Miami Heat center Meyers Leonard (0) fouls New Orleans Pelicans center Jaxson Hayes (10) (Jasen Vinlove-USA TODAY Sports)
Two sizeable things stuck in Monday’s first preseason games, the Miami Heat’s lack of and an abundance of.
The Miami Heat tipped off their 2020-21 season on Monday night. Although in a preseason defeat to the team they will again face on Christmas Day, the New Orleans Pelicans, it was a good first showing for the club.
Three of the main guys didn’t play in Jimmy Butler, Goran Dragic, and Andre Iguodala, who took on a more sizeable role in last season’s bubble.