Will The Miami Heat Cut Meyers Leonard Over Slur? Cost Of Releasing NBA Player
03/10/21 AT 10:37 AM
The Miami Heat announced Tuesday that Meyers Leonard would be away from the team indefinitely after he used an anti-Semtic slur. As the NBA investigates the center’s behavior, Miami will have to quickly decide if Leonard will ever rejoin the roster.
The Heat condemned what Meyers said during a video game livestream, though the organization hasn’t yet cut ties with the 29-year-old.
“The Miami Heat vehemently condemns the use of any form of hate speech,” the team said in a statement. “The words used by Meyers Leonard were wrong and we will not tolerate hateful language from anyone associated with our franchise. To hear it f. om a Miami Heat player is especially disappointing and hurtful to all those who work here, as well as the larger South Florida, Miami Heat and NBA communities.”
Spencer Dinwiddie broke his silence about his rehabilitation process on Saturday afternoon via Instagram, just five weeks since partially tearing his right ACL against the Hornets on December 27..
On the post-trade Nets, where would Spencer Dinwiddie fit IF, IF he could come back?
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The other night, before the first Miami game at Barclays Center, Alex Schiffer of The Athletic tweeted out what might be, could be a positive sign for all the fans who are hoping for a Spencer Dinwiddie return this season.
The same month he underwent surgery for a partial tear of the ACL in his right knee, there he was, shooting three’s, dribbling the ball. That same day, Dinwiddie posted his own video of him rehabbing.
Note the title “Post DPE,” a reference to the NBA decision to grant the Nets a Disabled Player Exception for Dinwiddie the day before. The DPE means that the league medical office believes it’s likely Dinwiddie won’t return to action this season. It doesn’t mean Dinwiddie can’t return. And if he does return, it doesn’t mean the Nets would have to hand the DPE back. They have $5.7 million to play with in trades, free
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