Heat pull hilariously petty move with injury report
Nov 30, 2022; Boston, Massachusetts, USA; Miami Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra reacts during a break as they take on the Boston Celtics at TD Garden. Mandatory Credit: David Butler II-USA TODAY Sports
The Miami Heat have something of a reputation for being frustrating when it comes to reporting injuries. They are prone to long lists of questionable players and late lineup decisions, and sometimes they are not quite thorough enough in the eyes of the NBA.
Case in point: the Heat were fined by the NBA Friday for failing to disclose accurate injury statuses prior to Wednesday’s game against Oklahoma City. Jimmy Butler was held out of that game by the Heat in a case of injury management.
The NBA has fined the Heat $25,000 for violating league injury reporting rules. Per the NBA, “The Heat failed to disclose an accurate game availability status for several players prior to its game vs. Oklahoma City.” The Heat that night sat out Jimmy Butler for knee maintenance.
— Ira Winderman (@IraHeatBeat) December 16, 2022
The Heat seemed to get the message, or perhaps took it the wrong way. In what looked to be a hilariously petty move, the team put out its Friday injury report and included all 17 players on the roster, varying from probable to questionable to out.
The NBA fined the Miami Heat $25,000 this morning for failing to properly disclose their injury report.
Now, they've responded by listing ALL 17 of their players on the report 💀 pic.twitter.com/X0nVohsRCp
— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPointsApp) December 16, 2022
Obviously, a number of these are legitimate questionable statuses, but the probables are almost certainly unnecessary. At the very least, the NBA will not be able to accuse them of withholding any information if they do make a late decision to rule someone out.
The Heat definitely know how to troll, whether it’s the NBA or critical fans. The real hilarious move would be if they keep up the comprehensive injury reports going forward, but that seems a bit much.
