Mario Chalmers (hip pointer) will play Friday, Miami Herald's Joseph Goodman reports.

Chalmers (hip pointer) will play Friday, Miami Herald's Joseph Goodman reports.

Analysis:

Chalmers suffered the injury a week ago, and missed Tuesday's preseason game to recover. The injury was never thought to be serious though, and his return in Friday's game confirms that he will be ready to go for the season opener.