How Haywood Highsmith Injury Impacts Start of Miami Heat Season | Nikola Jovic Impresses at Eurobasket

Will Haywood Highsmith miss the start of the Miami Heat season? The Heat announced that Highsmith will miss 8-10 weeks after a meniscal tear he sustained during a workout. Wes Goldberg and David Ramil discuss the latest around his injury and what it means for Miami's rotation. Then they talk about a funny thing with the NBA's Christmas Day and Opening Night schedules before looking at what the Heat can learn from how Nikola Jovic is being used on Serbia's Eurobasket team.

0:00 Intro
1:30 Haywood Highsmith injury impact
11:33 Players who could step up for Heat
16:46 Jaime Jaquez Jr.'s opportunity to improve
21:31 NBA Christmas and opening night schedules
28:13 Nikola Jovic impressing in Eurobasket

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