Miami Heat News, Rumors: Dwyane Wade, Hassan Whiteside, Luol Deng

Miami Heat News, Rumors: Dwyane Wade, Hassan Whiteside, Luol Deng
Los Angeles Lakers guard Ronnie Price, right, and Miami Heat guard Dwyane Wade reach for a loose ball during the first half of an NBA basketball game in Los Angeles, Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2015. AP Photo/Chris Carlson
Zachary Stieber
Zachary Stieber
Senior Reporter
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The Miami Heat grabbed a close win on Tuesday night, with news and rumors ramping up.

Check out the latest buzz below.

Wade Injures Hamstring

Dwyane Wade strained his left hamstring on Tuesday against the Lakers, and will likely miss Wednesday’s game against Golden State.

“I knew instantly,” Wade told ESPN of the injury after the game.

“If you could see my expression, I was pissed. I could have played the [rest of the] game. But I decided to be smart about it, catch it early and not make it any worse. As my doctors told me afterwards, since we caught it early, we'll take it day by day.”

Wade left the game after playing 15 minutes. He’s leading the Heat in scoring this season.

The Heat, 17-21 overall, are 4-4 this season without Wade.

Chris Bosh said the team will try to get through however long they have to without Wade.

“You can never get used to it,” Bosh said of the prospects of playing without Wade. “Of course the game plan is going to change significantly. But we’re going to ask guys to step up. We’re just going to have to worry about that [Wednesday]. I’m not predicting anything. I don’t want to sit here and say we’re mentally tough, and then we get smacked tomorrow. I just want to go in there and win the game.”

Whiteside’s Former Coach Surprised at His Improvement

Miami Heat center Hassan Whiteside, left, dunks as Los Angeles Clippers forward Spencer Hawes defends during the first half of an NBA basketball game, Sunday, Jan. 11, 2015, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
Miami Heat center Hassan Whiteside, left, dunks as Los Angeles Clippers forward Spencer Hawes defends during the first half of an NBA basketball game, Sunday, Jan. 11, 2015, in Los Angeles. AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill
Zachary Stieber
Zachary Stieber
Senior Reporter
Zachary Stieber is a senior reporter for The Epoch Times based in Maryland. He covers U.S. and world news. Contact Zachary at [email protected]
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