Miami Heat guard Tyler Herro (14) looks to pass while defended by Memphis Grizzlies forward Santi Aldama (7) during the second half of an NBA game at Kaseya Center on April 3, 2025, in Miami. D.A. Varela [email protected]

Miami Heat guard Tyler Herro hasn’t missed many games this season, but he’ll miss Saturday night’s late-season matchup against the Milwaukee Bucks.

After initially being listed as questionable because of a right thigh contusion, Herro has been ruled out for Saturday’s game against Bucks at Kaseya Center. Herro suffered the thigh injury during Thursday’s loss to the Memphis Grizzlies.

It marks just the fourth game that Herro has missed through the Heat’s first 78 games this season — one because of right groin tightness, one because of a stomach illness, one because of a head cold and now one because of a thigh contusion.

Herro, 25, has already played in more than 67 regular-season games this season for the first time in his six NBA seasons after Heat president Pat Riley called him “fragile” last offseason.

Herro’s absence is one that will be felt by the Heat, as he’s averaging a team-high 23.9 points per game on 46.9 percent shooting from the field and 37.3 percent shooting on three-point range this season. Herro is also averaging 5.2 rebounds and 5.6 assists per game this season.

Along with missing Herro, the Heat will be without Nikola Jovic (broken right hand), Kevin Love (personal reasons), Dru Smith (left Achilles surgery), Andrew Wiggins (right hamstring tendinopathy) and Isaiah Stevens (right foot discomfort) against the Bucks. Stevens hurt his foot while warming up for Saturday’s contest.

The Bucks ruled out Damian Lillard (right calf deep vein thrombosis), Bobby Portis (league suspension) and Jericho Sims (right thumb UCL sprain) for Saturday’s game in Miami.

This story was originally published April 5, 2025 at 6:25 PM.