Jermaine O'Neal will return for the Pacers on Monday night versus the Heat after more than two months on the sideline, according to the Indianapolis Star.

He will come off the bench and isn't expected to play more than twenty minutes a game for the time being.

"I haven't lost my defensive rhythm," O'Neal said. "Offensively it's going to take me a couple of games to get myself together, but we don't need me as much offensively now."