Hassan Whiteside will start Monday for Heat

Miami Heat center Hassan Whiteside (knee) is starting against the Boston Celtics on Monday.

What It Means:

Whiteside had an MRI earlier in the afternoon that came out clear, so despite some soreness in his knee he will be out there on Monday.

Whiteside is averaging 16.8 points and a league-leading 14.9 rebounds per game this season. He has a .552 true shooting percentage and his nERD of 1.9 ranks 25th among all players.