Dwyane Wade plans to play Sunday

— -- MIAMI -- After missing four games with knee soreness, Dwyane Wade plans to return when the Miami Heat host the San Antonio Spurs on Sunday.

In a surprise, however, the Heat did not list Wade in their starting lineup.

Wade last came off the bench during the 2007-08 season, also when he was recovering from an injury.

"I didn't expect [to miss four games] but I did what was right and I'm playing now," Wade said. "Hopefully I can get into a rhythm a little bit."

Wade has missed 13 games this season, 12 to deal with sore knees and one because of sickness. He missed 12 games all of last season.

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Heat coach Erik Spoelstra said Sunday was the first time all season that all 15 players on his roster were cleared to play for a game.

Center Greg Oden had been out until two weeks ago while rehabbing his knee and his now healthy along with Shane Battier and Mario Chalmers, who had been our recently.

The Spurs will be without three key players, as Tiago Splitter, Kawhi Leonard and Danny Green will miss the game with injuries.