Dion Waiters is not ready to make his return yet.
The Heat announced Tuesday afternoon that Waiters, who is still rehabilitating from January surgery on his left ankle, will not be ready to practice when the team begins training camp next week and is also “unlikely” to be ready for the start of the regular season on Oct. 17.
“Dion will not be returning to the court until the Heat medical team and training staff deem him healed, rehabbed and physically conditioned for all basketball activities,”Heat president Pat Riley said Tuesday in a statement.