Though they lost to the Denver Nuggets on a late three by Earl Boykins, the Miami Heat also had something to cheer about on Saturday.

All-Star center Shaquille O'Neal, who has played in just two of the team's 17 games this season due to a severe right ankle sprain, told the Palm Beach Post that he will practice on Tuesday and could potentially play on Wednesday when Miami travels to San Antonio to play the Spurs.

"I'm going to practice Tuesday and see how hard I can go, and the true test is always the next day after that," O'Neal told the Post. "We'll just wait until Tuesday and then we'll just see what happens."