NBPA appealing Dion Waiters’ suspension

The National Basketball Players Association again is going to bat for suspended Miami Heat guard Dion Waiters, appealing his ongoing suspension, just as they have his previous two, a party familiar with the appeal confirmed to the Sun Sentinel. As was the case with the appeal for Waiters’ Oct. 23 opening-night suspension and then his 10-game suspension that ended on Nov. 29, the current appeal is not with the intention of getting the 28-year-old guard back on the court ahead of the end of the current six-game sanction that ends Dec. 23, but rather to recoup part or all of the lost wages.