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The end of August signals a slow period of news in the NBA as most free agent signings and trades have already been completed. However, fans can rejoice in knowing that the annual edition of NBA 2K will be released in a little less than a month, giving them a chance to satisfy their basketball […]

With only two weeks prior to the release of NBA 2K18’s The Prelude, the development team has released the list of the top 10 centers in this year’s iteration, led by New Orleans Pelicans big man DeMarcus Cousins with a 92 rating. https://twitter.com/NBA2K/status/902275174019383296 Cousins has made a big jump in his game, stepping out to the […]

News about Dwyane Wade being possibly bought out by the Chicago Bulls has made a lot of headlines recently, and even made some players voice out their opinion about it on their social media accounts. Some of them even started recruiting him to join their teams, and Hassan Whiteside was one of them, making it […]

It has been a relatively quiet summer for the Miami Heat, missing out on the signing of any big name NBA stars. The team’s fate seems to be in the hands of Hassan Whiteside, as there is no way to tell if Dwyane Wade is ready to make a Miami comeback if he feels he can […]

As news broke out that Dwyane Wade is expected to reach a buyout with the Chicago Bulls in the next couple of months, a lot of speculations already emerged on where he’ll end up playing next season. Many are starting to believe that he might be reunited with the Miami Heat, as he spent the […]

The center position has had a long history of dominance in the NBA with legendary figures such as Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Wilt Chamberlain, Bill Russell, Hakeem Olajuwon, and Shaquille O’Neal all having an argument for being in the top ten players of all time. The league has seen a serious shift away from centers who focus […]

Hassan Whiteside has continued to keep his fans entertained over Snapchat throughout the NBA offseason, whether it was his musings at a popular museum during his trip to France, or his fascination with Snapchat’s hot dog filter. This time, the Miami Heat center has honed into a “CSI” investigation of a dead parrot he found […]

Despite the fact that we have recently witnessed a mild inflation of the value of the triple-double, courtesy of Russell Westbrook, there is no doubt it has remained one of the most respected and admired single game achievements in the NBA. Not recording a triple-double doesn’t necessarily mean that a player didn’t have a monster […]

Veteran big man Kelly Olynyk was one of the many players on the move this offseason after inking a five-year, $50 million deal with the Miami Heat in free agency. According to Ira Winderman of the Sun-Sentinel, Olynyk has quickly developed a strong friendship with new teammate Hassan Whiteside over the past few weeks. “He’s […]

Kevin Durant explained on The Bill Simmons Podcast that each NBA All-Star receives slippers with stars representing their number of All-Star appearances. As a generation of perennial All-Star talent emerges, who will be rocking one-starred slippers at Staples Center in LA for the 2018 All-Star Game? Last year, we saw four players make their first All-Star […]

Miami Heat center Hassan Whiteside is one of the best follows on Snapchat, a social media platform where photo editing, ticking miles per hour, and funny interactive screen filters are aplenty. The latest Snapchat filter of an animated dancing hot dog with ketchup, mustard, and relish, has had the 28-year-old amused, using it every chance […]

Surfers tend to be chill dudes and Miami Heat center Kelly Olynyk looking like one has Hassan Whiteside a little bit concerned about how other people perceive his new teammate. Here’s a tweet by WPLG’s Clay Ferraro on how Whiteside assessed Olynyk’s appearance: Hassan Whiteside says Kelly Olynyk is underrated because "he looks like a surfer" […]

Kelly Olynyk isn’t letting a past on-court incident get in the way of him assimilating well with this new team, the Miami Heat. According to Manny Navarro of the Miami Herald, the former Boston Celtics big man has seemingly forgiven Hassan Whiteside a long time ago after Olynyk received a forearm shiver to his neck […]

Hassan Whiteside was over the moon after hearing one of the key cogs of last season’s Miami Heat roster was coming back to South Beach, as Dion Waiters is finalizing a four-year deal for a reported $52 million to rejoin his teammates. The 7-footer welcomed his starting shooting guard the best way he knew how. https://twitter.com/youngwhiteside/status/882730194217390080 Waiters, a Philadelphia native, has been […]

Free agency gives teams the opportunity to attract big-name talent on the open marketing, to entice them to bring their skills to their city. They have been very creative with their presentations, asking some of their players to join meetings. Even superstars from other pro sports have participated in recruitment. For Hassan Whiteside, all he […]

With free agency now in full swing, teams have been very active in finding perfect fits for them, and trying to place themselves in the best possible scenario to compete for the title next season. Players have had a huge role in luring stars to join their teams by attending meetings as well as making […]

When competing for the Miami Heat, Hassan Whiteside has established himself as a tenacious rebounder and elite shotblocker in the league. His presence inside the paint is intimidating for opposing players, as his size and length is difficult not to notice. However, outside the hardwood, he is very different as he shows his lighter side, especially […]

After a hard-fought regular season, Hassan Whiteside is making the most of his time off in the summer, giving his Snapchat followers a private tour of Le Louvre, the largest museum in the world located in Paris, France. From Renaissance paintings to sculptures from those who existed back in 119 B.C. — the Miami Heat center […]

In the last few seasons, Hassan Whiteside has emerged as one of the rising stars in the league as a member of the Miami Heat. Following the most productive season of his brief NBA career, Whiteside told the Sun Sentinel that he’s hoping to expand on his offensive game by adding the use of the […]

One of the many dreams of an aspiring NBA player is to make it into the league and be able to give back to those who gave it all for one to reach that goal. For Hassan Whiteside, an undrafted player out of Marshall, that person was his mother, Debbie — who worked four jobs in […]

Back in 2010, the Miami Heat made a lot of noise in the offseason when they brought in LeBron James and Chris Bosh to their fold and formed their “Big 3” along with then-franchise player, Dwyane Wade. This year may be no different as the South Beach team can once again sign two of the […]

Hassan Whiteside wanted to call out Jonas Valanciunas but in the process, he proved something else. Whiteside called Valanciunas a “Grammy award winning actor” after the Heat’s narrow two-point loss to the Raptors last night. Apparently Whiteside isn’t too familiar with award shows. Whiteside called Valanciunas "Grammy award winning actor" for throwing his head back […]

On Tuesday night, the Detroit Pistons hosted the Miami Heat in a hotly-contested matchup that had heavy implications on both team’s postseason chances. It was the Heat that came out victorious after Hassan Whiteside’s buzzer-beating tip-in with a final score of 97-96. If a last-second one-point defeat that dealt a big blow to their playoff hopes […]

Understanding his importance to his team, Miami Heat center Hassan Whiteside is not planning to sit out Thursday’s game against the Toronto Raptors, despite receiving 13 stitches to close a gash on his right hand. https://twitter.com/MiamiHEAT/status/844605434585649152 Less than a day after he suffered the laceration, when he accidentally hit his hand on the backboard, the […]

During the Miami Heat’s December 30 loss to the Boston Celtics at the TD Garden, Hassan Whiteside felt a great deal of pain as Jae Crowder’s finger ended up in his eye. Since sustaining the incident, the Heat center has missed four games due to a retinal contusion. Whiteside has experienced double vision and headaches […]

After the Miami Heat lost in double overtime against the Orlando Magic on Tuesday night, Hassan Whiteside made his frustrations known as he vented out during the post-game interview about the lack of touches he got during the two five-minute extensions. The 27-year-old Marshall product questioned his role of being the team’s franchise player by […]

After signing a max contract to remain with the Miami Heat last summer, Hassan Whiteside appeared to be the team’s franchise player especially with the departure of Dwyane Wade and the health issues of Chris Bosh. However, following their double overtime loss on Tuesday night against the Orlando Magic, the 7-foot center was left frustrated […]

Prior to Miami Heat center Hassan Whiteside clarifying his comments about L.A. Clippers big man DeAndre Jordan — his point guard, Chris Paul, didn’t need to defend his lob-catching teammate, but instead let the scoreboard speak for him. Jordan had a clutch possession down the stretch, as he ensnared an offensive rebound and put it back […]

Hassan Whiteside raised some eyebrows when he mentioned that DeAndre Jordan was a player that just “catches lobs.” This was partly surprising because Whiteside is such a similar player by most accounts. Whiteside was asked to clarify the comments after the two teams played Friday night and cleared the air. Via The Palm Beach Post: […]

Do not even think about comparing Miami Heat center Hassan Whiteside to L.A. Clippers big man DeAndre Jordan; the former will set you straight before a mic is raised to get this take. When Tom D’Angelo of the Palm Beach Post asked him if there was any similarities between the two, the Heat rim defender […]

During last summer’s free agency, Hassan Whiteside became one of the more coveted players after his emergence as an elite shot blocker and rebounder. He eventually re-signed with the Miami Heat even with the uncertainty of Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh‘s future with the team at that time. With both stars no longer playing in Miami, a lot […]

Hassan Whiteside almost made the Western Conference even better than it already is. Whiteside was a free agent this summer and before re-upping with the Miami Heat, he seriously considered signing with the Portland Trail Blazers. Via the Miami Herald: “Portland was my second option,” Whiteside said at the team’s Saturday shootaround in Portland. “I […]

Miami Heat center Hassan Whiteside is known for being active on social media especially on Snapchat. Recently, the 7-foot Marshall product posted a hilarious video where he tried to do the latest viral trend, the Mannequin Challenge. Instead of remaining frozen while a video was recorded, he tried to make a school of fish do […]

Hassan Whiteside doesn’t care if Marc Gasol hears him complaining about him. He’s that angry with Gasol. After the Heat and Grizzlies played Friday night, Whiteside had some choice words for Gasol with a special emphasis on the flopping the Grizzlies center does. Via the Sun-Sentinel: “When you’re Marc Gasol, I guess you can throw […]

After playing against the Philadelphia 76ers on Monday night, Miami Heat center Hassan Whiteside experienced first hand how promising Joel Embiid‘s future is and why he has started to become the crowd favorite of their team. The 27-year-old Marshall product was left in awe by how much Embiid is loved in Philly and could not help but feel amazed […]

When your team is 4-10, chances are there aren’t a lot of chances to crack jokes at opposing players. But if you’re Joel Embiid, with an Instagram level over 9000, then chances are you’ll find a way to get your point across in some way or another. On Monday, the Philadelphia 76ers picked up their […]

If somehow you feel like ranting about how the center position is not what it used to be or how the Kareem Abdul-Jabbars and Wilt Chamberlains of the world have been lost through the years, Miami Heat center Hassan Whiteside wants to hear none of it. “I don’t know who ‘they’ are. ‘They’ don’t watch […]

With only 2:31 left in the fourth quarter of the game between the Milwaukee Bucks and Miami Heat on Thursday night, two of the league’s up and coming stars got into a scuffle. After Hassan Whiteside got an offensive rebound following a missed jumper by Josh Richardson, he was then double-teamed and was at the receiving end […]

Miami Heat center Hassan Whiteside has been making it a habit of blocking shots by not swatting it away. After seeing him snatch the ball in mid-air following a hook-shot by Toronto Raptors rookie Pascal Siakam last week, the 7-foot big man did it again on Saturday in their game against the Utah Jazz. Whiteside swallowed Dante Exum’s […]