https://www.dailystar.co.uk/sport/us-sport/nba-star-suffers-broken-hand-29732816

Pre-Injury

Tyler Herro’s injury is very unlucky and came at a bad time. The Milwaukee Bucks (58 wins-24 Losses, 1st seed) were going against the Miami Heat (44 wins-38 Losses, 8th seed) in game 1 of the playoffs. Tyler Herro was an essential player for this team alongside stars such as Jimmy Butler and Bam Adebayo. Herro quickly established himself as a key player for the Miami Heat as a guard. He’s known for his scoring ability and his playmaking that allows him to create his own shot.  

The Injury

With less than a minute remaining in the second quarter, Herro was going for a loose ball where he dived and fractured his right hand. As of right now, he’s missed every game against the Bucks, Knicks and possibly the Celtics. This injury came at a terrible time as the Miami Heat were working so hard during the year for a good playoff run. Tyler Herro first spoke with reporters in Milwakee since fracturing his right hand. “Obviously being at home and being in the playoffs, you work so hard all year to be in this moment, where I feel like I had some things to prove this postseason,” Herro said. “So it was a tough moment. I still can’t believe it.” Initially, Bleacher Report’s Chris Haynes reported that Herro will be out for approximately 4-6 weeks with a broken middle finger and ring finger on his main shooting hand. Soon enough the Miami Heat announced that Tyler Herro underwent successful open reduction and internal fixation surgery on his third and fourth metacarpal of his hand.

https://www.theskeletalsystem.net/metacarpal-bones

Post Injury and How are the Heat Adgusting

Tyler Herro was and still is out for a long time, but we can guarantee that he’s been making progress in rehab. Spoelstra on Tyler Herro’s rehab from his broken hand, “I think to be more responsible, I’ll give you a more definitive update tomorrow. But, yes, he’s making progress. But that’s it. There’s no timeline, still.” Alongside head coach Spoelstra telling us that he’s been making progress, we can assume his hand is healing as he no longer wears a cast. In rehab, Herro has been doing exercises with his hand for a more efficient recovery. The Heat managed to quickly adjust to Herro’s injury. They started Max Strus and sometimes Kevin love. Although they lost a key player, the Heat are on the way to make history as possibly the first team to win the NBA finals. Hopefully they make it to the NBA finals, where Herro can come back and help take down Jokic and the Nuggets.