Wade Injured; Day to Day

Dwyane Wade went down with an injury early on in the loss to the Bulls last night, believed to be caused when he was trying to get through a screen. Xrays were negative and the MRI scheduled for today was also negative.

Team doctor Ron Culp advised to hold Wade out of the game for precautionary reasons. The Heat were not able to fight off the Bulls for a win, yet played inspiring basketball considered they were without Wade and Shaq on the road in Chicago, a team that totally blasted the Heat on opening night.

''We made a heck of a comeback,'' Riley said. "We were in shock for a while without Dwyane. But it was a lot of guts. A lot of pride. We ended up losing at the end.''

Yet the injury is not without controversy, Wade injured his wrist on a screen set by Udonis Haslem when his wrist was grabbed by Kirk Hinrich.

"Hinrich grabbed his hand," Riley said late Wednesday at the United Center. "He does it all the time. Anytime Dwyane comes off screens, they always either grab his shirt or they grab his hand. It's a little bit of a tactic down below the body. The official can't see it. He had Dwyane's hand and he tried to pull his hand out of there, and I think something happened."

Wade said he felt the wrist had popped out of its socket.

The Bulls denied any intention for injury by Hinrich. Skiles added, "Pat's an expert on tactics, I'll leave it at that. There are coaches who believe you're somehow jockeying for position when you say things like that or apply pressure to the referees."

So, Wade is listed day-to-day, and there may be some extra baggage from this situation. Perhaps a small rivalry is brewing between the two franchises?