The Miami Heat announced that Hassan Whiteside will need 10 stitches and may miss some time with a injured hand.
According to Ohm Youngmisuk of ESPN.com:
Whiteside needed 10 stitches to his right hand after suffering a gash between the middle and ring fingers on his hand. He sliced his hand hitting the rim and had to leave the game with 5:41 remaining in the second quarter of the Heat’s 89-88 loss to Milwaukee at the Bradley Center.
Whiteside had his hand heavily bandaged and also said he got multiple shots to numb the pain in his hand. His availability for the Heat’s game at Boston on Wednesday seems doubtful.
“I don’t know if I am going to be able to play tomorrow,” Whiteside said. “We are going to see how it feels, day to day.”
“I can’t feel my hand right now,” Whiteside added. “I’ll know tomorrow morning it will be throbbing and I will feel the pain a lot more.”
When Hassan Whiteside hasn’t been acting weird or playing tough guy on the court, he’s been extremely productive for the Miami Heat. Whiteside has been in the discussion for Most Improved Player of The Year along with Draymond Green and Rudy Gobert. The Miami Heat are also battling for a spot in the NBA playoffs right now and not having Whiteside and losing 2 games in a row, doesn’t sound too good.
