Beasley returns to Heat summer league practice
Forward day-to-day with chest bruise, expected to play in Monday game
 | One day after leaving practice from an inadvertent elbow to the chest, Miami Heat rookie forward Michael Beasley returned to the court Thursday. Beasley is listed as day-to-day with a chest bruise, and is still expected to take part in summer league play next week. |
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MIAMI - Michael Beasley returned to practice with the Miami Heat on Thursday, one day after the No. 2 overall pick in last week’s NBA draft was knocked out of his first official summer-league workout with a chest bruise.
Beasley was inadvertently elbowed by a teammate during a defensive drill about 45 minutes after Miami opened its summer-league camp Wednesday morning. He was taken to a doctor for evaluation and treatment, and did not participate with his summer Heat teammates in practices Wednesday night or Thursday morning.
Beasley returned for a non-contact session Thursday afternoon, the team said.
He is listed as day-to-day, and is still expected to take part in summer league, which opens Monday in Orlando.
The forward averaged 26.2 points and a college-best 12.4 rebounds this past season as a freshman at Kansas State, and signed his first pro contract with the Heat on Wednesday.
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