Tyler Hero’s injury concern becomes more concerning with the latest MRI update

As it is The Miami Heat lost to the Dallas Mavericks on Wednesday night, the team looks to get back into the win column Friday against the Orlando Magic, even though two stars were on the injury report Tyler Herro and Norman Powell. With Hero and Powell lead the Heat’s injury reportthe former would receive a key update that could have some fans worried for the immediate future.

Powell would be upgraded to “available” to compete with a sprained left ankle, but Herro would be downgraded to “suspicious” with “right big toe irritation”. Additionally, Herro will undergo an MRI on his toe injury, which would later be confirmed at the head coach Erik Spoelstraaccording to Ira Winderman of The Sun Sentinel.

Herro missed the start of the season with an offseason injury “alleviates rear impact syndrome in the left wrist”, which also hit his foot, the star guard said during his recovery. However, he has since bounced back, playing in Miami’s last five games, although he is now dealing with a toe injury on the other side.

Spoelstra would say after Friday’s game that the injury was caused by Hero’s three-point play. The only time he made a shot while being fouled in the loss to the Mavericks was with 1:06 left in the first quarter, as he finished the first half with 20 points before going scoreless in the second.

The Heat’s Tyler Hero has begun a “long process” to reach 100 percentt

With Herro is getting used to the Heat’s new offense while we also want to be 100 percent healthy and explosive again, there’s no denying that this toe injury has been a hindrance for the All-Star since last season. Hero didn’t seem to lose that much of a step in the five games he played, averaging 23.8 points per game, even though he kept saying it would be “long process” to return to where it was before the operation.

“I feel good,” Herro said, according to The Miami Herald. “I just have to keep going day by day, like I said. It’s a long process to get my foot back to where it was before the surgery.”

One would think that judging by Miami’s results prior to Hero’s initial return, the team shouldn’t experience much of a slump. The team led the league in scoring (105.82 possessions per 48 minutes) and was one of the best teams in the NBA (123.6 points per game, second in the NBA).

“We have a deep team,” Herro said. “I’m playing with a bunch of great guys, great players on his team. It’s been great for me, and I’m just getting back into the swing of things. And I’m just looking forward to continuing to build chemistry.”

Either way, it remains to be seen when Herro gets back to building that chemistry, but the Heat look to get back to their winning ways against the Magic on Friday.