Miami Heat center Hassan Whiteside played well on Saturday against Houston during his preseason debut, except for at the free throw line as he missed all nine of his attempts. Whiteside has been working to improve his free throws, however Saturday the extra work did not help as he was thinking of other things at the line. From Jason Lieser of the Palm Beach Post:
- "There was one issue: He went 0 for 9 at the free-throw line. Free throws are a major concern for Whiteside, who made 62.8 percent last year and is at 61.