The Miami Heat will be without LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and Mario Chalmers when they face the New York Knicks, head coach Erik Spoelstra confirmed to ESPN. Spoelstra ruled out the three starters for Tuesday night's game, with james battling hamstring tightness and Wade and Chalmers both dealing with right ankle sprains, respectively.
It's the second straight game in which the Heat will be without those three starters. Miami, sans-James, Wade and Chalmers, upset the San Antonio Spurs 88-86 Sunday thanks to a strong performance from Chris Bosh.
Spoelstra said all three players are improving, and none of them were available for comment after Miami's shootaround Tuesday morning. The Heat were expected to keep the same lineup from the Spurs game, with Rashard Lewis starting for James, Mike Miller for Wade and Norris Cole for Chalmers.
"We're not panicked about it," Spoelstra said. "We're being very proactive and aggressive with the treatment and rehab, just to make sure we can contain their injuries where they are. You get into 70-plus games, where we are right now, we feel very fortunate. These are minor nicks and knacks that happen over the course of a long season."
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