Ward returned to private life after 1995, working for Bell Canada in business technology.
When Ward returned with 3:59 left in the quarter, the Heat had cut the lead to 55-51.
Ward returned five games ago but has not started.
Ward returned to the pulpit in the fall of 1906 reenergized.
During the 1968 season, Ward returned 13 kickoffs for 236 yards.
Ward, perhaps the most likely Knick to be traded, did not return.
It would be six more years before Ward would return to the majors.
Ward, who has been playing in pain for much of the season, could miss up to two months and might not return until February.
Ward returned to the house at approximately 5:30 a.m. the next morning, asking to see his children one last time.
In 1967, Ward returned to his alma mater to take the head coaching position.