Heat guard Tyler Herro won’t be available on opening night — and possibly much longer.

Herro, who put together a career year for Miami in 2024-25, underwent “successful surgery to alleviate posterior impingement syndrome in his left ankle,” the Heat announced Friday.

The team noted that he’s expected to miss “around eight weeks.”

Earlier reports suggested the timeline could be 8-12 weeks, which would land Herro’s return sometime between mid-November and mid-December.

Tyler Herro will miss the start of the season. Getty Images

The Miami Herald reported that Herro was first attempting to recover from the injury without surgery.

Herro, 25, suffered the setback during the offseason and had opted for platelet-rich plasma and cortisone injections in the weeks leading up to the decision t

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