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The Miami Heat take on the Utah Jazz Wednesday night in Salt Lake City and will be without starting point guard Goran Dragic and big man Hassan Whiteside.
Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra says Goran Dragic is dealing with a swollen right knee, while Hassan Whiteside is out for personal reasons.
Spoelstra says Goran Dragic is out tonight because of swollen right knee.
— Ira Winderman (@IraHeatBeat) December 12, 2018
Spoelstra says Whiteside will rejoin the team in this trip but not tonight.
— Ira Winderman (@IraHeatBeat) December 12, 2018
The Heat enter Wednesday with a record of 11-15, ninth place in the Eastern Conference.
In 14 games this season, Goran Dragic is averaging 15.3 points, 3.1 rebounds and 4.9 assists per game while shooting 41.2 percent from the field, 31.9 percent from beyond the arc and 76.0 percent from the free-throw line. The lefty played 17 minutes on Monday against the Los Angeles Lakers at Staples Center, but he didn't look like himself, finishing with just seven points on 3-of-9 shooting from the floor.
Hassan Whiteside, meanwhile, continues to be an enigma for the Heat this year. The 29-year-old center is averaging 13.5 points and 13.7 rebounds per contest and shooting 52.3 percent from the floor, but his attitude hasn't been good. Whiteside left the bench earlier this season while the Heat were losing in a game.
The Heat have three games left on this west coast road trip. So far, they have gone 2-1, with wins over the Phoenix Suns and Los Angeles Clippers. Miami lost to LeBron James and the Lakers in the previous game.
