Jermaine O'Neal said he hopes to play Tuesday at Minneapolis. If not then, he plans to go in the final preseason game at Memphis on Friday.

O'Neal bumped knees with teammate Shawne Williams at the end of  a practice several weeks ago. He continued to play, but the swelling did not go down so he sat out games on Friday and Saturday.

"The way we play you're almost afraid to take time off because you don't want to fall out of shape," he said. "We're just kind of dealing with it. This is the perfect time to get it rested."