Injury Strikes Again In Miami: Beasley Hurt At First Heat Practice

Michael Beasley got injured during his first NBA practice. How bad is it? Alexander Rivero fills you in.

by Alexander Rivero (Contributor)

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July 03, 2008

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After having the worst record in the East and a array of injuries, things couldn't get any worse in Miami, could they?

Wrong!

The No. 2 overall pick, Michael Beasley, suffered an injury in his first practice with the Heat on Wednesday. The Kansas State phenom took an elbow to the chest during a defensive drill.

Miami has downplayed the extent of the injury saying, "He probably could have finished if it was regular season or something like that, but we just wanted to be safe."

But can Miami fans help but wonder if this will be a repeat of last years season?

Sure Miami has the talent, but what good is it when injuries sideline the team's best players? Heat coach Erik Spoelstra said, "When he gets back out here, he'll be fine and when we get up to Orlando, he will be fine."

Miami fans know this feeling all to well. Injuries have haunted this team ever since Dwayne Wade separated his shoulder against the Rockets. A vast number of injuries plus zero bench depth gives you a 15-67 record.

And what more can a team expect when your starting lineup includes D-Leaguers such as Chris Quinn and Daequan Cook?

The Miami Heat insist that the only reason Beasley didn't finish his first team practice was strictly precautionary, and, for the Heat's sake, lets hope so.

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comments (7) write a comment »

  1. reply to comment by U.R.Amoron
    3 months ago

    Yes, Miami fans can help but wonder about this "injury." Its nothing. Stop trying to make it into something.

  2. reply to comment by Hugh
    3 months ago

    You're retarded. It was an elbow to the chest. He's fine and even if he isn't, he has a whole off-season to fix it. Don't make it a big deal. Miami will be fine next season.

  3. reply to comment by Michael
    3 months ago

    This was a lame article. I thought it might be an injured ankle or something. Elbow to the chest is nothing, you get over that in a couple of minutes.

  4. reply to comment by Andrew
    3 months ago

    your actually making an article out of this lol

    1. by Alexander
      from 3 months ago

      Well when you draft a player second in the draft and he's not able to finish his FIRST practice then yea I think that's news worthy. And apparently he hasn't gotten over it in a couple of minutes if he has missed 3 practices since then and they are only letting him do non-contact drills. Maybe It's just me but I think thats something to write about.

  5. reply to comment by Michael
    3 months ago

    Let me know when he misses a regular season game.

    1. by Alexander
      from 3 months ago

      will do

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