The NBA Players Association has filed an appeal of Dion Waiters‘ 10-game team suspension, Ira Winderman of the South Florida Sun Sentinel tweets.
Waiters is trying recoup $834K in lost wages but the appeal won’t allow him to suit up any sooner. The appeal includes 30-day notice and the disputed amount will be held in escrow, Winderman continues. Waiters’ initial one-game suspension and the wages lost has also been appealed, Winderman adds.
The 10-game suspension imposed by the Heat for conduct detrimental to the team was announced on November 10th after a bizarre incident on the team plane.
Waiters experienced a medical episode on a team flight after consuming a “gummy,” an edible form of marijuana.
“We are very disappointed in Dion’s actions this season that include the very scary situation on Thursday night, and grateful that the outcome wasn’t worse,” the Heat said in a statement at that time. “There have been a number of instances this season in which Dion has engaged in conduct detrimental to the team.
“… We expect all of our players, including Dion, to conduct themselves in accordance with the highest standards, and to show professionalism and respect for their teammates, the team, the fans and the NBA community.”
Waiters will be eligible to return on December 1 in Brooklyn. However, the shooting guard had already lost his rotation spot prior to the suspension.
The first suspension, also for conduct detrimental to the team, banned him for the first game of the season. He has yet to play a single regular-season minute. Waiters also irritated the front office when he took to social media following his first suspension and took shots at head coach Erik Spoeltra.
Waiters is making $12.1MM this season and has another year and $12.65MM remaining on his contract.
I am more than happy with him not playing… but just pay the man! Me thinks Miami is only suspending him so they can save $$$ & that ain’t not cool, pay the man & not play him, that way everybody is happy!
I’m sure Memphis is happy paying Iggy $17M this season and not playing him as well, right? These teams aren’t charities, they’re businesses.
Then they shouldn’t have made stupid deals
Learn English.
Can see Riley giving up 5 of the 11 games in pay so he can pay the bills and take care of his family. Yet not until the process plays out completely.
The bonus money is toast for sure.
A $2M loss over ego is nuts.
What a waste of talent.
Dude has made millions he doesn’t need the extra money to feed his family.
What family? He’s single and already rich.
Players Union does a lot of dumb things it seems. He is the only one to blame for all of this. And lol @ Waiters having “wasted talent.” He’s always been a disappointment since his OKC days.
Very true. He sabotages himself.
Really don’t understand why there’s a case for him. He broke the rules and he knew the consequences. Get high, get suspended. And from the heats stand point, you lay him to play 82 games I understand injuries and rest but if someone suspended for 10 games he should loses 1/8 of his money because HE broke the rules. Why should they have to pay him for HIS wrong doings.
If you can’t go to work for 2 weeks because your in home arrest because you did something wrong, your work shouldnt pay you because your an idiot
*you’re
Well said!
All he did was eat a bunch of gummie bears!