Dwyane Wade to miss Miami Heat's showdown with Pacers but Udonis Haslem ...
Dwyane Wade will not play Friday night against the Indiana Pacers as he rests his injured hamstring for the playoffs, Heat coach Erik Spoelstra said at Friday's shootaround.
The Heat plays the Pacers on Friday night with a chance to retake the top spot in the Eastern Conference. The Pacers currently lead the Heat by a half-game in the standings.
Wade has now missed more than one-third of the regular season (28 games) due to injuries or rest for his balky knees. His latest setback, a strained hamstring, occurred during the final two minutes of the Heat's loss to the Pacers two weeks ago in Indianapolis. This will be Wade's ninth straight game missed due to the hamstring injury.
Guard Toney Douglas is expected to start in place of Wade.
Heat starting center Udonis Haslem will return to the court Friday after missing the Heat's recent back-to-back due to a stomach illness. The Heat will need Haslem's size inside against the Pacers, which rested all five of its starters Wednesday in a victory against the Bucks.
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The Heat has injury concerns with the rival Pacers in town for a game that will likely decide the top seed in the East.
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And now, despite losing 12 of their past 20 games, fighting through major offensive struggles and even some finger pointing by center Roy Hibbert, the Pacers (54-25) can essentially deliver the knockout blow to the Heat (53-25) in the battle for the No.1 seed Friday night at AmericanAirlines Arena.
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Dwyane Wade will not play Friday night against the Indiana Pacers as he rests his injured hamstring for the playoffs, Heat coach Erik Spoelstra said at Friday's shootaround.
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