Shaq misses second straight game

02.26.2005

Miami, FL (Basketball News) - Miami Heat center Shaquille O’Neal missed Saturday’s game against Orlando with a sprained left knee and is listed as day-to-day.

O’Neal sustained the injury in the first quarter of Tuesday night’s overtime loss to Chicago when he landed on Bulls forward Othella Harrington. The LSU product never returned to the game and an MRI on Thursday revealed a mild sprain.

The starting center for the Eastern Conference in last week’s All-Star Game, O’Neal also missed Miami’s overtime setback to Indiana on Wednesday.

O’Neal, in his first season with the Heat, is averaging 22.7 points and 10.4 rebounds in 54 games.

In other roster moves, Miami activated forward/center Christian Laettner from the injured list and placed recently re-acquired swingman Steve Smith on the IL.

MIA

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