MIAMI, April 9 (UPI) -- The Miami Heat, who got All-Star guard Dwyane Wade back on Sunday night, expect to be without center Shaquille O'Neal for Tuesday's game at Charlotte.
O'Neal is expected to miss the game so he can attend his grandfather's funeral in New Jersey, The Miami Herald reported Monday.
The Heat are counting on his return for Wednesday's home game against Washington. The Heat hold a 2 1/2-game lead on the second-place Wizards in the Southeast Division.
The Heat could be without forwards James Posey and Udonis Haslem and guard Gary Payton for Tuesday's game, the newspaper reported. Posey was arrested Monday on a DUI charge, Haslem suffered a groin injury in Sunday's overtime loss to the Bobcats, and Payton is bothered by calf and groin injuries.
Wade returned Sunday after missing the previous 23 games with a dislocated left shoulder.
