All-Star guard Tyler Herro is having surgery to repair a problem affecting his left foot, meaning the Miami Heat will be without their leading returning scorer when training camp starts later this month.

Herro is expected to be out for several weeks, and 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 and begin regular-season play on Oct. 22 at Orlando. If Herro were to miss even just the first month of the season, that would mean he'd be out for 16 games in that span alone.

Herro is coming off the best season of his career, one where he averaged 23.9 points — 3.1 point

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