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Heat’s Haywood Highsmith Undergoes Meniscus Surgery, Faces Eight-to-Ten-Week Layoff

A Miami-based meniscus repair by team physician Dr. Harlan Selesnick initiates a recovery set to extend past the opening of training camp

(Mandatory Credit: Nick Wass/AP Photo)
Apr 23, 2025; Cleveland, Ohio, USA; Miami Heat forward Haywood Highsmith (24) reacts in the fourth quarter of game two of the first round of the 2025 NBA Playoffs against the Cleveland Cavaliers at Rocket Arena. Mandatory Credit: David Richard-Imagn Images/File Photo
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Apr 18, 2025; Atlanta, Georgia, USA; Miami Heat guard Davion Mitchell (45) reacts with forward Haywood Highsmith (24) after the Heat defeated the Atlanta Hawks in overtime at State Farm Arena. Mandatory Credit: Dale Zanine-Imagn Images

Overview

  • Highsmith sustained a torn meniscus during an offseason workout in Baltimore and underwent surgery on August 8 at Doctors Hospital Surgery Center in Miami
  • Team physician Dr. Harlan Selesnick performed the procedure and the forward began rehabilitation immediately under the Heat’s medical staff
  • The Heat project an eight-to-ten-week recovery, which will sideline Highsmith for at least the start of training camp on September 30 and likely the preseason
  • Entering the final year of a two-year, $10.8 million deal, Highsmith is due $5.6 million for 2025–26 before reaching free agency next July
  • After joining Miami under the NBA’s hardship provision in December 2021, he set career highs last season in games (74), starts (42) and averaged 6.5 points per game while emerging as a versatile defender and 3-point threat