Dwyane Wade will miss Wednesday night's game against the Orlando Magic because of flu-like symptoms, and forward Miami forward Udonis Haslem will also sit due to a sprained left ankle, according to the Palm Beach Post.

The team is already without Shaquille O'Neal and Alonzo Mourning.

"There are still guys out here that have work to do," Mark Blount told the Post. "We are still going to play hard and compete. That's all we can do right now."

Pat Riley says he meets with general manager Randy Pfund and vice president Andy Elisburg ''daily to discuss things,'but according to the Miami Herald all is quiet on the trade front and the team may not make any moves by the Feb. 21 trade deadline.

It is believed that Riley is only considering moves which will help the Heat beyond this season.

No Kevin Garnett and no Ray Allen, no problem.

The Celtics hammered the Heat from start to end in Miami on Tuesday night with the mysery finally coming to an end for the struggling Heat in the form of a 117-87 thrashing.

Heat Coach Pat Riley ended his postgame news conference questioning whether the team has the motivation to finish the season with competitive effort, according to the Miami Herald.

"I'm embarrassed," Riley said. "That was a very poor display. We were overwhelmed from the get-go. It wasn't even 10 minutes into the game. We just didn't bring it."

Jason Williams, who will be part of the 2008 free agent class,  has expressed interest through friends in playing for the Orlando Magic next season according to Tim Povtak of the Orlando Sentinel.

Williams played collegiate basketball locally for the University of Florida.

Jameer Nelson signed a lengthy extension last summer, but both Carlos Arroyo and Keyon Dooling are in the final season of their current contracts.

This season, Williams has a per 40 FIC of 10.4, which is just slightly above the NBA's median for this statistic which RealGM uses to measure efficiency.

The streak is finally over.  Miami held on to beat the Indiana Pacers 98-92 to cut their losing streak at 15, which is good for the second biggest in team history.

"You don't like to be part of that every day," Heat Coach Pat Riley said. "So they're just happy this thing is over with."

Shaquille O'Neal told the Associated Press on Saturday that he's not focused on the fact that he might not earn a record 15th straight selection to the NBA's All-Star team next month.

He's more concerned about returning to the court, which may not happen in the near future. O'Neal told the AP that his hip has not gotten any better since he shut himself down several days ago.

"The most important thing is to get as healthy as possible so I can get back out here with my guys," O'Neal said. "There's nothing as important to me as getting out here, fighting with my guys, win or lose. I'm not one of those players who's going to do extra-extra stuff to get on the All-Star team."

Shaquille O'Neal again indicated on Thursday that he will not retire before his contract expires at the end of the 2009-2010 season, the Miami Herald is reporting.

In an interview Thursday, ESPN Radio's Jack Ramsay told O'Neal, ``I don't hear retirement in your voice.''

Responded O'Neal: ``No, never that. I am the son of an army drill sergeant, and when we enlist, we go full term. So I've got two years left on my term, and after that, I'll be looking to do other things.''

According to the South Florida Sun-Sentinel, Heat center Shaquille O'Neal could end up missing a month of action after having MRI exams earlier this week.

It was originally reported that he would miss just a few weeks, but he will be re-evaluated after undergoing two weeks of treatment and ice for the swelling and fluid that his hip has accumulated. It will then be determined if he can return to the cour, or have to undergo another series of treatments.

If he's not able to take the floor after the first round of treatments, he'll end up missing more than a month of action.

With the Miami Heat at rock bottom in the Eastern Conference, coach Pat Riley discussed with media plans which could help get the team back on track, including getting far enough under the cap to sign an elite free agent this summer, the Miami Herald is reporting.

While such a plan would be a longshot at best, Riley said it ''can be done'' but seemed skeptical.

If the Heat do not get under the cap, which is highly unlikely, Riley said the Heat would be using both the mid level exception and the bi-annual exception.

The Miami Heat announced that center Shaquille O?Neal underwent an MRI today which revealed acute left hip and quadriceps inflammation. He will be sidelined two weeks before being re-evaluated and will continue with treatment during that span.

O?Neal, currently in his 15th NBA season, has appeared in 32 games (all starts) for the Heat this season and has averaged 14.2 points, 7.8 rebounds, and 1.66 blocks in 28.5 minutes per game while ranking sixth in the NBA in field goal percentage (.581).