"I'm going to play," he said. "I plan on playing, and I plan on being effective."

Dwyane Wade has been nursing a bum hip, however, he made it very clear that he will not miss a minute of action against the Chicago Bulls tonight.

"I feel a little sore, but actually I was moving better than I thought I was going to," he said after a light shooting session. "So I'm very positive about [tonight], being able to be a little more effective than I was late in the game."