Miami Heat: 3 players most likely to mix it up when called for

Justise Winslow #20, James Johnson #16, and Jimmy Butler #22 of the Miami Heat pose for a portrait during the 2019 Media Day (Photo by Issac Baldizon/NBAE via Getty Images)
Justise Winslow #20, James Johnson #16, and Jimmy Butler #22 of the Miami Heat pose for a portrait during the 2019 Media Day (Photo by Issac Baldizon/NBAE via Getty Images)
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Justise Winslow #20 of the Miami Heat poses for a portrait during media day at American Airlines Arena (Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images)

2. Justise Winslow

While this name may be harder to see than Jimmy Butler or the next one we will dare to mention for this list, once you think about it and/or hear the simple case we plan to lay out, it may not be. Justise Winslow is a typically quiet seeming guy with a very docile demeanor, although we know he can get physical when need be.

One of these situations where Justise needed to exert his physical will and display his aggression was a situation that occurred during a 2018 playoffs matchup against the Philadelphia 76ers. This particular instance came at the misfortune of one Joel Embiid. Embiid was wearing a protective mask at the time due to a facial injury he had received prior to that game.

During a scrum for the ball, Embiid somehow lost the mask off of his face. The instance led to an easy Miami Heat basket in the form of a dunk by Bam Adebayo.

After the basket was scored and on the way back up the court to the defensive end, Winslow purposefully stepped on Embiid’s protective mask and then commenced to see if he had done any damage by attempting to rip or break it apart. Here is the footage, see for yourself.

Just your friendly neighborhood Justise Winslow doing what he thought would help his team at the time, can you blame him? Winslow is quiet natured it seems, but they say the quiet ones are the ones to keep an eye on. These are the reasons why Justise Winslow is the second most likeliest member of the Miami Heat to mix it up if need be.