Whiteside has 'great talk' with Spoelstra, Riley

Center Hassan Whiteside told reporters Wednesday that he met with Miami Heat president Pat Riley and coach Erik Spoelstra last month and he is in a better place with the team now.

"We had a great talk," Whiteside told reporters on a conference call to discuss Saturday's NBA game in Africa he will play in. "I just think it's trust on both sides. I think that's the biggest thing ... It was about a four-hour meeting. It was a lot about life. It was two hours basketball, two hours life. It was a good meeting."

Whiteside, who has two years remaining on his four-year, $98.4 million deal with the Heat, had publicly complained about his role and his lack of playing time in the playoffs after Miami's…