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Markieff Morris Rumors
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Position: F
Born: 09/02/89
Height: 6-8 / 2.03
Weight:245 lbs. / 111.1 kg.
Salary: $2,641,691
Born: 09/02/89
Height: 6-8 / 2.03
Weight:245 lbs. / 111.1 kg.
Salary: $2,641,691
Jimmy Butler back on Monday?
Ira Winderman: Jimmy Butler (bruised tailbone) upgraded to questionable for Monday vs. visiting Grizzlies. Expect him to play. Still out for the Heat: Bam Adebayo (thumb), Marcus Garrett (G League), Markieff Morris (whiplash), Victor Oladipo (knee).
Anthony Chiang: Not traveling with the Heat today to Indianapolis for the start of its two-game trip: Jimmy Butler, Bam Adebayo, Markieff Morris, Victor Oladipo and Marcus Garrett. So life without Adebayo and Butler continues for the Heat.
Anthony Chiang: For tomorrow’s game vs. Cavs: Heat listing Bam Adebayo (thumb sprain), Jimmy Butler (tail bone contusion) and Dewayne Dedmon (knee contusion) as questionable. Tyler Herro (sick) is probable. Markieff Morris, Victor Oladipo and Marcus Garrett remain out.
It was the first meeting of the teams since the dustup between Jokic and Miami’s Markieff Morris on Nov. 8. Morris committed a hard take foul that the Nuggets felt was overzealous; Jokic responded with a shove into Morris’ back. Morris has now missed 11 games with what the Heat have described as a neck injury. Jokic said he hasn’t talked to Morris since. Heat fans booed Jokic every time he touched the ball, and the reigning MVP didn’t seem to mind. “I played in Serbia, brother,” Jokic said.
Jokic, 26, has not talked with Morris since the shoving leading to him receiving a one-game suspension. His adversary has been sidelined with a neck injury missing the next 11 games. His brothers, Strahinja and Nemanja, were in attendance, as promised. They were sitting behind the Nuggets bench. “To be honest, they were coming to Miami every year that was possible. They missed the last couple of years because of COVID with no fans,” the reigning NBA MVP explained, “It is very cool to have them by your side.”
Wes Goldberg: Spo on the fallout of the Jokic-Morris fight ahead of tonight’s game: “It’s in the rearview mirror. I’m sure the NBA sent their security… but nothing is gonna happen.”
