SAN ANTONIO (AP) — LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and Mario Chalmers all sat out the Miami Heat’s game against the San Antonio Spurs on Sunday night.
James strained his right hamstring in the first half of Friday’s 108-89 victory at New Orleans, according to the Heat. He continued to play despite the injury, however, scoring 36 points in 32 minutes prior to sitting out late in the blowout victory.
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Wade injured his right ankle in Miami’s 101-97 loss to the Chicago Bulls on Wednesday night, which snapped the Heat’s 27-game winning streak. Wade had 17 points and nine assists in 33 minutes Friday against New Orleans.
Chalmers did not play Friday in New Orleans and was listed as day-to-day with a sprained right ankle.
Miami (57-15) began the day with a two-game lead over the Spurs (55-17) for the league’s best record and home-court advantage throughout the playoffs.
