Tyler Herro spent All-Star weekend last year vacationing. He would very much like to have other plans this season.

Especially in a game where Herro was missed and the drama continued with Heat forward Jimmy Butler, the team went cold against Portland leading to a disappointing loss. The Heat's captain Bam Adebayo downplayed their offense being lost without Herro and accredited it to missing shots, though he acknowledges how crucial Herro is to their team.

A new challenge. A new lineup. A new distraction. Add it all up and it turned into a new definition of disappointment as the Miami Heat opened the second half of their season with a 116-107 loss Tuesday night to the Portland Trail Blazers at Kaseya Center,

With the continued drama involving Miami Heat star Jimmy Butler, one who has commented on the recent events is the team's leading scorer Tyler Herro. As the Heat guard is set to return Thursday when the Heat takes on the Milwaukee Bucks, he would speak about the ongoing situation involving his long-time teammate in Butler.

We all know everything that’s going on. Not much to talk about.” What’s it like bouncing between different styles of play, depending on

Without Butler in the lineup, team captain Bam Adebayo and aspiring All-Star Tyler Herro held things down ... rookie center Kel’el Ware, second-year forward Jaime Jaquez Jr. and 21-year-old ...

MIAMI -- Guard Tyler Herro was sidelined Tuesday night ... Heat considered "conduct detrimental to the team." Rookie Kel'el Ware had 20 points and 16 rebounds and Duncan Robinson finished with ...

With Tyler Herro sidelined for ... at least nothing close to anything similar to Herro in regards to putting pressure on the opposing defense. With Kel’el Ware getting his first NBA start ...

While hope of making his first All-Star Game as a starter likely will be extinguished Thursday night for Tyler Herro, when the results of that combined fan-media-player votes are announced on TNT, there could not have been a better advertisement for the candidacy of the Heat guard as reserve selection than Tuesday night’s loss to the Portland Trail Blazers at Kaseya Center.

Miami Heat guard Tyler Herro tweaked his game this season in order to take more threes and fewer midrange attempts to replicate 10-time NBA All-Star Stephen Curry’s shot profile. It has resulted in the best season of Herro’s career and serious consideration for his first NBA All-Star Game appearance.

That’s because Heat coach Erik Spoelstra played three-time NBA All-Star center Bam Adebayo and rookie center Kel’el Ware together for an extended stretch for the first time during Sunday’s 128-107 home win over the San Antonio Spurs ... and the double-big combination looked better than anybody could have imagined.

Harden added 11 assists. Tyler Herro had 32 points and 11 rebounds to lead Miami, which had its three-game winning streak snapped. Kel’el Ware added 19 points and a career-best 13 rebounds off the bench. Heat: Miami center Bam Adebayo sat out with lower ...