MIAMI (AP) — All-Star guard Tyler Herro underwent surgery Friday to repair an issue affecting his left ankle and foot, meaning the Miami Heat will be without their leading returning scorer when training camp starts later this month.

The 90-minute procedure to alleviate posterior impingement syndrome in the ankle was performed by Dr. Thomas San Giovanni, assisted by Heat team physicians Dr. Harlan Selesnick and Dr. Frantz Lerebours at Doctors Hospital Surgery Center in Miami.

Herro is expected to be out for eight weeks, though a more exact return-to-play plan likely won't be finalized until he begins rehabilitation and gets through the surgery. The issue had been bothering Herro throughout offseason training and evidently worsened in recent weeks.

The Heat open training camp on Sept. 30

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