ESPN.com · Apr 2, 2016
Heat's Wade (back, neck) likely out 2nd game
Miami Heat star Dwyane Wade, who missed Friday's game with back and neck issues, said late Friday that he's "very unlikely" to play Saturday against Portland.
Wade, who averages 19.2 points per game to lead the Heat, was injured on a hard fall during Wednesday's loss to the Lakers and watched Miami's 112-106 victory against Sacramento on Friday from the bench in street clothes.
"It got worse (Friday)," Wade told reporters after Friday's game. "The impact I made when I hit the floor, my lower back is real sore. And my neck from my head hitting the floor is real sore. It's hard to walk normal, and it's hard to look left or right fast. ...
