MIAMI -- Mario Chalmers was missing.
The point guard who'd spent his seven-plus NBA seasons in Miami and started for two championship teams, had been traded along with James Ennis to the Memphis Grizzlies for Beno Udrih and Jarnell Stokes.
Gerald Green was still missing. His situation, however, became a tiny bit clearer, with the Heat suspending him Tuesday two games for the purposely vague "conduct detrimental to the team."
Kobe Bryant was missing.
Well, he was actually in AmericanAirlines Arena, but the Lakers legend sat out his first game of the year with back trouble.