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DeMarre Carroll scored a season-high 26 points as the Brooklyn Nets, who trailed by 16 points in the third quarter, rallied to defeat the Miami Heat 101-95 on Friday night at Barclays Center. The Heat were led by center Hassan Whiteside, who had 22 points, 13 rebounds and four blocks. Point guard Goran Dragic added 17 points. Continue to Article

January 19, 2018 10:14:pm EST

Dion Waiters of the Miami Heat thought surgery could wait. The Heat announced Friday night that Waiters has decided to have surgery on his long-problematic left ankle. No timetable for his return was announced, though Waiters has previously said he was told it might take eight to 10 months to recover from such a procedure. Continue to Article

January 12, 2018 9:18:pm EST

There are 1.1 million reasons Dion Waiters has looked for an alternative to ankle surgery. Sources: Miami Heat guard Dion Waiters is expected to undergo season-ending surgery on his injured left ankle. Waiters has received second opinions in Los Angeles to finalize decision, league sources said. Continue to Article

January 11, 2018 6:25:pm EST

The Raptors held an 89-88 lead over the visiting Miami Heat with 3.1 ticks remaining after a clutch drive and putback layup by All-Star shooting guard DeMar DeRozan. All they needed to do to finish off a sweep of their road-home back-to-back was lock in for that final few seconds, and keep the Heat from getting a good look at the basket. Several Toronto defenders got lost trying to weave through the pre-inbounds motion on Miami’s sideline out-of-bounds set. Continue to Article

January 09, 2018 11:45:pm EST

When the Miami Heat went on a 16-7 run against Utah to close out the game Sunday and win by a point, Hassan Whiteside had a courtside seat for it all. The highest paid player on Miami’s roster sat while Kelly Olynyk played the five in crunch time. This has been a pattern since Whiteside’s return from a knee injury — Whiteside starts, gets minutes into the low 20s, but doesn’t usually close out the game. In six games since his return, Whiteside has averaged 11.5 points per game on 48.3 percent shooting, plus is grabbing 8.3 and has 1.3 blocks a night. Continue to Article

January 09, 2018 8:10:pm EST