Miami Heat still can't get good news from "ADC" Tyler Herro at NBA Finals 2023
Confirmed by head coach Erik Spoelstra, the Miami Heat will not feature Tyler Herro in Game 1 NBA Finals 2023 against the Denver Nuggets.
The young star born in 2000 broke a hand bone right in the first Playoffs match of this season (Game 1 of the Heat vs Bucks series) and was immediately scheduled for surgery.
Tyler Herro averages over 20 points per game for the Miami Heat, being the third highest scoring player on the team during the Regular Season. His return is good news for Miami fans at the NBA Finals, but this has yet to happen.
"He (Tyler Herro - PV) will not play Game 1," coach Spoelstra told reporters when asked about Herro's ability to play after the first training session in Denver.
“We don't want to take the risk and burn the stage, Tyler has just started training to play again. I think he needs a few more days to see how he recovers.
Knowing that reporters have seen pictures of Tyler Herro practicing and completing 100% of the lesson plan, the Miami Heat head coach insists that he does not know when the defender will be able to play.
“I will not make any promises about his performance until everything is really ready. Tyler still has to practice with collisions and a lot of other things."
Tyler Herro's injury occurred at Game 1 series round 1 between the Miami Heat and the Milwaukee Bucks. The scorer born in 2000 broke two bones in his hand when he rushed to the floor to save the ball.
Not long after, Herro was on the operating table on April 22 and needed a minimum of six weeks to recover. This coming Saturday is exactly 6 weeks from the surgery.
Before his injury, Tyler Herro was the Miami Heat's third-best scorer, averaging 20.1 points along with 5.4 rebounds and 4.2 assists per game.
He throws nearly 8 3-pointers per game, owning a success rate of 37.8% 3PT. Worryingly, Herro suffered an injury in his right hand (right hand), which may have a bad effect on the feeling of finishing when re-appearing.
Some information on the sidelines said that Tyler Herro could return to play in Game 3, when the NBA Finals series was moved to Miami.
Although there was no service from the best pitchers on the team, the Miami Heat still advanced in the NBA Playoffs with a sudden explosion from outside the 3-point round.
From 27th place out of 30 long throw teams at Regular Season (34.4% 3PT), Heat suddenly climbed to 1st place among 16 Playoffs teams with 39.0% 3PT thanks to a series of pitchers like Gabe Vincent, Max Strus or Caleb Martin.
It is expected that this will continue to be the weapon that the Miami Heat rely on before the Denver Nuggets at the NBA Finals 2023, the series starting from June 2.
