Dion Waiters suspended 10 games
Shams Charania: Miami’s Dion Waiters has been suspended 10 games without pay, league sources tell @The Athletic @Stadium.
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Shams Charania: The Heat believe Waiters was given the “gummy” by a teammate, but Waiters has been reluctant and has decided not to say who provided it, sources tell @TheAthleticNBA @Stadium. Waiters has had a tumultuous series of events with Miami this season.
Ira Winderman: The Miami Heat have suspended guard Dion Waiters 10 games for “conduct detrimental to the team.” The suspension began with Friday night’s loss to the Los Angeles Lakers, when Waiters was not with the team for the game at Staples Center.
Bobby Marks: Here are the finances on the Dion Waiters 10-game suspension: $834,483- suspended pay Waiters is now ineligible for a $1.2M bonus for games played (70+)
Albert Nahmad: NBA’s Anti-Drug Program requires a player with a marijuana violation to enter into its Marijuana Program, plus: – 1st violation: Nothing – 2nd violation: $25K – 3rd violation: 5-game suspension – Subsequent violations: Suspension that is 5 games longer than prior one
“I mean it was shocking, but it doesn’t matter to me,” Leonard said when asked what he thought about the NBA revealing details about his injury. “I’m not a guy that reads the media anyway. We’re going to manage it the best way we can to keep me healthy and that’s the most important thing, me being healthy moving forward.”
