According to NBA reporter Anthony Chiang of The Miami Herald, Miami Heat guard Tyler Herro got a PRP injection in his right foot.
Herro’s return isn’t imminent, but there’s hope that he’ll be able to return before the end of the regular season.
“Miami Heat guard Tyler Herro’s return isn’t imminent, but there’s hope that he’ll be able to return before the end of the regular season,” Chiang wrote. “Herro, who has missed the last 10 games, received a platelet-rich plasma injection Friday to treat his injured right foot and will be re-evaluated in one to two weeks, according to multiple league sources.”
Herro hasn’t played since February 23. The 24-year-old has appeared in 36 games this season for the Heat. He’s averaging 20.8 points, 5.3 rebounds and 4.4 assists while shooting 43.7% from the field, 39.9% from beyond the arc and 83.5% from the free-throw line.
The Heat are 36-30. They are in seventh place in the Eastern Conference standings. If the season ended today, Miami would face the Philadelphia 76ers in the 7-8 play-in tournament game.
Herro is second on the Heat in points per game, trailing only Jimmy Butler. The Heat need Herro back in the lineup since they have struggled to score the ball lately. Miami is 27th in the NBA in points per game.
The Heat drafted Herro with the 13th overall pick in the 2019 NBA Draft. Herro has career averages of 18.1 points, 4.9 rebounds and 3.6 assists. He won the 2021-22 Sixth Man of the Year Award.
Miami lost to the Denver Nuggets in the 2023 NBA Finals in five games. It will be interesting to see how far the Heat go in the 2024 playoffs (if they make it).
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