Miami Heat guard Tyler Herro is having the best season of his young career.
He’s on pace to be an NBA All-Star for the first time. Some are also calling him the best player on the team, surpassing Bam Adebayo and Jimmy Butler. It has led to Herro getting love in the voting for MVP.
According to NBA.com, he is now No. 10 on the list of players most deserving of the most valuable player award.
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Herro and the Heat play tonight against the Oklahoma City Thunder. You can get more coverage on it at the Five Reasons Sports Network.
Here’s the game preview:
Game time: 8 p.m., Kaseya Center, Miami
TV: FanDuel Sports Network
Betting line: Thunder -1.5
PROJECTED STARTERS
HEAT
G Duncan Robinson
G Tyler Herro
C Bam Adebayo
F Jimmy Butler
F Haywood Highsmith
THUNDER
F Jalen Williams
F Luguentz Dort
C Isaiah Hartenstein
G Cason Wallace
G Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
INJUY REPORT
HEAT
Pelle Larsson: Questionable – ankle
Nikola Jovic: Questionable – ankle
Josh Christopher: Out – G League
Keshad Johnson: Questionable – Two-way
Josh Richardson: Doubtful – Heel
THUNDER
Jalen Bridges: Out – G League
Ryan Dunn: Questionable – Ankle
Kevin Durant: Out – Ankle
Collin Gillespie: Out – Two-way
Jusuf Nurkic: Out: Thigh
Alex Ducas: Out – G League
Adam Flagler: Out – G League
Chet Holmgren: Out – Back
Dillon Jones: Out – G League
Nikola Topic: Out – Knee
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Jaylin Williams: Out – Hamstring
QUOTABLE
Heat coach Erik Spoelstra on Sunday’s first Coach Spo’s 5K, an event benefiting Nicklaus Children’s Hospital and the Miami Heat Charitable Fund: “This is something that I’ve wanted to do for a couple of years. It’s dear to our heart, the cause, our family. And the Miami Heat foundation has been tremendous with this.
“The staff and people that work at the Miami Children’s Hospital, they are angels, angels from above, and I can’t recommend it enough for people to go visit and just see what they’re about and see what kind of miracles are happening there. You can go there and just offer encouragement. Donations are awesome, as well.”
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