Overview

• Miami announced Herro had successful surgery to alleviate posterior impingement syndrome in his left ankle, performed by Dr. Thomas San Giovanni with team physicians at Doctors Hospital Surgery Center in Miami.
• An estimated eight-week recovery rules him out of training camp and the early regular season, with a potential mid-November return and no expectation that the injury is season-ending.
• The issue traced to an offseason workout and persisted through mid-summer despite platelet-rich plasma and cortisone injections intended to avoid surgery.
• Herro posted on Instagram after the operation, confirming the procedure and pledging a strong return.
• His absence intersects with an Oct. 1–20 extension window, as Miami weighs short-term coverage—likely leaning on Norman Powell along with Bam Adebayo and Andrew Wiggins to absorb usage.