The Miami Heat received mixed results from MRIs taken Sunday on ailing forward Michael Beasley and sidelined guard Mario Chalmers.
The test on Beasley's hyperextended right knee came back negative, with the starting power forward possibly to return as soon as Monday night's game against the Milwaukee Bucks at AmericanAirlines Arena.
The MRI on Chalmers, however, showed a partial tear in his sprained left thumb, putting the backup point guard out indefinitely, quite possibly through the NBA All-Star break, which ends Feb. 15.
Beasley was injured during the first quarter of Wednesday night's road loss to the Toronto Raptors, missing Friday night's road victory over the Detroit Pistons and Saturday's loss in Milwaukee.
Chalmers was injured during the second quarter of the loss in Detroit.
Joel Anthony has started in Beasley's place the past two games, the only games Beasley has missed due to injury during his two seasons since being taken with the No. 2 overall pick of the 2008 NBA Draft by the Heat.
Chalmers' place in the rotation was taken Saturday in Milwaukee by former starting point guard Carlos Arroyo.
Guard Dwyane Wade, who has been battling back spasms, took treatment Sunday at AmericanAirlines Arena and is expected to continue in the starting lineup, having yet to miss time this season.
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