Heats' Meyers Leonard Away From Team Indefinitely

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Published on March 10 2021 6:08 am
Last Updated on March 10 2021 6:09 am

The Miami Heat said Tuesday night that Meyers Leonard will be away from the team indefinitely after the 29-year-old center used an anti-Semitic slur while playing a livestreamed video game a day earlier.

The team said that it “vehemently condemns the use of any form of hate speech.”

The NBA will be investigating the incident and the Heat said it will cooperate.

Leonard, who graduated from Robinson High School, posted an apology on social media saying he didn’t know what the term meant when he used it, but said, “my ignorance about its history and how offensive it is to the Jewish community is absolutely not an excuse and I was just wrong.” 

 

Simmons, Embiid Unavailable To Play

The Philadelphia 76ers’ Ben Simmons and Joel Embiid will be unavailable to play when the team returns from the All-Star break Thursday and Simmons will also miss Friday’s game.

The two weren’t able to play in the All-Star Game Sunday when it was discovered the barber who’d given them haircuts before they left for Atlanta had tested positive for Covid-19. If they both continue to test negative, they could return on Sunday.

 

Wednesday, March 10 Schedule (All Times Central)

Washington at Memphis, 7 p.m.

San Antonio at Dallas, 7:30 p.m.