Bruised and bumped Powell a study in resilience in first Heat season

Key Highlights

• He said he was good.
• He did pass the protocols once he came back to the locker room.“And then Norm was fine the rest of the way — except for when he was getting clubbed.”Yes, a blow to the Heat endured, as well, by Powell. But again, not enough to keep a good scorer down.“I like thugging things out is what I like to say,” Powell said, with the Heat turning their attention to Sunday night’s game against the New Orleans Pelicans at Kaseya Center, before opening a four-game trip on Tuesday night in Minnesota.
• “I’m not a person that’s going to sit out or pull myself out of the game with certain injuries.
• If I’m able to play and I feel that I’m able to go out there and produce and be helpful for my team, I’m going to go do that, no matter what the injury is. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisement“I’ve come back in games with a broken hand.
• The only injury I never came back in the game for was when I subluxed my shoulder back in my second year.