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NEW ORLEANS -- For Greg Oden and his Miami Heat teammates, four minutes on an NBA court in a preseason game was cause for celebration. "Its been a long time and Ive been wanting to get out there," Oden said after his preseason debut in Miamis 108-95 victory at New Orleans on Wednesday night. "It was only a couple minutes, but it was what I needed, what I can handle right now and, you know, small baby steps." Oden is attempting to come back from knee injuries that have plagued him since he was drafted first overall out of Ohio State in 2007. The last time he played in an NBA game was on Dec. 5, 2009, for the Portland Trail Blazers. Not long after he came in against the Pelicans, he scored his only points of the night on a dunk, which was also his only shot. He also grabbed a pair of defensive rebounds. "It was a very special moment," LeBron James said of Odens appearance. "I have no idea what my feeling would be like, being away from the game for three years. It was like a proud moment, man. I was so excited for him when he got on the court and he checked in -- and his first basket he gets a dunk. Can you write it any better? Obviously hes not where he wants to be, but the process is going great. "I can just imagine how excited he was to get back out there," James continued. "Im going to have to take a toast for him, man. I aint no drinker, but I might have to take a shot for him. It was an absolutely great moment." Miami is a team used to celebrating NBA championships after winning the past two. Oden was gratified to see how much it also meant to the Heat to see him show the first small sign of a successful return to the game he loves, and missed. "In December it would be four years, so four minutes, thats enough for me," Oden said. "As long as I got out there and I walked off and Im healthy, thats all that matters. "I know the guys were happy for me," Oden added. "I definitely felt love. And Im excited that they were there for me." Heat Coach Erik Spoelstra said Odens face "lit up" when he told him he was going to put him in the game. "We are just so pleased for him," Spoelstra said. "It was just great to see him do something he loves to do. It was taken away from him for four years. We just continue to make patient, steady progress forward from here." James scored 27 points and Dwyane Wade added 25 for the Heat, who trailed after three quarters but opened the fourth with a 21-2 run. Wade hit a 3 during the decisive surge, then stole the ball for a breakaway jam. Ray Allen did all his scoring with three straight 3s to make it 98-84. Chris Bosh had 14 points and nine rebounds for Miami (5-2), and Chris Andersen added 13 points. Eric Gordon scored 19 for New Orleans (6-1), while Anthony Davis had 18 points and eight rebounds. Anthony Morrow added 16 points, Jrue Holiday 12 and Ryan Anderson 10. . Those who impressed in each of the three events were asked to attend the main CFL Combine which begins Friday in Toronto. . The Australian is competing in his final season in Formula One and still looking for his first win this year. He will look to end Vettels run of six straight race wins on Sunday. Webber, who is fifth in the championship, earned his second pole from the past three races and 13th of his career. http://www.rockiesapparelsshop.com/char ... rsey-c-11/. He, the 25-year-old Toronto backup net-minder and Manitoba native, would be making just his fourth start in the past 16 games against the Jets the following evening. It was the word of opportunity for Reimer, who has fallen into the role of backup, outmatched in recent weeks by Jonathan Bernier, his Quebec counterpart. . Starters, when they struggle, have to live with it for five days. For Sergio Santos and Steve Delabar, two of the three men who authored one of the ugliest pitched innings in Blue Jays franchise history on Thursday night, the bounce-back chance came right away. . The visitors missed a host of good chances to win the game, and were left to rue substitute Ivo Ilicevics strike against the crossbar in the 86th minute, when he only had the goalkeeper to beat.Jimmy Walker insisted that finding the fairways is crucial at Baltusrol after his opening round of 65 at the PGA Championship. The American shot a bogey-free 32 on the back nine, having started at the 10th, and a birdie at the first made it five gains in seven holes from the 13th.His one and only bogey of the round came at the sixth after he had pulled his tee shot left into the rough but a 30-footer for birdie at the seventh got him back to five under. I made a lot of really quality shots on my front nine, the back, said Walker. I made some good putts and hit a close couple of times. The birdies on 15 and 16 were nice and I made a good par on 17 - I had to pitch out in the fairway and lay-up again.I made a good par save on four. Hit some quality shots coming in on seven, eight and nine, so that was good.The rough is a challenge. You can either catch a nice lie or you can get one thats a pitch out. You really wanted to stay in the fairway so you can have control of the golf ball.The greens were very receptive. I felt like if you were hitting from the short grass, you could pretty much do whatever you wanted with the golf ball in the green. Jimmy Walker finished day 1 of the 98th PGA Championship on five under par Having set the pace early, Walker believes he has done everything he can to come give himself a chance of coming out on top come Sunday.It would be huge [to win a major], Walker added. The whole purpose and the goal in being here is to win.I feel like Ive prepared and Im ready to go this week. Its nice that thats what showed today. I felt like I was ready to go. So winning a major is huge. Three more days to go. There will be a lot more too.Emiliano Grillo says he has taken inspiration from fellow Argentine Angel Cabrera after he shot a first round 66.The 23-year-old got his round up and running with a 30-foot putt for birdie on the fourth and despite a bogey at seven, further gains at five, eight and nine saw him go out in 31 before he recoovered from another dropped shot at the 10th with birdies on 14 and 15.dddddddddddd Emiliano Grillo says he is motivated by memories of Angel Cabreras major wins Chances for a seventh birdie came and went and both 17 and 18, but Grillo still finished four under and just a shot off the early clubhouse lead set by Walker.He won two majors when I was just a little kid, Grillo said of Cabrera. Watching him win the Masters - well, the U.S. Open and then the Masters was unbelievable. Highlights from day one of the 98th PGA Championship at Baltusrol Watching him win the green jacket back in Argentina, its a lot of motivation.As for his opening round at Baltusrol, Grillo was understandably pleased and, like Walker, stressed the importance of finding the fairways off the tee. I played well tee to green and made a few putts out there, he added. It worked pretty well. The conditions are absolutely perfect.Theres not a single grass out of place on this golf course. The greens were absolutely perfect this morning. It was hard and the ball was going far. So everything was good to post a good score there.You have got to play from the fairway. When you go in the rough, it seems short, but its very tricky out there. If you miss the greens on the wrong spot, you are going to struggle for up-and-down. These greens are tricky.Watch the PGA Championship throughout the week live on Sky Sports 4 - your home of golf. Live coverage of the second round begins from 6pm on Friday. Or watch from £6.99 without a contract, on NOW TV. Also See: PGA Leaderboard WATCH: Beef meets Beemer Baltusrol ways to watch Second round tee times ' ' '