James Jones Ailing

Forward James Jones missed practice Thursday and was having his surgically repaired right wrist examined by a doctor, the team said.

Jones and Jermaine O'Neal were both injured on the same play in the third quarter of Wednesday night's home loss to Minnesota. O'Neal took a charge from the Timberwolves' Mike Miller and missed about a quarter after sustaining a bloody nose. O'Neal also said after the game he experienced blurred vision immediately after the injury.

Jones aggravated a right wrist injury during the collision and did not return. The former University of Miami standout had missed three months after undergoing surgery for a ruptured tendon in the same wrist, sustained during the preseason.

''It's just swelling and more precautionary,'' Heat coach Erik Spoelstra said of Jones' visit to the doctor.

Asked whether Jones' injury is serious, Spoelstra said, ``I don't think so.''

A team doctor examined Jones after the game and said the wrist just appeared to be bruised. X-rays were negative.

(miamiherald.com)