Miami Heat reserve center Wang Zhizhi, sidelined since Dec. 12 with right knee patella tendinitis,was activated from the injured list Monday.
Signed by the Heat as a free agent on Dec. 1, Wang Zhizhi played in two games with the Los Angeles Clippers before waived onNov. 21. The 7-1 center has yet to see any action for Miami, which has won seven of 10 following a 5-15 start.
To make room for Wang, the Heat placed rookie forward Udonis Haslem on the injured list with a right knee sprain and a strainedMCI.
Haslem started 18 of Miami's first 30 games and averaged 6.0 points and 5.9 rebounds. He injured his knee in Saturday's 100-80loss to the New York Knicks.