This has not been an ideal season for Miami Heat big man Dewayne Dedmon, and it got even worse on Tuesday night.
The NBA veteran, who is averaging a career-low 11.7 minutes per game, was seen arguing with Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra on the sideline. Although it was not immediately clear what the heated discussion was about, he was not very effective on the previous defensive possession.
Immediately after the interaction with Spoelstra, the center stormed off and slapped something off the bench that made its way onto the court in the midst of a Miami offensive possession.
Players on both teams were visibly confused by the flying object:
Dedmon threw a massage gun on the court after some heated words with Spo 😳 pic.twitter.com/yjJYB599HY
— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) January 11, 2023
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Dedmon, obviously, was given a technical foul for his childish behavior and subsequently ejected from the game. This could have been very costly for the Heat, who were short-handed with available players during the match.
Spoelstra, who was also involved in a skirmish on the bench with Jimmy Butler last season, described what happened as just a “regular Tuesday night” for the Heat. Miami defeated Oklahoma City, 112-111, shooting 40-for-40 on free throws.
This was presumably the last game with the franchise for Dedmon, who also had an unfortunate blunder during a recent loss against the Lakers as well. He will become trade eligible on Jan. 15.
Orlando Robinson, who has played very well lately and made his first career start during the Heat’s victory over the Thunder, is widely expected to take Dedmon’s minutes as Bam Adebayo’s backup.
