The Miami Heat will be without rookie Tyler Herro on Tuesday night at home against the Detroit Pistons due to a sprained left ankle, the team announced prior to the game.
The details of the injury are not yet known and it is unclear when Herro initially suffered the sprained ankle. The Heat last played Friday night on the road against the Los Angeles Lakers as Herro recorded seven points in the loss.
Herro has appeared in each of the Heat’s nine games to this point and is averaging 13.1 points, 4.8 rebounds and 2.2 assists. He ranks seventh among all first-year players in scoring and ninth in 3-point percentage among rookies logging at least 10 minutes per game.
UPDATE: Kelly Olynyk (knee) will play tonight vs the Pistons.
Tyler Herro (ankle) and James Johnson (illness) will not play.
— Miami HEAT (@MiamiHEAT) November 12, 2019
Herro was going to warm up prior to the game with the intention to play but either he or the team did not feel comfortable with him suiting up against the Pistons.
The Heat returned home on Tuesday after finishing 1-2 on a recent West Coast road trip.
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