ESPN November 8, 2023, 11:53 pm ET1 minute read
Tyler Herro’s hot start to the season was interrupted by another injury on Wednesday night.
The Miami Heat guard twisted his right ankle on a first-quarter drive, went to the locker room and did not return during the team’s 108-102 win over the Grizzlies in Memphis, Tennessee.
After the game, Herro said he was expected to be out for “a few weeks” due to the injury.
“Right when it happened, I felt it,” he said. “And I kind of knew in my mind, I heard crunching and cracking in my ankle. And I thought, ‘Yeah, that’s going to be it.'”
Herro stopped a floater in the lane and landed on the foot of Jaren Jackson Jr. He immediately fell to the court, writhing in pain before hopping his other foot into the locker room.
“Just spontaneous,” he said. “A floater, a shot that I shoot multiple times a game. It’s just unfortunate that he lands on his foot.”
The sharp-shooting Herro entered the game averaging 25.3 points per game.
He has struggled with injuries in the past, most notably a fractured right hand suffered in Game 1 of the Heat’s first-round playoff series against the Milwaukee Bucks last postseason.
“You know, it’s unfortunate, but I’m just going to keep working hard,” he said. “I’ve been through this injury story before. I’ll just keep working.”