Hassan Whiteside clearly has issues, called out by teammates past and present? Update: Suspended
One more time, here's the play that got Hassan Whiteside ejected last night:
After the game, Kelly Olynyk appeared very confused by Whiteside's bizarre outburst:
Dwyane Wade publicly scolded his teammate for his unsportsmanlike actions:
Despite the obvious irony to hear this coming from Wade, it seems pretty clear that this is not the first issue the Heat have had with Whiteside. Also quite interesting is the audio that found its way into the CSNNE broadcast immediately after Whiteside decked Olynyk (turn up the volume and listen closely):
Someone says "That's the Hassan I know, baby." More than likely it's Isaiah Thomas, who ran over to help Olynyk up. Thomas and Whiteside were teammates on the Kings during the 2011-12 season. I wonder what sort of similar behavior Thomas has seen from Whiteside in the past?
These words from his coach don't sound particularly supportive:
It feels like we're finally starting to get a handle on why Whiteside hasn't previously been able to stick in the league.
UPDATE:
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After the game, Kelly Olynyk appeared very confused by Whiteside's bizarre outburst:
Olynyk on Whiteside hit: "I really didn't even know what happened. It kind of went 0 to 100 real quick."
— Adam Himmelsbach (@AdamHimmelsbach) March 10, 2015
Kelly Olynyk on Whiteside hit: "I don't even know what happened there... I just got up." Says they weren't jawing.
— Ethan J. Skolnick (@EthanJSkolnick) March 10, 2015
Dwyane Wade publicly scolded his teammate for his unsportsmanlike actions:
Dwyane Wade with strong words about Hassan Whiteside. Transcribed from his postgame interview. pic.twitter.com/5Cv0888CFt
— Chris Wittyngham (@1043Chris) March 10, 2015
Despite the obvious irony to hear this coming from Wade, it seems pretty clear that this is not the first issue the Heat have had with Whiteside. Also quite interesting is the audio that found its way into the CSNNE broadcast immediately after Whiteside decked Olynyk (turn up the volume and listen closely):
Someone says "That's the Hassan I know, baby." More than likely it's Isaiah Thomas, who ran over to help Olynyk up. Thomas and Whiteside were teammates on the Kings during the 2011-12 season. I wonder what sort of similar behavior Thomas has seen from Whiteside in the past?
These words from his coach don't sound particularly supportive:
Spoelstra says Heat hasn’t heard from NBA about Whiteside: “He’s still a family member even after last night.”
— Joseph Goodman (@JoeGoodmanJr) March 10, 2015
It feels like we're finally starting to get a handle on why Whiteside hasn't previously been able to stick in the league.
UPDATE:
Whiteside: “I feel terrible about it. Probably the worst 12 hours of my life.”
— Joseph Goodman (@JoeGoodmanJr) March 10, 2015
Hassan Whiteside said he communicated with Kelly Olynky about hit and apologized.
— Joseph Goodman (@JoeGoodmanJr) March 10, 2015
Hassan Whiteside has been suspended one game without pay for elbowing Kelly Olynyk.
— Jared Zwerling (@JaredZwerling) March 10, 2015
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