Wade injures shoulder
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Just when the Miami Heat were getting back on track, they may have lost the person they can least afford to be without.
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Dallas Mavericks forward Dirk Nowitzki will miss up to 10 days with a sprained left ankle, the National Basketball Association team said.
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Heat center Shaquille O'Neal, right, was out of Miami's starting lineup against Orlando last night, though he remained on the active roster and may return soon to help guard Dwayne Wade, left.
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On the final day NBA teams were allowed to make trades, the only  news that truly rocked the league was that all-star guard Dwyane Wade of the defending champion Miami Heat was considering season-ending surgery to repair a dislocated shoulder.
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Miami Heat guard Dwyane Wade said Monday his knee and shoulder rehabilitation are going well, although he may not be ready by the start of training camp.
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When Dwyane Wade missed a pair of games earlier this season with a sore ankle, Shaquille O&#39;Neal vowed to pick up the slack. With O&#39;Neal sidelined Tuesday night because of a bruised calf, Wade returned the favor.
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Heat C Shaquille O&#39;Neal was held out of last night&#39;s game against the Celtics because of a calf injury. O&#39;Neal was injured in Sunday&#39;s win over Orlando, team spokesman Tim Donovan said.
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Boston center Kevin Garnett will miss the game against Miami because of a strained abdominal muscle, his second contest on the sideline.
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Dwyane Wade missed two open jumpers in the final 67 seconds to cap a bad shooting night, and the Detroit Pistons held off the Miami Heat 87-85 on Thursday to extend their winning streak to seven games.
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Shaquille O'Neal is expected to miss the Miami Heat's two exhibition games this weekend because of a tight left hamstring.
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Dwyane Wade turned the ball over more than any Miami Heat player in history last night. Teammates likely will forgive him.
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All-Star forward Dirk Nowitzki had to be helped to the Dallas locker room after twisting his left ankle last night against the Denver Nuggets.
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The NBA's second-leading scorer has played in every game for the Los Angeles Lakers this season despite having soreness in his left foot. He won't play in at least their next five, however. Kobe Bryant suffered a severely sprained right ankle Thursday night and the Lakers said yesterday they won't know exactly how long he'll be out for another 72 ...
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WASHINGTON : A strained left hamstring hinders Shaquille O&#39;Neal, but the mighty center and his new Kobe Bryant - Olympian guard Dwayne Wade - have sparked the unbeaten Miami Heat to its best start since 1995.
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Allen Iverson will miss the All-Star Game because of a sprained right ankle that has bothered him for two weeks.
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Miami Heat guard Dwyane Wade returned to the starting lineup Tuesday night against Minnesota after a sprained left ankle kept him out for two games.
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Dwyane Wade is still weighing his options. The Miami Heat don't have the same luxury. If Wade has surgery to repair his dislocated left shoulder, last season's NBA finals MVP won't return this season. If Wade chooses rehabilitation and rest, he may return in six weeks, perhaps with 10 games or so left.