MIAMI — By virtue of his 7'0", 265-pound frame, none of Hassan Whiteside's shirts look normal. Still, this particular piece of clothing seemed funny for more than just its fun-house mirror-style appearance.
The gray Nike shirt read, "Just Buckets," across the chest. It was tailor-made for a chucker. Yet buckets are what the $98 million man keeps opponents from ever finding.
"There are two different kinds of coaches and teams," Whiteside explained after an NBA season-high seven-block performance against the Milwaukee Bucks last Thursday. "There are coaches that say, 'Hassan Whiteside is down there, don't attack them.' Then, there are coaches and teams that are like, 'Hassan Whiteside is down there, let's attack.'
"God bless those teams. Long live those teams."
Blocks are the best place to start a Whiteside discussion because they've quickly become his trademark contribution (which he'll tell you himself).
Since the Miami Heat grabbed him out of thin air in November 2014, he has tallied a league-best 427 blocks. And that's not the most amazing part.
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