MIAMI—Considering the alternative, seeing Hassan Whiteside at the American Airlines Arena here Sunday with his right leg encased in a cast had to be good news for the Miami Heat.
The team’s starting centre was diagnosed with a sprained medial collateral ligament in his right knee after an MRI and is listed as day to day.
There was much speculation his season might be over after he was injured early in Saturday’s game against the Toronto Raptors, so even a remote chance he plays is a plus.
“Where my mind was, where Hassan’s mind was, leaving this building last night, that’s about the best news we could have,” Heat coach Erik Spoelstra said Sunday.