $19,217,900
Anthony Chiang: Erik Spoelstra says Goran Dragic (sick) will not play tonight. Jimmy Butler is at the AAA and is preparing to play.
Midway through the meal, Spoelstra hit Dragic with the all-important question: How would you feel about coming off the bench? “He mentioned it to me at brunch and he was saying after that injury he was thinking this was the best way,” Dragic said. “I said, ‘Whatever it takes, Coach. I’m going to do whatever you ask of me.’ In the end, it’s easy to say that right now but when you talk and you hear those words, it’s kind of a shock at first. At the end of the day, you just move on.”‘
“At the end of the day, it’s just playing basketball,” said Dragic, who is averaging 16.8 points and 4.9 assists on 47 percent shooting. “I’m doing my job and I’m just ready to help my team. Nothing has changed. Of course, everybody is looking to be with the starters. I don’t look at it that way. It’s all good. I’m playing well. Most of the game, I’m in the game at the end. All that matters is we win. We have a deep bench. As long as we share the ball and we play together, we’ll be good.”
Barry Jackson: Heat, without Butler, wins 131-126 in Milwaukee in OT despite several missed late FTs, moves to 2-0. Dragic 25. Adebayo 19, 12, 8 and key late block. Heat at Wolves 7 pm Sunday.
Ira Winderman: Jimmy Butler, Goran Dragic and Justise Winslow not with Heat in Charlotte. As well as James Johnson and Kelly Olynyk. That leaves 15 in attendance.
Ira Winderman: As expected, it will be Heat Lite tonight in Charlotte on second night of preseason back-to-back: Jimmy Butler (Illness) Out; Goran Dragić (Load Management, Right Knee) Out; James Johnson (Conditioning) Out; Kelly Olynyk (Right Knee Bruise) Out; Justise Winslow (Rest) Out
