Dion Waiters missed nearly the entire calendar year of 2018 after undergoing ankle surgery. A lot of fans and sports pundits saw photos and mocked him for seemingly gaining weight.
Me and Dion Waiters on that same offseason diet except his bank account is full. pic.twitter.com/Vu6786lEBm
— u3164 (@ZachRogacion) September 26, 2018
Even Heat coach Erik Spoelstra mentioned Waiters’ conditioning as an issue he needed to work on in his end-of-season press conference.
Erik Spoelstra mentions how Dion Waiters can help down the stretch, after "getting healthy, getting to the right weight and body fat.