Miami Heat's Tyler Herro Disappointed About Hand Injury

Miami Heat guard Tyler Herro undergoes surgery Friday and is out 4-6 weeks

Miami Heat guard Tyler Herro's season is likely over unless they make the NBA Finals. 

On Tuesday, Herro spoke with reporters in Milwaukee for the first time since breaking his right hand in Sunday's Game 1 against the Bucks. 

“Obviously being at home and being in the playoffs, you work so hard all year to be in this moment, where I feel like I had some things to prove this postseason,” Herro said. “So it was a tough moment. I still can’t believe it."

The Heat can replace Herro with either Duncan Robinson or Victor Oladipo in the starting lineup. Both have plenty experience as a starter but Herro was the Heat's third-leading scorer during the regular season. 

“It’s a shame that, one, you get injured and, two, you get injured on a hustle play trying to do the right thing," Heat coach Erik Spoelstra said. "But all in all, the outlook was better than what I expected. I know that doesn’t make Tyler feel a whole lot better right now, in the moment. But some of those hand injuries could be a lot worse. So that part is promising and he has the mental fortitude and toughness that he’ll be able to get through this and find a silver lining out of it.”

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