NBA Notebook | Wade may miss about 6 weeks

HOUSTON — With one swift swipe of Dwyane Wade's left arm, Pat Riley's return to the bench became a devastating experience.

Wade left Wednesday's game against the Rockets wincing in severe pain in a wheelchair, his left arm propped up.

The Heat lost the game, 112-102, but it has probably lost a whole lot more with Wade likely sustaining what was initially called a dislocated left shoulder, which could keep Wade out for a period of about six weeks.

"It looks like Dwyane is going to be out for a while," coach Pat Riley said, as the team awaited an update from the hospital where Wade was transported to via ambulance. "We're going to arrange to get him back to Miami as soon as possible."

Wade was injured early in the fourth quarter after gambling for a steal against Rockets forward Shane Battier.

Wade so contorted his left shoulder that the medical staff did not want to risk contact as he was taken off the court. Wade grimaced on the bench amid a futile attempt to pop the shoulder back into place, before a wheelchair was summoned.

Battier's momentum forced Wade's left arm back, and Wade immediately grabbed the arm and walked to the bench hunched over. Wade had bruised his left shoulder during the Heat's home victory against Portland on Feb. 13, the Heat's last game before the All-Star break, and he had told teammates privately that it was bothering him Wednesday. It's unclear, however, whether that made Wade more vulnerable to a dislocation.

Obviously we're disappointed about the loss but more disappointed about Dwyane," Riley said. "We're really concerned about him. The initial word is that it's dislocated. We'll have to find out more."

Nets' Kidd: Have toothbrush, will travel

New Jersey Nets guard Jason Kidd said he'll have a toothbrush, deodorant, suit and sweat suit ready for today's trade deadline.

The eight-time All-Star is one of the top players who may need to pack a bag before the noon Pacific deadline. Kidd's teammate Vince Carter, Pau Gasol of Memphis, Kevin Garnett of Minnesota and Mike Bibby of Sacramento are also among those on the trading block as teams position themselves for a postseason run or seek to reduce salaries.

"I've really enjoyed New Jersey but things change in this league, and they don't happen slowly," Kidd, 33, told reporters before last night's loss to the New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets. "You have to be prepared at all times."

Cleveland general manager Danny Ferry has eyed Bibby for weeks, and the team stepped up its efforts to put together a deal for him.

Pacers Tinsley, Daniels indicted in bar fight

INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana Pacers guard Jamaal Tinsley and teammate Marquis Daniels were charged Wednesday in a Feb. 6 bar fight and surrendered to police after the game against Milwaukee.

A Marion County grand jury indicted Tinsley on a felony charge of intimidation and misdemeanor counts of battery, disorderly conduct and intimidation for the fight at 8 Seconds Saloon, said Matthew Symons, spokesman for the Marion County prosecutor.

Daniels was charged with battery and disorderly conduct, both misdemeanors.

Note

• Television ratings for the All-Star Game fell to a record low on TNT. Sunday's game in Las Vegas was watched in 4.2 percent of U.S. households with cable television, according to numbers compiled by Nielsen Media Research. That's down one-10th of a percent from last year.