James Ham: Nemanja Bjelica is doubtful for tonight’s game with back spasms. Hassan Whiteside is listed as probable. DaQuan Jeffries (ankle) and Jahmi’us Ramsey (groin) are both out. Marvin Bagley is no longer on the injury list.
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Hassan Whiteside undergoes MRI for hip injury
Jay Allen: Hassan Whiteside (left hip strain) is available for today’s game vs. Dallas. He missed the last two games with that injury. #RipCity @RipCityRadio620
Jay Allen: Hassan Whiteside (left hip strain) is doubtful for Saturday’s game vs. the LA Clippers. @RipCityRadio620
Jason Quick: Stotts says Rodney Hood is out, Hassan Whiteside will play and Skal Labissiere is being evaluated for tonight’s game vs. Atlanta
The Blazer big man was closing out on Chris Paul with 1:22 remaining in the 2nd quarter. It looked as if Whiteside twisted his left knee, but the injury was one that looked worse than it actually was, as Whiteside returned to the game to start the second half and ended up playing 14-second-half minutes. After the Blazers 102-99 win over the Thunder, Whiteside described the play: “I hyperextended it. I was contesting Chris Paul’s shot. It’s just really sore right now. I did some movement and stuff, you know, I just wanted to come out and just give what I could to the team,” Whiteside said.
Jay Allen: Terry Stotts says Hassan Whiteside (left ankle) went through all of practice today and showed no ill effects from ankle injury. #RipCity @RipCityRadio620
Joe Freeman: Hassan Whiteside (sprained left ankle) was limited to non-contact work at Blazers practice today. But he says he “for sure” will be ready to play opening night.
Casey Holdahl: Looks like Hassan Whiteside (left ankle) sat out practice again.
Casey Holdahl: Terry Stotts says Hassan Whiteside “tweaked” his ankle in yesterday’s practice, so he sat out today.
Anthony Chiang: Goran Dragic (left calf strain), James Johnson (slight left AC sprain), Kelly Olynyk (right ankle sprain), Hassan Whiteside (left hip strain) all QUESTIONABLE for tomorrow’s game vs. Nets. Derrick Jones Jr. probable with bruised right knee.
Ira Winderman: Spoelstra says no long-term concern with Whiteside injury.
Shandel Richardson: Hassan Whiteside (hip pointer) will not play tonight. (James Johnson out too.)
Ira Winderman: Whiteside limited today by hip pointer.
Ira Winderman: Hmm, Heat, on the NBA’s 5:30 p.m. injury report, have listed Hassan Whiteside as questionable for Monday vs. Detroit (and Andre Drummond) with a “right knee injury.” Dragic questionable with “right foot injury.” James Johnson (hernia) and Dion Waiters (ankle) out.
Manny Navarro: Whiteside on his health: “I feel great. I feel a lot better than I did during the season. I’m completely healed now. I feel like my regular self again.”
Ira Winderman: Spoelstra says Whiteside, Adebayo, Wade and Tyler Johnson will all play.
Manny Navarro: Hassan Whiteside practiced today. It was his first live competitive work since the injury Spoelstra said. There’s a chance he could play Thursday. #Heat
Ira Winderman: Hassan Whiteside again is being listed as out for Tuesday against the Cavaliers with his strained left hip flexor. That will make it nine consecutive games missed.
Barry Jackson: Whiteside inactive. Eighth game in row out with strained hip flexor.
Ira Winderman: Heat are again listing Dwyane Wade and Hassan Whiteside as out for Wednesday’s game against the Knicks: Wade (Mild Left Hamstring Strain) – Out. Whiteside (Left Hip Pain) – Out.
Amid the ongoing struggles of the Detroit Pistons and Charlotte Hornets, the Heat have faced little pressure when it has come to maintaining a final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference. But Spoelstra stressed it is the medial reports, and not the standings, that are influencing the approaches with Wade and Whiteside.
“No, there’s not that kind of caution,” he said of having his players healthy for the playoffs, which open April 14. “There’s only health caution. We’re not going to bring them back until they’re ready to come back. We can’t look at it as other teams are looking at it, ‘That we’re going to make sure we’re ready for the postseason.’ That is not how it’s going to be for us — it’s go time. And both of those guys know that. They’ve been very committed and diligent behind the scenes to working. But we have to do it smart, intelligently.”
Manny Navarro: #Heat still listing Hassan Whiteside and Dwyane Wade as out tomorrow versus the #Kings
Ira Winderman: Spoelstra on Wade and Whiteside: “They’re not playing tonight. That’s all I know. We’re playing it day by day. Nothing like being in the present moment.”
Ira Winderman: Hassan Whiteside (left hip pain) is out tonight for the Heat against the Wizards.
James Edwards III: SVG said #Pistons Dwight Buycks (fever) and Luke Kennard (foot) are out tonight against the #Heat. Hassan Whiteside is out for Miami
Whiteside said Thursday that he lost 10 pounds in a grueling rehabilitation program when he was away from the team for 13 games with a bone bruise on his left knee. “I can run on the treadmill and ride a bike all day. I even lost 10 pounds doing that when I was out,” he said after practice at AmericanAirlines Arena. “It’s a lot different than minutes in an actual game.”
The Miami Heat got back to work Tuesday morning after having two days off to welcome in the new year, and center Hassan Whiteside got back to wearing a protective brace on his troublesome left knee. The Heat’s starting center, who missed 18 games with bone bruises to the knee, took the brace off after he went to the bench with 4:36 left in the opening quarter in Saturday’s win at Orlando and played without it for the rest of the game. But coach Erik Spoelstra said Whiteside will wear the brace going forward, calling it “non-negotiable” as the team tries to protect him from further injury.
“That’s not going to happen any more or he’s not going to be out there,” Spoelstra said of Whiteside, who finished with nine points, 13 rebounds, a career-high four assists and a season-high 10 screen assists. “He had discomfort [wearing it]. We expect that – just like a guy wearing an ankle brace or taped ankle. The first few times you do it it’s uncomfortable, it’s new. But we want to protect him. He’s going to wear it. That’s non-negotiable.”
Ira Winderman: Hassan Whiteside expected back tonight and expected to start.
Heat center Hassan Whiteside is expected to return for tonight’s game against the Orlando Magic. Whiteside had a full workout Sunday and went through shootaround this morning. “Everything looked great,” coach Erik Spoelstra said. “He is going to warmup with the intent to play.”
For the first time since he sat out a Nov, 29 loss to the New York Knicks at Madison Square Garden due to a bone bruise in his left knee, center Hassan Whiteside has been upgraded to questionable.
Anthony Chiang: Spo on Hassan: “He’s been working out twice a day. One workout is always a non-impact, full conditioning workout either on the bike or in the pool. Then the last few days, he’s been doing court work and he’s been making a lot of progress.”
The Heat (13-14) will be without center Hassan Whiteside and forward Justise Winslow on Friday when they face the Hornets in Charlotte. Whiteside (left knee bone bruise) and Winslow (left knee strain) will not make the trip as they recover from their injuries.
The good news is that Whiteside, who will miss his eighth consecutive game and his 13th game of the season Friday due to a bone bruise on his left knee, is inching closer to a return. After being evaluated Wednesday night by team physician Dr. Harlan Selesnick, Whiteside was cleared to start working on the court.
Anthony Chiang: Hassan Whiteside still listed as out for Wednesday’s game vs. Portland with bone bruise on left knee, according to game notes. Thursday will be two weeks since the Heat announced Whiteside would miss one to two weeks with the injury.
Whiteside will not travel for the team’s upcoming three-game trip, which begins Wednesday in San Antonio against the Spurs, as he continues to recover from a bone bruise on his left knee. This means the earliest Whiteside can make his return will be when the Heat return home to face the Trail Blazers on Dec. 13.
“Just wait until it’s totally healed,” said Whiteside, who missed five games in October with a different bone bruise on his left knee. “I think I kind of rushed it before, so just wait until I’m totally 100 percent. So I don’t want to come back and be a watered-down Hassan and people looking at you crazy like, ‘What’s wrong with Hassan? Why is he not playing at this level?’ or whatever. I don’t even want to risk that.”
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.
Miami Heat center Hassan Whiteside hinted that his left knee injury could keep him out even longer after missing Wednesday’s game against the New York Knicks. “It’s really bothering me,” Whiteside told reporters after the Heat’s 115-86 loss to the Knicks. “We’re going to figure it out. We’re going to figure it out when we get back to Miami and figure out what’s wrong.”
Whiteside, who is averaging 14.9 points, 12.7 rebounds and 1.6 blocks per game, missed five games after initially suffering a bone bruise on Oct. 18. “It has really been bothering me throughout the season,” Whiteside said. “… You know, I sat out, I missed them games, I came back, and it’s still bothering me.”
Although he and Spoelstra said the injury was not a factor, Whiteside played just 21:19 and was not on the court for the final 16:15, sitting on the bench with heat applied to his knee. “I was just keeping it warm so if coach needs me I’m ready,” Whiteside said. “I’m fine if I put my jersey on. I basically came to the conclusion that I can play. That day of rest (Saturday) really helped me.”
Ira Winderman: Hassan Whiteside expected to play in Chicago amid to knee pain.
February 27, 2021 | 9:03 pm EST Update
Jrue Holiday likely to return after 10 games out
Adrian Wojnarowski: ESPN Sources: After missing 10 consecutive games in the league’s health and safety protocol, Milwaukee Bucks guard Jrue Holiday is likely to return to the lineup against the Los Angeles Clippers on Sunday.
Nets Daily: Woj says Sean Marks told him yesterday that @James Harden reminds him of @Manu Ginobili in terms of his court vision.
Fred Katz: 10th triple-double of the season for Russell Westbrook, who has 17-12-12 so far tonight. Wizards up 19 now in the third quarter.
Jovan Buha: No surprises on the Lakers’ injury report vs. Golden State tomorrow: LeBron James (left ankle sprain) is probable. Anthony Davis (right calf strain) is out.
Jason Anderson: Kings rookie Tyrese Haliburton (left calf soreness) is out for Sunday’s game against the Charlotte Hornets.
Rod Boone: Devonte’ Graham remains out for tomorrow night’s game vs. Sacramento. Cody Zeller (left hip contusion) is questionable.
Gerald Bourguet: After missing Friday night’s game against the Bulls, Dario Saric (right ankle sprain) is once again listed as questionable for tomorrow’s Suns game
