Hassan Whiteside has 20-20 night in Heat loss
Looking at Hassan Whiteside's body of work the past two weeks has been nothing short of amazing.
Last week, it was a 24-rebound effort that included a Miami Heat-record 14 in a quarter. Before that, it was a triple-double.
On Wednesday, he added a 24-point (on 12-of-13 shooting), 20-rebound performance to the mix in a 102-101 loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves.
By doing so, he joined a pretty exclusive club.
Hassan Whiteside joins Dwight, Mutombo, Barkley & Chamberlain as only players to shoot 90+ FG% w/ 20+ pts & 20+ rebs. pic.twitter.com/8br5iIbycK
— NBA.com (@NBAcom) February 5, 2015
This is heady stuff for a guy who hadn't played in the NBA since 2012 prior to signing with the Heat out of the D-League in November.
Something tells us, however, he would likely exchange Wednesday's stat-stuffer for a win – by not getting involved in Norris Cole's inbounding brain cramp in the final minute of play.