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Heat ready to play Green after incident, ban

Miami Heat guard Gerald Green, who hasn't played since Nov. 3 after an incident at his Miami condo and a subsequent two-game suspension, will be available to play Tuesday, coach Erik Spoelstra said Monday.

Green, who didn't play Nov. 3 because of an undisclosed illness, was taken to the hospital on Nov. 5 after allegedly punching a man during an altercation at his Miami condo. He was kept away from the team for a week before team president Pat Riley issued the two-game ban for conduct detrimental to the team.

The 29-year-old Green, who is the team's leading scorer off the bench at 10.