Heat guard Luther Head broke his hand against the Magic on Monday night and will miss four-to-six weeks of action.
"I was shocked that it was broken," Head said. "I was trying to pop it back into place. It didn't feel like a break."
Surgery isn't required, but the time frame will keep him out through at least the first round of the playoffs.
"Luther was just getting into the flow of things," teammate Dwyane Wade said. "We just have to have somebody else step up."
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Heat coach Erik Spoelstra prefers an eight-man rotation, but admitted that his team doesn't always lend itself to such streamlining.
"As much as all of us want to solidify it, I just don't know if that's realistic with this roster," Spoelstra said. "We try to get a concrete rotation, [but] somebody will step up and [the rotation] changes."
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The Heat will officially retire Alonzo Mourning's No. 33 before Monday's game against the Magic.
"To have an organization recognize your accomplishments and honor you for your contribution, it's a humbling moment," Mourning said. "There's not a lot of people who have an opportunity to experience that. And being the first, it's going to be tremendously humbling. It'll be very difficult for me to hold back my emotions, because as a player, you never want it to end."
Monday's game was chosen so that Magic assistant Patrick Ewing, a good friend and fellow Georgetown alum, could be in attendance.
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Heat Mar 2009 Archive
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South Florida Sun-Sentinel | Mar 29, 2009
Miami coach Erik Spoelstra insists that his team isn't going to become obsessed with the playoff race for the middle seeds in the Eastern Conference.
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South Florida Sun-Sentinel | Mar 25, 2009
Heat guard Dwyane Wade needs just one more block to reach 100 for the season, something no player 6'4" or shorter has ever accomplished in the NBA.
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Miami Herald | Mar 24, 2009
Dwyane Wade scored 27 points on Monday night in Miami's win over Memphis, setting the franchise's season scoring record in the process.
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South Florida Sun-Sentinel | Mar 23, 2009
Dwyane Wade isn't expected to practice with the Heat for the remainder of the regular season, 13 games in 22 days, because of a variety of ailments.
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South Florida Sun-Sentinel | Mar 23, 2009
LeBron James was asked about his relationship with fellow MVP candidate Dwyane Wade this weekend, and hinted that he wouldn't mind playing alongside the former Finals MVP.
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Detroit Free Press | Mar 23, 2009
Pistons coach Michael Curry was ejected in the final seconds of Sunday's loss to the Heat, and a few players commented on the officiating after the game.
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South Florida Sun-Sentinel | Mar 20, 2009
Heat guard Dwyane Wade isn't sure when he'll be able to return from a strained right hip.
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AP | Mar 18, 2009
Dwayne Wade missed his first game of the season on Wednesday night because of a hip flexor.
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Miami Herald | Mar 18, 2009
Heat star Dwyane Wade has never played in all 82 games during any of his six NBA seasons, but is hoping to achieve the goal this year.
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Palm Beach Post | Mar 17, 2009
Dwyane Wade has started wearing bandages under his left eye once again, a practice that the NBA banned last month.
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Yahoo! | Mar 15, 2009
Tiger Woods believes that Dwyane Wade deserves to be mentioned in the MVP conversation, but that the race will ultimately come down to Kobe Bryant and LeBron James.
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ESPN | Mar 15, 2009
Dwyane Wade became the Heat's all-time leading scorer on Saturday.
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ESPN | Mar 14, 2009
Dwyane Wade scored 50 points and dished 10 assists in Miami's 140-129 win over Utah on Saturday afternoon.
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Miami Herald | Mar 13, 2009
Eleven games into his tenure with the Heat, center Jermaine O'Neal believes that he's finally getting comfortable with his third team in the last eight months.
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Boston Globe | Mar 12, 2009
It has been difficult for rookie Bill Walker to find floor time for the Celtics this season, but his former Kansas State teammate believes in his future in the NBA.
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Boston Globe | Mar 12, 2009
Upon receiving a buyout from the Knicks, Stephon Marbury was wanted by the Heat.
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RealGM Staff Report | Mar 12, 2009
Wednesday's action in the NBA was close to a full slate, and, believe it or not, the playoff race in the Eastern Conference got even tighter.
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Chicago Sun-Times | Mar 11, 2009
The Bulls know that the Heat can give Dwyane Wade more money, but are holding out hope that the Chicago native would take less to play for his hometown team.
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ESPN | Mar 11, 2009
Alonzo Mourning met with lawmakers in Florida on Tuesday to urge the passing of a law to help more residents get transplants.
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RealGM Staff Report | Mar 10, 2009
Dwyane Wade pushed the Heat past the Bulls in an epic double-overtime battle at American Airlines Arena on Monday night.
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bulls.com | Mar 10, 2009
Could players such as LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh sign extensions this summer for financial security reasons?
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Press Release | Mar 9, 2009
Miami guard Dwyane Wade was named the NBA's Eastern Conference Player of the Week,while Utah guard Deron Williams was named the Western Conference Player of the Week for the week ending Mar. 8, 2009.
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Miami Herald | Mar 8, 2009
Dwyane Wade was ejected for the first time in his career on Saturday night during Miami's disappointing loss to Cleveland.
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South Florida Sun-Sentinel | Mar 5, 2009
Dwyane Wade believes that his name deserves to be mentioned in the MVP conservation thanks to a great individual season and the resurgence of the Heat.
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RealGM Staff Report | Mar 5, 2009
The Heat defeated the Suns on Wednesday night, handing them their second loss to a Sunshine State team in as many nights.
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Press Release | Mar 4, 2009
The Miami Heat announced today that they have signed free agent guard Luther Head.
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ESPN | Mar 3, 2009
Luther Head will sign with the Heat once he clears waivers on Wednesday morning, according to his agent.
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South Florida Sun-Sentinel | Mar 3, 2009
Mark Bartelstein, the agent for Luther Head, says that the Heat are one "of about a dozen" teams that have asked the free agent guard.
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NBA.com | Mar 2, 2009
Pau Gasol and Dwyane Wade were named Players of the Month for February on Tuesday afternoon.
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Inside Hoops | Mar 1, 2009
Saturday night's game between the Knicks and Heat was delayed for several minutes in the second quarter after New York complained about Jermaine O'Neal's knee brace.
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Miami Herald | Mar 1, 2009
The Knicks battered Dwyane Wade on Saturday night, knocking him down often and even bloodying his mouth.
