The Heat on Thursday fined guard Dion Waiters for publicly venting about his lack of playing time earlier this week and Erik Spoelstra made clear that Waiters’ call to be reinserted in the starting lineup won’t have any affect on the coach’s decisions.
“Obviously, it’s not acceptable behavior, particularly coming off the type of disappointing loss we had the other night,” Spoelstra said, with the Heat declining to specify the amount of the fine, which was assessed for “conduct detrimental to the team.”
Waiters said he’s glad he said something but that he should have said it differently.