MIAMI, FL - MAY 28: Udonis Haslem #40 of the Miami Heat goes for a jump shot in Game One of the Eastern Conference Finals between the Boston Celtics and the Miami Heat during the 2012 NBA Playoffs on May 28, 2012 at American Airlines Arena in Miami, Florida. (Photo by Nathaniel S. Butler/NBAE via Getty Images)
MIAMI (CBSMiami) – The Miami Heat will have a different lineup on the floor Thursday night than they have in recent weeks after power forward Udonis Haslem didn’t make the trip to Oklahoma City, according to the Palm Beach Post.
Haslem had a slight leg injury from Tuesday’s victory over the Portland Trail Blazers and will instead have a seven-day break thanks to the All-Star break starting after Thursday night’s game against Oklahoma City.
In Haslem’s place will step Shane Battier. He will start alongside Mario Chalmers, Dwyane Wade, LeBron James, and Chris Bosh. Oklahoma City is no stranger to seeing that lineup as that was the lineup Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra used against Oklahoma City in last year’s NBA Finals.
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