The time appears to be near.
The Miami Heat have risen to the top of the scoring charts without their leading scorer from last season, but all signs are pointing to a return — and perhaps another boost — before too much longer.
Tyler Herro is on the trip to New York with the Heat, and while he won’t play against the New York Knicks on Friday night, he has clearly increased his activity. That has been evident not only in Herro’s most recent social media posts, but also in his sighting at Madison Square Garden a few hours prior to Friday’s contest. Long-time Heat radio voice Jose Paneda was among whose captured Herro’s work, alongside future backcourt mate Norman Powell, who is off to a scorching start this season.
Tyler Herro and Norman Powell getting shots up together before tonight’s game 👀
We will see this back-court play together very soon. pic.twitter.com/WprjIcsW55
— 𝙃𝙚𝙖𝙩𝘾𝙪𝙡𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙚 (@WadexFlash) November 14, 2025
The Heat have still not indicated exactly when Herro will be in the lineup and, as is their custom, likely won’t until the night it happens. They tend to be conservative and cryptic. But we are right around the eight-week timeline from the date of the surgery that the team put on their original release, and there’s been no word of a setback. Instead, Herro has been hyping his recovery himself.
He has been telling the world he is “In mode.”
Tyler Herro on IG showing his training:
“In mode”
14 is getting close to being back on court, recovery is almost finished. pic.twitter.com/R0ZKAP166d
— 𝙃𝙚𝙖𝙩𝘾𝙪𝙡𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙚 (@WadexFlash) November 13, 2025
Herro has also been active in other promotional ways, for Nike and for the Heat’s re-release of a Vice jersey. In that one, he has a message. One that resonates with Heat fans, who are accustomed to big winning, and want to see more from Herro in the postseason. As good as he’s been in the regular season, the Heat went to the 2023 NBA Finals largely without him and, after a healthy 2024-25 season, he’s been injured to start this one. Still, Miami hasn’t sunk.
Tyler Herro in new Nike Basketball ad
“Miami knows what it takes to win championships. You either win, or you’re anchored weight, simple” 🥶 pic.twitter.com/aOFH1NWL8W
— Heat Central (@HeatCulture13) November 12, 2025
There’s considerable anticipation for Herro’s return, not just because he was an All-Star last season for the first time, but also because the Heat must assess how he and Powell fit prior to offering contract extensions to either. Powell’s contract is up at the end of this season, and Herro the season after that. How much can Miami pay that backcourt while also paying Bam Adebayo a maximum?
Those are questions to come.
For now, the answer to the question of when Herro will be playing again seems to be…. soon. Quite soon.
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