Heat, Magic out to win battle of shorthanded squads

The Miami Heat now are without their top two centers due to injuries.

When Miami hosts the Orlando Magic on Sunday afternoon, it will do so without All-Star starter Bam Adebayo and his backup, Dewayne Dedmon. Adebayo is expected to miss another few weeks due to a torn ligament in his right thumb.The Heat announced on Friday that Dedmon will miss one or two weeks due to a sprained left knee.

Dedmon was injured in Thursda