The return to competition promises to be special for Haywood Highsmith. Involved in a road accident two weeks ago, the Heat player has just learned that he was being sued by the driver he hit, and who had to have his leg partially amputated after the facts.
According to TMZ, the 21-year-old young man filed this lawsuit at the end of last week in Florida, questioning the conduct of the NBA player and his excessive speed. According to the police report, even though he had neither drunk nor smoked, the Florida power forward was driving a little faster than the speed limit (72 km/h instead of the authorized 64 km/h) when he hit, at 11:30 p.m. local time, a woman's vehicle, which had broken down on the road and had its lights out.
The exact amount of damages claimed is not known, but it is expected to be in the tens of thousands of dollars. The young man's lawyer, Manuel Dobrinsky, said this week that his client was still recovering in hospital, ” with a very long road of rehabilitation ahead of him “.
At the same time, his family launched a GoFundMe campaign to cover medical costs. In this document, it is recalled that on February 7, the young man, on his way home from work, came to help a woman stranded on the roadside with a broken down vehicle, less than 10 minutes from her home. When another car (that of Haywood Highsmith) hit them, trapping the victim between the two vehicles and causing him serious injuries.
In addition to the loss of his right leg, his family assures that he suffered a fracture of his left leg and a dislocation of his left shoulder. Around $30,000 had been raised at the time of writing, out of the $100,000 hoped for.
| Haywood Highsmith | Percentage | Rebounds | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | MJ | Min | Shots | 3pts | L.F. | Off | Def | Early | Pd | Party | Int | Bp | Ct | Pts |
| 2018-19 | PHL | 5 | 8 | 40.0 | 20.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 1.8 |
| 2021-22 | MIA | 19 | 9 | 34.8 | 32.1 | 40.0 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 1.4 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 2.3 |
| 2022-23 | MIA | 54 | 18 | 43.1 | 33.9 | 46.4 | 1.1 | 2.4 | 3.5 | 0.8 | 1.5 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 4.4 |
| 2023-24 | MIA | 40 | 21 | 42.1 | 36.7 | 80.8 | 0.8 | 2.0 | 2.8 | 1.1 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 5.9 |
| Total | 118 | 17 | 41.8 | 34.7 | 59.0 | 0.9 | 2.0 | 2.8 | 0.8 | 1.5 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 4.4 | |
How to read the stats? MJ = matches played; Min = Minutes; Shots = Successful shots / Attempted shots; 3pts = 3-points / 3-points attempted; LF = free throws made / free throws attempted; Off = offensive rebound; Def=defensive rebound; Tot = Total rebounds; Pd = assists; Fte: Personal fouls; Int = Intercepts; Bp = Lost balls; Ct: Against; Pts = Points.
