"Mike Miller will play these NBA Finals with a heavy heart, amid concerns of a tiny heart, but at least with his newborn daughter closer to his heart.

The Miami Heat forward said Sunday that his daughter, Jaelyn, was released from a Broward hospital Saturday, after spending the initial days of her life in intensive care due to a ventricular septal defect, in this case, according to Miller, "four holes in her heart, which were causing problems with her breathing."

Miller left his daughter's side to fly with the team for Thursday's Eastern Conference finals-clinching victory against the Chicago Bulls at the United Center, but otherwise the schedule has allowed him to fulfill his Heat obligations without putting distance between himself and his family.

This week, hospital visits are scheduled for Tuesday and Thursday, with the Heat later each night playing Games 1 and 2 of the NBA Finals against the Dallas Mavericks at AmericanAirlines Arena.

For the short term, there is relief.

"She goes back Tuesday, actually has doctors' appointments all week, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday," he said. "We'll find out how everything is going then and hopefully keep her out."

For now, there is a waiting game."