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Dorell Wright has joined the Heat but is still awaiting FIBA clearance, Ira Winderman of the South Florida Sun Sentinel reports.

Wright has joined the Heat but is still awaiting FIBA clearance, Ira Winderman of the South Florida Sun Sentinel reports.

Analysis:

This is standard procedure for players returning from overseas, and Wright figures to be cleared in short order. It's unclear if the veteran will play Tuesday or Wednesday, but assuming he's cleared he figures to be available off the bench when the playoffs begin this weekend. Wright is playoff eligible since he has not been with another NBA team after March 1. The 30-year-old spent last season with Portland and played with the Heat from 2004-10,

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