Hassan Whiteside

It would normally be a game that the Miami Heat would like to forget. However for the Sioux Falls element involved, there was a silver lining.  Result of the Friday night game was a woeful second half performance in a Dallas 93-72 road win.

Maybe that game Saturday night was just considered a glorified workout.  After a blistering start including putting up an impressive 24 point, 16 rebound, 5 block night against the Skyforce, center Hassan Whiteside was called up to the Miami Heat.

On Saturday night, the Sioux Falls Skyforce reversed the turnover trend and topped the Maine Red Claws 101-87 to split the weekend series.

The bottom-feeding Iowa Energy forced 22 turnovers and toppled Sioux Falls 102-80 in NBA Development League play on Christmas Day.

Sioux Falls beat the Austin Toros 115-105 Friday night to keep the best record in the NBA Development League.

It’s not often that a big man makes a little splash, but that seems to be the case here. The Sioux Falls Skyforce announced the signing of Hassan Whiteside to be one of the caretakers of the paint.