Miami Heat
Mario Chalmers Waits For Thumb To Heal
The optimistic projections of point guard Mario Chalmers missing only a week with his sprained left thumb have given way to the reality that Chalmers will not return at least until the Feb. 16 resumption of play following the All-Star break.
“He’s still in a temporary brace, doing a lot of conditioning,” Spoelstra said. “I imagine if it’s up to him, he’ll get healthy as soon as he can, because we’re running him into the ground. The objective is to get him in better shape after this than he was when he was playing.”
Chalmers was injured Jan. 28 against the Pistons, with Wednesday’s game in Atlanta to mark his seventh consecutive absence.

