MIAMI — Miami Heat guard Dwayne Wade didn't want to talk much Monday about a sprained right ankle that shelved him for one game. But he did say it won't cost him two games.
"I'll be ready to go," Wade said of a home game Tuesday against the Boston Celtics.
Heat coach Erik Spoelstra had said before a 98-75 victory over the Detroit Pistons on Sunday that it came down to not long before the game that it was determined not to play Wade. Spoelstra then used the extra minutes to get a longer look at wing players James Jones, Mike Miller and Terrel Harris in order to help get his rotation ready for the playoffs.
"Just with the training staff and take another game to get better," Wade said of the decision that went into his sitting out Sunday.
Wade said he hurt his ankle on one of his two missed dunks Friday during a 97-80 loss to the Memphis Grizzlies. But he didn't want to talk much about it.
"One of the plays," Wade said, "just landed funny. . . . I don't want to talk about my injuries. I'm playing (Tuesday), and that's all I care about and am concerned about."
Speaking Monday before Wade did, Spoelstra wouldn't say whether Wade would play Tuesday. He said his injury will be evaluated daily.
Sunday marked the second game out of the past four Wade has missed. He sat out an April 3 game against the Philadelphia 76ers because of a sore knee.
Although a specific injury has been cited for each recent game Wade has sat out, Spoelstra hasn't denied that getting some rest for the 30-year-old during this compact 66-game season can be an added benefit.
Wade has missed 11 games this season. The Heat are 10-1 in those games.
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