Heat's Justise Winslow Placed in Concussion Protocol After Sitting vs. Suns

Miami Heat guard/forward Justise Winslow will enter the NBA's concussion protocol, per head coach Erik Spoelstra (h/t Will Manso of WPLG Local 10 News).

Per Manso, Winslow suffered an injury after a collision in his team's Tuesday game at the Denver Nuggets.

Ira Winderman of the South Florida Sun Sentinel reported that Winslow was initially listed as questionable with a headache for the Heat's road game at the Phoenix Suns on Thursday. However, he was eventually ruled out prior to Miami's 124-108 win.

Anthony Chiang of the Miami Herald noted that Winslow will not officially enter the protocol until the headache goes away. However, he has been cleared to fly to Los Angeles to be with Miami for…