Anderson Varejao, Nene, and Leondro Barbosa were included Monday on the preliminary list of players who could make Brazil's squad for the upcoming Olympics.

“I knew they would be within the list,” Brazil coach Ruben Magnano said. “With them Brazil gets stronger.”

Varejao, still recovering from a broken wrist, has competed at the last two FIBA World Championships.

"I’ve played in a lot of competitions with Brazil, but playing in the Olympics is different,” Varejao said. "I’m very motivated. I think we have a group capable of fighting for a medal in London."

Dwyane Wade had his knee drained prior to Game 3, according to multiple sources.

Wade has downplayed the extent of his left knee injuries over the past few weeks.

Wade declined to comment on the procedure after Game 4 other than to say, "If I'm in uniform, I ready to play."

Wade said the 48 hours of treatment and time away allowed him to regroup for Sunday's critical game.

"The last two days have been mental," Wade said. "It was great for me just getting away and to get that energy that I needed. I know I was struggling on the offensive end, but I didn't want that to affect my overall game."

Danny Granger expects the altercation between Dwyane Wade and Erik Spoelstra to unify the Heat ahead of Game 4.

"Whatever happened between D. Wade and Spoelstra was highly publicized," Granger said. "Teams can (respond to) that in two ways. They can come together; they can call a meeting to get on the same page. Or it'll be more of a crack. I think they'll take the positive approach. We have to think they're going to come back and be on the same page more than ever."

Wade shot 2-of-13 from the floor in Game 3.

"I guarantee you he won't play that bad next game," Granger said. "He's very capable. He just had an off night. We know he won't play that bad (again)."

Lance Stephenson gave a choke sign at LeBron James after the latter missed a technical foul during the third quarter of Game 3.

"I was wrong and disrespectful to my teammates, the Miami Heat and their organization," Stephenson told NBA.com on Saturday. "I'm sorry that I did that. It was very disrespectful.

"(I) try to talk to other players, but in a good way. Get them off their game a little bit but not being disrespectful. I just got out of hand one time, and I'll never do it again."

James said he hadn't seen tape of the incident.

"Lance Stephenson? You want a quote about Lance Stephenson?" James said. "I'm not even going to give him the time. Knock it off."

Paul George has been key to the Pacers’ 2-1 series lead over Miami because of his ability to defend Dwyane Wade largely without help.

"Paul George is one of the top five most versatile defenders in the NBA," Indiana coach Frank Vogel said. "He's doing a great job on Wade. Wade had an off night (going 2 of 13 in Game 3). When he did get free he didn't knock down shots. We can't give Paul all the credit. Wade's too good of a player to have shooting nights like he had (Thursday), but Paul is just competing, he's growing by the day and we're just happy about what his future looks like."

Wade, who is shooting 31 percent in the series, connected on just 2-of-13 attempts in Game 3.

"I wanted to come out and be aggressive on (Wade) again and force him to make jump shots, and he wasn't making them. I guess that will be my plan for the next game," George said. "We just pressured; we pressured and executed on the offensive end. They tried to take us out of a lot of our stuff, but we just made plays."

Tim Duncan sent a complimentary text message to Roy Hibbert after the the Pacers' 94-75 victory over Miami.

Hibbert spent time with Duncan during last year's lockout.

"I had a roller coaster first three years in terms of my career," Hibbert said. "(Duncan) doesn't get too high, doesn't get too low. I model my game after him. He's somebody who looks out for me."

Hibbert scored 19 points, grabbed a career-high 18 rebounds and recorded five block in Indiana’s Game 3 win.

"Roy's been the biggest key in this series," Pacers point guard Darren Collison said. "He's been protecting the paint better than I've ever seen him. It's not just his effort. His effort is there, but also is his assertiveness. Those are the type of numbers you expect from an All-Star center."

Indiana Pacers President of Basketball Operations Larry Bird is the recipient of the 2011-12 NBA Executive of the Year award, the NBA announced Wednesday. Bird totaled 88 points and received 12 first-place votes from a panel of his fellow team executives throughout the NBA.

Bird is the only person to win all three awards – MVP, Coach and Executive of the Year. Red Auerbach, Frank Layden and Pat Riley are the only people to earn both Coach of the Year and Executive of the Year honors.

As President of Basketball Operations, Bird oversaw a Pacers team that went 42-24 (.636), earning the No. 3 seed in the Eastern Conference and finishing with the league’s fifth-best record.

“This is an honor for the Indiana Pacers, not an award for Larry Bird,” said Bird. “Everyone in this franchise put in a lot of work and showed a lot of patience as we have tried to get this team to a level on and off the court the fans in Indiana can be proud of. You always believe, and hope, the players you get will fit into a plan and I’m very proud of what our guys and our coaches have accomplished so far this year.”

The San Antonio Spurs’ R.C. Buford finished second with 56 points (eight first-place votes) votes and the Los Angeles Clippers’ Neil Olshey finished third with 55 points (six first-place votes). Executives were awarded five points for each first-place vote, three points for each second-place vote and one point for each third-place vote.

Dwyane Wade took offense with Indiana’s emotional outburst after the Pacers secured a series-tying win in Game 2.

"I heard they wanted to be like the Dallas Mavericks, in a sense," Wade said about an apparent reference to Pacers coach Frank Vogel using last year's Mavs team, which beat the Heat in Miami for the title, as motivation for Indiana. "I saw their little celebration at the end of (Game 2). I don't know if they didn't expect to win, but every night we go out on the court, we expect to win."

Wade chose not to elaborate on what specifically irritated him.

"They say their identity, they say they want to be like Dallas," Wade said. "So they celebrated like Dallas, I guess."

Kyrie Irving and Jeremy Lin have been named to the USA select team, which will practice against the U.S. Olympic team as it prepares for the London games.

The select team also will include DeMarcus Cousins, John Wall, DeMar DeRozan, Ryan Anderson, Paul George, Taj Gibson, Klay Thompson, DeJuan Blair, Kawhi Leonard, Derrick Favors and Gordon Hayward.

Frank Vogel was fined $15,000 for comments about how the “referees should officiate” the Pacers' upcoming series with the Heat, NBA Executive Vice President Stu Jackson announced Sunday.

"(The Heat) are the biggest flopping team in the NBA," Vogel said to the media Thursday. "It'll be very interesting to see how the referees officiate the series and how much flopping they reward.

"Every drive to the basket, they have guys not making a play on the ball," Vogel continued, "but sliding in front of drivers. Oftentimes they're falling down even before contact is even being made."