From the AP: A slippery court installed over an NHL ice surface severely hampered the Orlando Magic at their shootaround practice before facing the Miami Heat on Friday, prompting Magic coach Stan Van Gundy and guard Vince Carter to question its safety.

Arena workers were confident the problems could be solved by game time.

"The court's not playable in the condition it's in right now," Van Gundy said Friday morning, before the scheduled 7:30 p.m. tip-off (ESPN). "We're not going to put people out there to get hurt."

Instead of practicing, the Magic walked -- literally -- through some sets and did little else during their pre-game workout. The Heat did not have a shootaround scheduled at the home of the NHL's Tampa Bay Lightning, instead having an early afternoon walkthrough at their hotel.

"We'll sometimes do that in hotel ballrooms, which is what I would have done had I known," Van Gundy said. "I mean, we would have just stayed in the hotel because we literally could not do anything. They had the hockey game last night, the condensation on the floor. It's awful."

The Lightning played in the arena Thursday night, and work was performed overnight to cover the ice surface and install the basketball court.