The Miami Heat continues to move closer to full health.
Derrick Jones Jr. and Wayne Ellington returned to practice Tuesday and are questionable for Wednesday’s home preseason game against the New Orleans Pelicans. Jones has missed the past two games with a bruised right shoulder and Ellington has missed the Heat’s first four preseason games with a sore left ankle.
Both are hopeful they will play Wednesday.
“That’s the plan. It felt good today in practice,” Ellington said Tuesday when asked if he’ll make his preseason debut against the Pelicans. “I got my normal extra work in afterward and everything feels good.